Synopsis: A recent transfer to Manhattan has inspired art assessor Henderson Dores to shed his British reserve and aspire to the impulsive and breezy nature of Americans. But when Loomis Gage, an eccentric millionaire, invites him to appraise his small collection of Impressionist paintings, Dores's plans quite literally go south. Stranded at a remote mansion in the Georgia countryside, Dores is received by the bizarre Gage family with Anglophobic slurs, nausea-inducing food, ludicrous death threats, and a menacing face off with competing art dealers. By the time he manages to sneak back to New York City sporting only a cardboard box, Henderson Dores realizes he is fast on the way to becoming a naturalized citizen.

Cast:
Daniel Day Lewis .... Henderson Dores
Harry Dean Stanton .... Loomis Gage
Kent Broadhurst .... Ben Sereno
Maury Chaykin .... Freeborn Gage
Matthew Cowles .... Beckman Gage
Joan Cusack .... Irene Stein
Keith David .... Eugene Teagarden
Spalding Gray .... Reverend T.J. Cardew
Glenne Headly .... Cora Gage
Laurie Metcalf .... Melissa
Bill Moor .... Edgar Beeby
Deirdre O'Connell .... Shanda Gage
Will Patton .... Duane Gage
Martha Plimpton .... Bryant
Rockets Redglare .... Peter Gint
David Strathairn .... Charlie

Favorite Quotes:
• "Bang!" - Charlie