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| 3 | A 1994 American comedy directed by Creator/MickJackson that has private investigator Maurice L. Pogue (Creator/DanaCarvey) developing amnesia after suffering a head injury, making it hard for him to trust anyone he had previously run across with. |
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| 5 | The film also stars Creator/ValeriaGolino, Creator/MichaelGambon, Creator/JamesEarlJones, Creator/BryanCranston, and Creator/KevinPollak. |
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| 7 | It was released on May 6, 1994. |
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| 9 | !!Tropes for the film: |
| 10 | * AmnesiaDanger: Pogue suffers from amnesia and is supposed to testify in court but can't remember the details of the case he was working on. |
| 11 | * AmnesiacHero: Pogue |
| 12 | * EasyAmnesia: Pogue is in the middle of a big case when an injury leaves him with a unique form of amnesia: every time he goes to bed, he wakes up without his memory. This leads him to leave various notes and messages to himself to clarify his situation until he recovers, while still trying to crack the case. |
| 13 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: In a strange mix of anterograde and retrograde amnesia, which is PlayedForLaughs, Pogue has forgotten both his entire past and the events of each day as soon as he goes to sleep. |
| 14 | * NoteToSelf: Due to suffering from amnesia, Pogue uses a tape recorder to leave himself notes about his day. |
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