Why Me?

1990 film by Gene Quintano
Movie film Q2567294
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Why Me?

Summary

Why Me? is a film[1]. Why Me? ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why Me?'s instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Why Me? was directed by Gene Quintano[4].
  • Donald E. Westlake wrote the screenplay for Why Me?[5].
  • David Koepp wrote the screenplay for Why Me?[6].
  • Why Me?'s composer is recorded as Phil Marshall[7].
  • Why Me?'s genre is heist film[8].
  • Why Me?'s genre is comedy film[9].
  • Why Me?'s genre is comedy thriller[10].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Christopher Lambert[11].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Kim Greist[12].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Christopher Lloyd[13].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was J. T. Walsh[14].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Michael J. Pollard[15].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Tony Plana[16].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Lawrence Tierney[17].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Frank Collison[18].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Lance Kinsey[19].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Tino Insana[20].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Emily Kuroda[21].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was John Hancock[22].
  • A cast member of Why Me? was Jack Kehler[23].
  • Why Me? was produced by Irwin Yablans[24].
  • Why Me?'s director of photography is recorded as Peter Deming[25].
  • The original language of Why Me? was English[26].
  • Why Me?'s color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Why Me? was produced by Irwin Yablans[24]. Why Me? was directed by Gene Quintano[4]. Screenwriters include Donald E. Westlake[5] and David Koepp[6]. Cast members include Christopher Lambert[11], Kim Greist[12], Christopher Lloyd[13], J. T. Walsh[14], Michael J. Pollard[15], and Tony Plana[16].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1990[28] and February 8, 1990[29]. The original language of Why Me? was English[26]. Genres include heist film[8], comedy film[9], and comedy thriller[10].

Why It Matters

Why Me? ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2] Why Me? has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Why Me? is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 26d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 14w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Screenwriter Donald E. Westlake, David Koepp
    Original language of film or tv show English
    Director of photography Peter Deming
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