| Witless Protection | |
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| Directed by | Charles Robert Carner |
| Screenplay by | Charles Robert Carner |
| Story by | Charles Robert Carner Alan C. Blomquist |
| Produced by | J.P. Williams Alan C. Blomquist |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Michael Goi |
| Edited by | Marc Leif |
| Music by | Eric Allaman |
Production companies | Samwilla Shaler Entertainment Parallel Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $4.2 million[2] |
Witless Protection is a 2008, American crime comedy film written, and directed by Charles Robert Carner, and starring Larry the Cable Guy and Jenny McCarthy. Distributed by Lionsgate, the film was theatrically released on February 22, 2008, to extremely negative reviews and commercial failure, grossing $4.1 million. It was the final film appearance of Yaphet Kotto before his retirement later that year from acting, and his death in 2021.[3][4]
- ^ "Witless Protection (2008) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "Witless Protection (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ Ives, Mike (March 16, 2021). "Yaphet Kotto, Bond Villain and 'Alien' Star, Dies at 81". The New York Times.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (March 15, 2021). "Yaphet Kotto, Actor in 'Homicide: Life on the Street,' 'Live and Let Die,' and 'Alien,' Dies at 81". The Hollywood Reporter.