Missing Pieces is a 1991 comedy film written and directed by Leonard Stern. Eric Idle plays a former greeting-card writer whose possible inheritance causes him great distress.
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Plot
This mystery-comedy is about Eric Idle and Robert Wuhl playing an odd couple, Wendel and Lou. A midget lawyer, a one-handed kingpin, and two brothers—one a crazy photographer and the other a polite antique dealer—are among the supporting cast. Wendel receives a riddle as a legacy from Mr. Hu, one of his several foster parents who has died. Wendel and his best buddy Lou, who plays the cello, quickly come to the conclusion that the puzzle is only a key to unlocking Wendel's actual inheritance and not Hu's heirloom. They encounter several antagonistic personalities while deciphering the puzzle, nearly all of whom want them dead.
Cast
Eric Idle - Wendel
Robert Wuhl - Lou Wimpole
Lauren Hutton - Jennifer
Bob Gunton - Mr. Gabor
Richard Belzer - Baldesari
Bernie Kopell - Dr. Gutman
Kim Lankford - Sally
Donald Gibb - Hurrudnik
Leslie Jordan - Krause
Louis Zorich - Ochenko
Don Hewitt - Scarface
John de Lancie - Paul / Walter Thackary
James Hong - Chang
Janice Lynde - Marion
Mary Fogarty - Mrs. Callahan (as Mary Fogerty)
Stefan Kalipha - Man (Uncredited)
Reception
The film opened in theatres on July 17, 1992, and was released on VHS on 20 August 20, 1996.