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Director:
Walter Hill
Writers:
George Barr McCutcheon (novel)
Herschel Weingrod (writer) ...
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Release Date:
22 May 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
An American excess story. more
Plot:
A minor league baseball player has to waste $30m in 30 days in order to inherit $300m; however he's not allowed to tell anyone about the $300m deal. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Can't go wrong with Pryor and Candy more (40 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Richard Pryor ... Montgomery Brewster

John Candy ... Spike Nolan
Lonette McKee ... Angela Drake

Stephen Collins ... Warren Cox

Jerry Orbach ... Charley Pegler
Pat Hingle ... Edward Roundfield

Tovah Feldshuh ... Marilyn

Hume Cronyn ... Rupert Horn

Joe Grifasi ... J.B. Donaldo

Peter Jason ... Chuck Fleming
David White ... George Granville
Jerome Dempsey ... Norris Baxter
David Wohl ... Eugene Provost
Ji-Tu Cumbuka ... Melvin
Milt Kogan ... Heller
Carmine Caridi ... Salvino
Yakov Smirnoff ... Vladimir
Rick Moranis ... Morty King

Gloria Charles ... Astrid
Yana Nirvana ... Louise
Grand L. Bush ... Rudy (as Grand Bush)

Conrad Janis ... Businessman in Car
Rosetta LeNoire ... Judge (as Rosetta Le Noire)
Joseph Leon ... Stamp Store Proprietor
Robert Ellenstein ... Mr. Carter
Reni Santoni ... Vin Rapelito
Alan Autry ... Biff Brown
Joseph G. Medalis ... Bank Executive
Malachy McCourt ... George the Doorman
Roger Til ... Maitre d'

Allan Miller ... Political Newscaster

Mike Hagerty ... Furniture Warehouseman
Kelly Yaegermann ... Law Office Receptionist
Regina Hooks ... Tina
Allan Graf ... Camden Brave
Archie Hahn ... Iceberg Man
Jeffrey Mylett ... Tailor (as Jeff Mylett)
Richard Hochberg ... Tailor

R.D. Call ... Courtroom Guard
Frank Slaten ... Bailiff

Lin Shaye ... Journalist at Rally

Wesley Thompson ... Journalist at Rally
Strawn Bovee ... Journalist at Rally

Matt Landers ... Journalist at Rally
Kip Waldo ... Heckler at Rally
Shaka Cumbuka ... Heckler at Rally
Brad Sanders ... Luther
Bill McConnell ... Plaza Bartender

Margot Rose ... Torchy's Waitress

Joel Weiss ... Paparazzo
Candee Jennings ... Pretty Woman in Bar (as Candy Jennings)
Bennie E. Dobbins ... Hackensack Bulls Coach (as Bennie Dobbins)
Gary Alexander ... Johnson
Joey Banks ... Wilson
Steven Benson ... Benson
Mike Paciorek ... Scharf
Ken Medlock ... Dixon
Robbie T. Robinson ... Mitchell
Ken Knighten ... 3rd Batter
Hank Robinson ... Yankee Game Umpire
Art Reichle ... Minor League Umpire
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Marina Anderson ... Secretary (uncredited)

Ronald E. Giles ... Crazed Fan In Battery Park (uncredited)
Naylon Mitchell ... Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Walter Hill 
 
Writing credits
George Barr McCutcheon (novel)

Herschel Weingrod (writer) &
Timothy Harris (writer)

Produced by
Lawrence Gordon .... producer
Gene Levy .... executive producer
Joel Silver .... producer
Mae Woods .... associate producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Ry Cooder 
 
Cinematography by
Ric Waite 
 
Film Editing by
Freeman A. Davies  (as Freeman Davies)
Michael Ripps 
 
Casting by
Judith Holstra 
Marcia Ross 
 
Production Design by
John Vallone 
 
Art Direction by
William Hiney  (as William Hiney Jr.)
 
Set Decoration by
Richard C. Goddard 
 
Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance 
 
Makeup Department
Michael Germain .... makeup artist
Tony Lloyd .... makeup artist: Mr. Pryor
Dagmar Loesch .... hair stylist
Julia L. Walker .... hair stylist: Mr. Pryor (as Julia Walker)
 
Production Management
Gene Levy .... unit production manager
Michael Rauch .... unit production manager: New York (as Mike Rauch)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Beau Marks .... first assistant director
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill .... second assistant director
Ken Rudnick .... assistant director: second unit, New York
Jay Tobias .... dga trainee (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Cate Bangs .... set designer
Ronnie Chambers .... lead man (as Ron Chambers)
James M. Davis .... construction foreman (as Jim Davis)
Jaymes Hinkle .... production painter
Johnny Lattanzio .... construction coordinator (as John Lattanzio)
John Schacht .... lead man
Marjorie Stone .... set designer
Edmund Villa .... property assistant (as Ed Villa)
John Zemansky .... property master
 
