LA's Biggest Con

LA's Biggest Con is a 1994 animated comedy film directed by Garrett Fredrickson and written by Alfred Uhry and Danny Rubin. The film is about a pair of con men named Ray Guzman (Billy Crystal) and Avery Stokes (Michael J. Fox), who are both indebted to the notorious loan shark Percival Doyle (Paul Newman). To pay off the debt, the two plot to head down from Solvang, California to Los Angeles, California in order to pull off what they consider to be the biggest scam in the nation. Whilst in Los Angeles, however, the duo bump into an actress named Christina Heptinstall (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who is on the run from a studio boss (Harold Ramis) and producer (Joe Pesci), thus leading to all sorts of shenanigans ensuing. It also features John Candy, Uma Thurman, Stephen Tobowlsky, Robert Stack and Casey Siemaszko in supporting roles.

LA's Biggest Con was animated in Japan by Madhouse and produced in America by Nightstorm Production. It was released on April 8, 1994 by 20th Century Fox where it underperformed at the box office, grossing only $20 million against a budget of $14 million; despite this, the film received positive reviews from critics, with praise towards it's characters, animation, humor and voice acting, and in the years since, it has developed a cult following. It was dedicated to the memory of John Candy, who passed away over a month before the movie's release.

Home media releases

 * 1994 Fox Video VHS/Laserdisc
 * 2001 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment DVD
 * 2010 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment DVD (reprint of 2001 DVD)
 * 2012 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Blu-ray