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How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980)
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21 August 1981 (Finland)
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Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states...
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Lovely Ladies in Silly Yuppie Film!
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Susan Saint James | ... | Jane | |
| Jane Curtin | ... | Elaine | |
| Jessica Lange | ... | Louise | |
| Richard Benjamin | ... | Albert | |
| Fred Willard | ... | Robert | |
| Eddie Albert | ... | Max | |
| Dabney Coleman | ... | Jack Heintzel | |
| Art Metrano | ... | Gas station attendant | |
| Ronnie Schell | ... | Bill | |
| Garrett Morris | ... | Power and Light man | |
| Cathryn Damon | ... | Natalle | |
| Sybil Danning | ... | Charlotte | |
| Al Checco | ... | Tim | |
| Carmen Zapata | ... | Mama | |
| Dru Wagner | ... | Harriet |
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105 min
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Jane Curtin's film debut.
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Louise:
Oh, I don't know, there's got to be some way we can make money.
Elaine: We can make porno films and all wear ski masks.
Jane: No, Robert and I got bombed out one night. We put a little "I love you" tattoo on my ankle.
Elaine: [to Jane] Ok, we'll wear masks, you wear socks.
Louise: Come on, let's get out of here.
Elaine: What do you think about a doggy bag for the butter?
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Elaine: We can make porno films and all wear ski masks.
Jane: No, Robert and I got bombed out one night. We put a little "I love you" tattoo on my ankle.
Elaine: [to Jane] Ok, we'll wear masks, you wear socks.
Louise: Come on, let's get out of here.
Elaine: What do you think about a doggy bag for the butter?
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References The Bad News Bears (1976)
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Jane Curtin is paranoid, Susan St. James is harried, and Jessica Lange is beautiful and married to dork Richard Benjamin. This light-hearted yup flick is fairly ridiculous, but the charms of these wonderful actresses makes it worthwhile. I give it a 6 out of 10 with the best performance by Jane Curtin.
It's nice to see Jessica Lange in an early role when her youth and attractiveness hide the fact that she will become one of our best actresses while Ms. Curtin and Ms. St. James (who I also love since THE NAME OF THE GAME on TV) had careers that faltered (beside the TV show they did together - Kate and Allie). The men in this movie are mostly idiots, but this plays like a decent sit-com; fairly lame, but harmless fun.