Sound Department
Joseph D. Blair .... sound re-recordist
Destiny Borden .... assistant sound editor
John Dunn .... sound editor
Donald Flick .... foley editor
Stephen Hunter Flick .... supervising sound editor
David W. Gray .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Ron Harris .... adr mixer (as Ronald R. Harris)
Hilda Hodges .... foley artist
Robert L. Hoyt .... sound re-recording mixer
Bonnie Koehler .... sound editor
Greg W. Lowe .... adr recordist (as Greg Lowe)
Diane Marshall .... foley artist
Vince Melandri .... adr editor
T.A. Moore Jr. .... sound re-recording mixer
John Pospisil .... assistant sound editor
Steve Purvis .... sound editor
B. Scott Senechal .... boom operator (as Scott Senechal)
John J. Stephens .... sound re-recording mixer
James E. Webb .... production sound mixer (as Jim Webb)
Linda Whittlesey .... foley editor
 
Special Effects by
Clay Pinney .... special effects
 
Stunts
Bennie E. Dobbins .... stunt coordinator (as Bennie Dobbins)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bobby Altman .... assistant camera
Timothy Brennan .... best boy
Dick Colean .... camera operator
Derek Garth .... grip
Vinnie Gerardo .... assistant camera
Ray Kinzer .... key grip
Richard A. Mention III .... assistant camera (as Ricky Mention)
Rick Neff .... camera operator
LeRoy Patton .... collaborative director of photography: New York
Baird Steptoe .... assistant camera
Stephen Vaughan .... still photographer
Charles F. Wheeler .... additional photographer
Carl Boles .... gaffer (uncredited)
Michael Orefice .... best boy (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Sylvia Fay .... extras casting: New York
Jim Green .... extras casting
Carl Joy .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brian Callahan .... set costumer: men
Stephanie Colin .... women's set costumer
Alice Daniels .... costumer: Mr. Pryor
Dan Moore .... costume supervisor: men
Barbara Siebert .... costume supervisor: women (as Barbara Siebert-Bolticoff)
 
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett .... negative cutter
Carmel Davies .... assistant film editor
Terry Haggar .... color consultant (as Terry P. Haggar)
Andrew Head .... supervising color consultant
Howard Heard .... assistant film editor
Robert Hernandez .... assistant film editor
Rob Hummel .... daily color consultant
Steve Johnson .... colorist
Larry Rovetti .... daily color consultant
Yôko Seto .... apprentice film editor
 
Music Department
Kathleen Bennett .... assistant music editor (as Kathy Bennett)
Raechel Donahue .... vocal effects advisor
Jim Henrikson .... music editor
Douglas Vaughan .... music playback (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Ronnie Baker .... transportation coordinator
Russ Dwyer .... transportation captain
Chris Haynes .... driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Nancy Aprile .... cost estimator
Rafe Blasi .... publicity coordinator
Michael Dick .... location manager: New York
Anthony Gibson .... production assistant
Deborah Johnson .... assistant: Water Hill
Rashon Khan .... assistant: Richard Pryor
David Kohan .... production assistant
Luca Kouimelis .... script supervisor
Jackie McEvoy .... production office coordinator: New York
Harriet Monroe .... assistant: Gene Levy
Paul Mooney .... production consultant
Suzanne Nupoff .... assistant: Lawrence Gordon
Ron Rotholz .... assistant: Joel Silver
Preston Simms .... craft service
Kimberly Sizemore .... assistant: Richard Pryor
Amy Tebo .... production assistant
Elaine K. Thompson .... production associate
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen .... production coordinator
Al Cerullo .... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Bill McCamey .... construction nurse (uncredited)
Jim Michaels .... 24 frame computer playback operator (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:MG6 | Finland:S | Norway:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
101 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Davis Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The bar in which Montgomery and Spike start a brawl is called Torchy's, the same name of the bar Eddie Murphy shook down in director Walter Hill's 48 Hrs. (1982). The Torchy's waitress in this film who phones in the brawl to the police is played by Margot Rose, who appeared in "48 Hrs." as the girlfriend of a character who (we're told) used to tend bar at Torchy's. In yet another nod to Hill's 1982 box-office hit, the car driven by Brewster's personal photographer is a sky-blue Cadillac convertible, the same type of heap driven by Nick Nolte in that earlier film. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The train that cuts through the infield of the Hackensack stadium says "The Pine Tree Route", a slogan for the Maine Central railroad. more
Quotes:
Monty Brewster: Why is it when there's trouble we're the ones that get into it. I mean, there's a bar full of people and we're the only ones in jail.
Spike Nolan: I don't think it's racial you know, because I'm in here with you.
Monty Brewster: That's comforting.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Great World of Sound (2007) more
Soundtrack:
In the Nick of Time more

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Can't go wrong with Pryor and Candy, 5 May 2007
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Author: lastliberal from Florida

Brewster's Millions starring Jack Buchanan, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Edward Abeles, Dennis O'Keefe, and now, Richard Pryor. Yes, this is the 5th reincarnation of this story, and probably the funniest Richard Pryor movie out there, A simple story: to inherit millions, Monty (Pryor) must spend a certain amount of money in a certain amount of time without ending up with anything he didn't originally own. The idea is to teach the value of a dollar. Oh, yes, he can't tell anyone what he is doing.

So, of course, everyone thinks he's a nut. including the lovely Lonette McKee (ATL, Men of Honor), who is supposed to oversea his spending.

The film features the late John Candy (Canadian Bacon) as his BFF. If you are not familiar with his work, this is an excellent choice.

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