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The Wrong Guy

1997 film by David Steinberg
Movie film Q2415391
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The Wrong Guy

Summary

The Wrong Guy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wrong Guy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Wrong Guy was directed by David Steinberg[4].
  • Dave Foley wrote the screenplay for The Wrong Guy[5].
  • The Wrong Guy's genre is comedy film[6].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Jennifer Tilly[7].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Joe Flaherty[8].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Alan Scarfe[9].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Kenneth Welsh[10].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Enrico Colantoni[11].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Colm Feore[12].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Boyd Banks[13].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was David Steinberg[14].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Carlo Rota[15].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was Mark McKinney[16].
  • A cast member of The Wrong Guy was David Anthony Higgins[17].
  • The Wrong Guy was produced by Dave Foley[18].
  • The original language of The Wrong Guy was English[19].
  • The Wrong Guy was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • The Wrong Guy's color is recorded as color[21].
  • The Wrong Guy's country of origin is recorded as Canada[22].
  • The Wrong Guy's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • The Wrong Guy was released on January 1, 1997[24].
  • The Wrong Guy was published on August 1, 1997[25].
  • The Wrong Guy's distributed by is recorded as Starz Entertainment[26].
  • The Wrong Guy's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Wrong Guy was produced by Dave Foley[18]. It was directed by David Steinberg[4]. Dave Foley wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jennifer Tilly[7], Joe Flaherty[8], Alan Scarfe[9], Kenneth Welsh[10], Enrico Colantoni[11], and Colm Feore[12].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1997[24] and August 1, 1997[25]. The original language of The Wrong Guy was English[19]. Its genre is comedy film[6]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Why It Matters

The Wrong Guy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Canada film Joe Flaherty Netflix Starz Entertainment United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 120536
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 120536, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 114671
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 114671, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 35169
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create [[Property:P14671]] statements based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1997-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1997-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Dave Foley
    Does the dog die? media id → 111920
    Duration → {'amount': '+92'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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