Carpool
Carpool

Information

Release DateAugust 23, 1996
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased
Budget$17M
ProductionRegency Enterprises
LanguagesEnglish
5.3
92 votes
Popularity2

Carpool

"A dad in a hurry. A man on the run. And five kids with an attitude."

Synopsis

A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner.

Cast & Crew

Director

Arthur Hiller
Arthur Hiller

Featured Cast

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Franklin Laszlo

David Paymer

David Paymer

Daniel Miller

Rhea Perlman

Rhea Perlman

Martha

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Mr. Hammerman

Kim Coates

Kim Coates

Detective Erdman

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