An Inuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.
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Johnny Depp as Axel Blackmar
Jerry Lewis as Leo Sweetie
Faye Dunaway as Elaine Stalker
Lili Taylor as Grace Stalker
Vincent Gallo as Paul Leger
Paulina Porizkova as Millie
Michael J. Pollard as Fabian
Polly Noonan as Betty
Tricia Leigh Fisher as Lindy (uncredited)
Candyce Mason as Blanche
Alexia Rane as Angie
Ann Schulman as Carla
Patricia O'Grady as MC / Announcer
James R. Wilson as Lawyer
Erik Polczwartek as Man with Door
Kim Keo as Mechanical Doll
Sal Jenco as Man at the Phone
Vincent Tocktoo as Eskimo Man
Ivan Borodin as Bradley (uncredited)
Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill (archive footage) (uncredited)
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