Trailer
Plot summary
Larry Burrows, 35, feels powerless and blames his troubles on striking out in a high school baseball championship game. At Liberty Republic Sporting Goods, he finds out that his department head, Niles Pender, plans to sell the company to Japanese investors, and Pender fires him. His old station wagon stalls in a dark alley, and the Universal Joint, a bar, lights up. Inside, Larry tells bartender Mike about his day and says he wishes he had hit that pitch. Mike mixes him a drink called Spilled Milk. Larry walks home to find strangers living in his house, which has been fixed up. Mike, driving a cab, takes him to a mansion in Forest Hills and tells him he did hit the pitch. Larry's wife there is Cindy Jo, the owner's daughter, and he runs the company.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mr. Destiny (1990)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- At least two scenes were cut from the final film and both featured Michael Caine: one set in the garage at Larry's mansion, the other showing his character appearing to Larry after he escapes Ellen's dog. Portions of both scenes can be seen in the original theatrical trailer.
- For the baseball scenes the production used the team from Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and the company office building is the former headquarters of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
