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Brewster's Millions (1985)
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22 May 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
An American excess story. morePlot:
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 synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Yankees Vs. Phillies In The World Series? Give Me The Best Fictional Baseball Teams In Movie History! (From MTV Movies Blog. 29 October 2009, 1:00 PM, PDT)
Marlon Wayans Replaces Eddie Murphy in Richard Pryor Biopic
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Funny movie. more (40 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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97 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:MG6 | Finland:S | Norway:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PGFun Stuff
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The sound of the clock (when Angela Drake furiously writes out a receipt to Monty near the end of the film) comes courtesy of the New England Digital Synclavier. The Synclavier was an extremely expensive (approx. $200,000 in 1985 USD) digital sampler used not only in the production of many pop records of the time, but in sound design for motion pictures as well. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Monty runs for mayor of NYC, the lawyers say that he is running TV ads in all 52 States. There are only 50 States in the USA. moreQuotes:
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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| Why not spend all 30 million on the stamp | JAlexa9898 |
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| RIP | onn1320 |
| Ms. Drake being fired. | cjware1974-2 |
| Brewsters Inflation | KBeee |
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This movie is consistent with it's humor throughout. So many 80s films start out with an original idea but seem to lose site of it halfway through as it becomes a love story. Not this film, Brewster is trying to spend that money right up until the clock chimes midnight. One of my favorites by Richard Pryor. John Candy only added to it's hilarity.