Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 08/02/2002(USA)
Release Date: 01/28/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 80 Minutes
Flags: Adult Language, Scatological Humor
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
Dana Carvey ventures into the world of PG-rated, family-oriented entertainment as star and co-writer of this light
adventure comedy, which requires the actor to assume more than three dozen different identities.
Carvey's primary role in
Master of Disguise, however, is that of
Pistachio Disguisey, an ordinary waiter with a hidden, mostly untapped talent for transforming himself into any persona he wishes. When his kindly parents,
Mama (
Edie McClurg) and
Frabbrizio (
James Brolin), are kidnapped by the evil thief
Devlin (
Brent Spiner), the usually meek
Pistachio is forced to rescue them. Enlisting the help of his grandfather (
Harold Gould),
Pistachio learns that he is one of a long line of family members to have the power of "Energico," a mystical means of changing one's identity to suit any given situation, and
Pistachio learns to use these powers to their fullest to defeat
Devlin and win back his folks.
Carvey's original idea for
Master of Disguise was helped to the screen by executive producer
Adam Sandler, a buddy of his from their time on
NBC's
Saturday Night Live.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide