Brewster's Millions (1985)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers:

George Barr McCutcheon (novel)
Herschel Weingrod (writer) ...

Release Date:

22 May 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

An American excess story.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Baseball | Minor League Baseball | Baseball Player | Politican | Millionaire

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 22

12:30 PM

MAX

Cast

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

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Architectural Digest, the magazine that Warren mentions in regard to he and his ex-wife's work, actually exists.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Although the "upside down airplane" stamp had an enormous collector's value, the actual postage value of the stamp itself would not have been sufficient to send a postcard in 1985.

Quotes:

Monty Brewster: What are you gonna vote?
Crowd: [in unison] None of the above!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Peep Show: Jeremy's Mummy (#5.4)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

In the Nick of Time

an enjoyable comedy

The film is a comedy of how Brewster finds creative ways of spending the 30 million dollars and not always getting it right. He is unable to tell anyone of his real intentions of inheriting 300 million by successfully blowing 30 million dollars in 30 days. As soon as he receives news he goes on a wild spending spree and recruits lawyers, security guards, decorators etc. all at very inflated salaries. Eventually the word goes around and soon everyone is jostling to benefit from his generosity. Some of the people close to him are unnerved by his spending prowess and tries to help him acquire more money through investments which is exactly the opposite of what he wants. This all adds up to a series of very comical events which is most enjoyable to watch. Look out for the upcoming remake of this movie.