"The whole nine yards" originated as a uniquely American turn of phrase while remaining relatively unknown in Great Britain. That fact serves to dismiss one of three most popular theories of its ...

Feb. 18 - "The Whole Nine Yards" has only a couple inches of depth, but just enough feet of laughs to pass as diverting entertainment. This latest mob comedy aspires to a darker, slightly more ...

The phrase "The whole nine yards" is derived from American airmen in the Pacific during World War Two. At that time, the ammunition belts loaded into the wings of the fighter aircraft were nine ...

The Whole Ten Yards is the zany hitman action-comedy sequel that nobody asked for — and yes, in case you’re wondering, it’s every bit as nonsensical and overitalicized a mess as ”The Whole ...

Be afraid. The relative popularity, stateside, of Jonathan Lynn's comedy-thriller suggests that there are more Americans prepared to watch Bruce Willis smirk his smug way through lame material ...

THE WHOLE NINE YARDS. With Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Rosanna Arquette. Directed by Jonathan Lynn. Running time: 101 mins. Area theaters. R… ...

The Whole Nine Yards is a humorous story of hit men, with few thrills and even fewer laughs. Initially you wonder how Lynn, who created Yes, Minister, and directed My Cousin Vinny, could be happy ...

The whole nine yards. It's come to mean giving it your all. But what does it refer to? Readers think they know. In his examination of slang, lexicographer Jonathon Green says it's unclear where ...

The phrase "The whole nine yards" is derived from American airmen in the Pacific during World War Two. At that time, the ammunition belts loaded into the wings of the fighter aircraft were nine ...