The Big White (2005)

Description

Outstanding performances are delivered by an all-star cast in this quirky black comedy centered on Paul Barnell (Academy Award® winner Robin Williams), a down on his luck Alaska travel agent who's on the brink of bankruptcy and whose beloved wife, Margaret (Academy Award® winner Holly Hunter), is on the brink of insanity. So what's a nice guy with good intentions but bad business sense to do? The answer lies frozen in a dumpster outside of Barnell Great Escapes--a dead body Paul hopes to pass off as his long-lost brother, Raymond (Academy Award® nominee Woody Harrelson), and then collect on the life insurance. Unfortunately, investigator Ted Watters (Giovanni Ribisi - 'Lost in Translation'), who's anxious to transfer back to the lower 48 with his girlfriend (Alison Lohman - 'Where the Truth Lies'), isn't about to let Barnell walk away with a million bucks. Adding to Paul's avalanche of problems are two aspiring hit men-turned-kidnappers (Tim Blake Nelson and W. Earl Brown) and the stunning return of the supposedly dead Raymond, who now has an ax to grind with his brother. Desperation is running high in the "big white," and if Paul is smart, he'll blow the snow, take the money and run...to South America.