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23 December 1988 (USA)
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Imagine having all the power, passion and pleasure money can buy. Now imagine losing them. more
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Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws...
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Woods at his finest
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Woods | ... | Lenny Brown |
 | Sean Young | ... | Linda Brown |
 | John Kapelos | ... | Joel Miller |
 | Steven Hill | ... | Max Sherman |
| Kelle Kerr | ... | Rochelle |
 | John Rothman | ... | Ned |
| Amanda Blake | ... | Barbara |
 | Grace Zabriskie | ... | Sheryl |
| Marc Poppel | ... | Mark |
| Fred McCarren | ... | Tom |
| Suzanne Kent | ... | Helen |
| Libby Boone | ... | Delores |
| Greg Deason | ... | Michael |
| David N. Preston | ... | Surfer (as David Preston) |
| June Chandler | ... | Secretary |
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95 min
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The first shot of the movie was actually the last one filmed; it is also the only shot actually filmed in New York City. The rest of the movie's NYC scenes were filmed in Los Angeles because the crew was on such a tight budget.
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Man in Venice:
...I'll put in $75,000.
Lenny: Great. I'll need a check.
Man in Venice: I'll pay cash.
Lenny: Cash...? What kind of business are you in, Bob?
Man in Venice: Leisure activities.
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Lenny: Great. I'll need a check.
Man in Venice: I'll pay cash.
Lenny: Cash...? What kind of business are you in, Bob?
Man in Venice: Leisure activities.
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Another great performance by Woods, first playing his typical schemer who this time gets a lucky break to go to LA and be respectable and even rich. He's now a fast-talking real estate salesman who still has no self esteem, but for the first time has the money to buy the look that can kind of hide it. Unfortunately, the paper reports the tax laws might be changed, so the incredibly profitable business of selling real estate so people can get a tax exemption dries up overnight. Woods is left with no money because he's p****d it away on planes and other luxuries. Woods and then his wife Sean Young become druggies and their life continually spirals down until it reaches rock bottom with disillusion, no future, and no life beyond the drugs. They are left with nothing, but each other, except Woods always knew she was too good for him, so she is the final domino in his now sad life that's left to fall. Woods is the best at making you think he could crack at any moment. He's always trying to get ahead, but at the same time you know he's always on the verge of snapping and totally screwing his life up. The portrayal of Woods & Young's drug addiction is dark and unsettling, but that makes it so much more convincing.