proves tough to do when she's kidnapped by the Hungarian mob, and Oz finds himself caught in the middle of Mafioso mayhem again.

  His only hope of rescuing his wife is to enlist Jimmy's help. Will Oz be able to lure him back into the business? Despite their vast differences, these two men seem destined to work together.

  If you liked Kevin Pollak in the first film as mob boss Yanni Gogolack, you'll love him in the sequel, portraying Yanni's 75-year-old father, Lazlo.

  On his own website, Pollak explains, "It literally takes almost four hours to apply the prosthetic makeup and hair. The end result is amazing. And if you thought Yanni's voice sounded funny, wait until you hear what I've cooked up for Lazlo."

  Pollak was thrilled to be working with Willis and Perry again. A stand-up comic himself, he calls Perry, "easily in the top five of the funniest comedy minds I've worked with."

  Jonathan Lynn, who directed the first film, was busy working on another project, and unable to direct the sequel. That job went to Howard Deutch (Grumpier Old Men, The Replacements).

  The Whole Ten Yards was made under the banner of Willis's own production company, Cheyenne Enterprises. His brother, David Willis, is one of the producers and his 10-year-old daughter, Tallulah, who had a role as an extra in the first film, is back with a larger role in the sequel.

  Shortly after production wrapped, word went out the producers were seeking a child actor to play young Jimmy for a scene to appear under the opening credits. Casting notes called for an actor who not only looked like Willis, but had "a lot of personality". The part eventually went to 12-year-old Christopher Gerse, best known for playing the recurring role of Will Roberts on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives.

- Elaine Loring