The Master of Disguise

The Master of Disguise
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Directed by	Perry Andelin Blake
Produced by	Barry Bernardi Sid Ganis Todd Garner Adam Sandler Alex Siskin
Written by	Dana Carvey Harris Goldberg
Starring	Dana Carvey Jennifer Esposito Harold Gould James Brolin Brent Spiner
Narrated by	Harold Gould
Music by	Marc Ellis
Cinematography	Peter Lyons Collister
Edited by	Peck Prior Sandy Solowitz
Production company	Revolution Studios Happy Madison Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 2, 2002
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$16 million
Box office	$43.4 million

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The Master of Disguise is a 2002 American comedy fantasy film directed by Perry Andelin Blake in his directorial debut and written by Dana Carvey and Harris Goldberg. Starring Carvey, Jennifer Esposito, Harold Gould, James Brolin, and Brent Spiner, the film was produced by Adam Sandler through his Happy Madison production company.

Although it was a modest box office success, the film was poorly received by critics and has since been considered to be one of the worst films of all time.

In Palermo, Italy in 1979, Fabbrizio Disguisey, the latest in a long line of Italian secret agents known as "Masters of Disguise", breaks up a smuggling ring run by the evil Devlin Bowman but barely avoids getting caught (while disguised as Bo Derek). Bowman is arrested and Fabbrizio decides it best to keep his family's identity a secret from his infant son, Pistachio.

Twenty-three years later, Fabbrizio runs an Italian restaurant in America with his unnamed wife and Pistachio working as, respectively, the cook and a waiter. Thanks to his yet-untold family heritage, Pistachio has a tendency to mock people at random, which are annoying and badly timed impersonations. He's also looking for a wife that has a large rear like his mother, but his nerdy demeanor makes him unattractive to women, as well as a target for bullies, like fellow waiter Rex.

One night, Devlin Bowman, recently released from jail, kidnaps Fabbrizio and "Mama", forcing the former to use his Disguisey powers to steal legendary artifacts like the U.S. Constitution, the Liberty Bell, and the Apollo 11 Lunar Module while disguised as track runner Michael Johnson, Governor Jesse Ventura, and singer Jessica Simpson while also threatening to harm his wife, who is brainwashed to not notice anything. Shortly after Fabbrizio's disappearance, Pistachio is visited by his unnamed grandfather, who reveals Pistachio's heritage and begins training him in the ways of becoming a Master of Disguise.