A wickedly entertaining movie about the misadventures of the three Baudelaire orphans who must use their wits and resources to escape the clutches of villainous Count Olaf (Carrey), a distant relative who plots to steal their family fortune... Based on the Lemony Snicket books 'The Bad Beginning', 'The Reptile Room' and 'The Wide Window'.
Directed by
Brad Silberling
Written by
Daniel Handler (books); Robert Gordon (screenplay).
Starring
Jim Carrey (Count Olaf); Liam Aiken (Klaus); Emily Browning (Violet); Kara Hoffman (Sunny); Shelby Hoffman (Sunny); Jude Law (Lemony Snicket (voice)); Timothy Spall (Mr. Poe); Catherine O'Hara (Justice Strauss); Billy Connolly (Uncle Monty); Meryl Streep (Aunt Josephine); Luis Guzmán (Bald Man); Jamie Harris (Fernald - Hook-Handed Man); Craig Ferguson (Person of Indeterminate Gender); Jennifer Coolidge (White Faced Woman); Jane Adams (White Faced Woman). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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