In John Candys one and only time behind the camera, it seems he thinks he would have been perfect for the role, hiring equally larger-than-life George Wendt to take the role of a business man. The story revolves around Wendt being hen-pecked at home while bored in his job and his lifes trivialities. He spends his days dreaming of ways to escape to Alaska until he comes up with a foolproof plan. One day he fakes his own kidnapping saying the Russian have taken him hostage and off he goes in search of a quieter life.
Sadly for Wendt the Russians really do turn up and begin to make his life a whole lot more complicated than he would like. Good performance from Wendt but you cant help thinking its not a million miles from his role as Norm in Cheers.