Other People's Money (1991)

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers (WGA):

Jerry Sterner (play)
Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Meet Larry the Liquidator. Arrogant. Greedy. Self-centered. Ruthless. You gotta love the guy.

Plot:

A corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a "mom and pop" company. The patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's daughter...

Plot Keywords:

Corporate Raider | Satire | Pantyhose | Camera Shot Of Feet | Black Pantyhose

Cast

Danny DeVito	...	Lawrence Garfield
Gregory Peck	...	Andrew Jorgenson
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Kate Sullivan
Piper Laurie	...	Bea Sullivan
Dean Jones	...	Bill Coles
R.D. Call	...	Arthur
Mo Gaffney	...	Harriet
Bette Henritze	...	Emma
Tom Aldredge	...	Ozzie
Leila Kenzle	...	Marcia
Cullen O. Johnson	...	Gus
William De Acutis	...	Pfeiffer
David Wells	...	Granger
Stephanie White	...	Angeli
Jeff Hayenga	...	Klein (as Jeffrey Hayenga)
Ric Kidney	...	Richardson
Wallace G. Lane Jr.	...	Woody
Steve White	...	Richard
Brian Evers	...	Elton
Max Robinson	...	Ed
Al Cerullo	...	Helicopter Pilot (as Al Cerullo Jr.)
Michael Laskin	...	Michael the Concierge
Barnet Brown	...	Kate's Neighbor (as Barney Brown)
Sandy Moore	...	Samuels
Paul Coyne	...	Security Guard
Dale Kasman	...	Receptionist
Kathleen Piche	...	Receptionist (as Kathleen Piché)
Peter Brocco	...	Garfield's Office Valet
Nancy Omi	...	Japanese Waitress
Mark Pinter	...	Bart
Mary Hedahl	...	TV Reporter
Leslie Devlin	...	FNN Reporter
William 'Skip' Church	...	Reporter #1
Cam MacCormack	...	Camerawoman (as Cam McCormack)
Glenn K. Pearson	...	Reporter #2
Patrick James Grosswendt	...	Factory Worker
Raul Kobrinsky	...	Proxy Moniter
Woodrow W. Asai	...	Japanese Businessman #1
Ken Kensei	...	Japanese Businessman #2
Shirô Oishi	...	Japanese Businessman #3
Philip Perlman	...	Garfield Supporter
Denise Lynne Roberts	...	Garfield Employee
Janet M. Smith	...	Lawyer
Kevin Christy Hayes	...	Lawyer
Richard Arlen Chapman	...	Lawyer
Dennis J. Malone	...	Lawyer
Kevin Lord	...	Account Executive
Marianne Lewis	...	Executive Scretary
Tessa Gaynor	...	Secretary
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John D. Bair	...	Factory Worker (uncredited)
Richard Bean	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jeffrey Corazzini	...	Golfer (uncredited)
Mary A. DeBriae	...	Factory Worker (uncredited)
Patricia Holihan	...	Businesswoman (uncredited)
Kathy Najimy	...	(uncredited)
Javier Ronceros	...	Factory Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Norman Jewison

Writing credits (WGA)
Jerry Sterner		(play)
Alvin Sargent		(screenplay)

Produced by
Kelley Baker	....	associate producer
Davina Belling	....	executive producer
Christopher Cook	....	associate producer
Sarah Miller Hayward	....	associate producer
Norman Jewison	....	producer
Ric Kidney	....	producer
Ellen Krass	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
Haskell Wexler

Film Editing by
Hubert de La Bouillerie		(as Hubert C. de la Bouillerie)
Lou Lombardo
Michael Pacek

Casting by
Howard Feuer

Production Design by
Philip Rosenberg

Art Direction by
Robert Guerra
Nathan Haas

Set Decoration by
Thomas L. Roysden

Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge

Makeup Department
David Forrest	....	makeup artist
Larry Waggoner	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Joseph E. Foley	....	unit production manager
Helen Pollak	....	unit production manager
Steve Rose	....	unit manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie A. Bloom	....	second second assistant director
Ned Dowd	....	first assistant director
Marty P. Ewing	....	first assistant director
Cherylanne Martin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Elise Bennett	....	assistant art director
Elizabeth M. Burhop	....	art department research
Giovanni Casalenuovo	....	scenic artist
Glen Cooper	....	stand-by painter
Doug Crawford	....	carpenter
Chip Eccles	....	swing gang
Ray Fisher	....	set dresser
Trish Gallaher Glenn	....	property master (as Trisha B Gallaher)
Paul W. Gorfine	....	stand-by painter: Connecticut
Ronald C. Jacobs	....	lead man (as Ron Jacobs)
Beth Kuhn	....	assistant art director
Peter Lamppu	....	construction supervisor
Steven E. Lawler	....	construction supervisor
Basil Lombardo	....	stand-by painter
Joe Mendoza	....	swing gang
Richard Reseigne	....	construction coordinator
Siv Sandstrom	....	art department researcher
Jeffrey Whitman	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
David Appleby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ross Carter	....	assistant sound editor
Don Coufal	....	production sound
Alison Fisher	....	dialogue editor
Alan Geldart	....	sound effects editor
Michael Haight	....	dialogue editor
Thor Henrikson	....	sound effects editor
Gary Holland	....	production sound
Sharon Lackie	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Lisa Miller	....	assistant sound editor
Vanick Moradian	....	assistant sound editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael O'Farrell	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Wexler	....	sound mixer
Don White	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Danny Lester	....	assistant special effects
Thomas R. Ward	....	special effects coordinator (as Tom Ward)

Stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Colin J. Campbell	....	chief lighting technician
James A. Dolan	....	best boy
Edward A. Gutentag	....	second assistant camera
Simon Jayes	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Kevin Jewison	....	camera operator
Sarah Marsh	....	second assistant camera (as Sarah M. Marsh)
J. Michael McClary	....	camera operator: second unit
Carol McCullough	....	still photographer
Anastas N. Michos	....	camera operator
Bill Rustic	....	second grip
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	first assistant camera
Mike Schwake	....	dolly grip
Bruce W. Talamon	....	still photographer
William M. Weberg	....	grip
Bill Young	....	key grip

Casting Department
Aslihan Coker	....	casting associate
Raquel Osborne	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alice Daniels	....	wardrober
Jennifer Jewison	....	wardrober
Wallace G. Lane Jr.	....	assistant costume designer (as Wallace G. Lane)
Susan McGuinness	....	wardrobe assistant
Jim O'Daniel	....	wardrober

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
John Cameron	....	first assistant editor
Gina Lombardo	....	first assistant editor
Alex Olivares	....	second assistant editor
Dawn M. Stoliar	....	second assistant editor
Mic Fabus	....	editorial consultant (uncredited)

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Tom Villano	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Francis Connolly Jr.	....	transportation co-captain
Michael D. Kuljis	....	transportation captain
Wayne Stone	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Brian Bonamico	....	technical advisor
George Bosley	....	location manager: Conneticut
Elizabeth Broden	....	assistant: Mr. Jewison
William M. Connor	....	production aide (as William Connor)
Michelle Cooney	....	craft service: Connecticut
Jane Estocin	....	assistant production accountant
Mary Fellows	....	production assistant
John Fischer	....	production aide
Brenda Franklin	....	assistant: Mr. Jewison
Scott Giegler	....	supervisor: Video Image
David Hofflich	....	coordinator: Video Image
J. Patrick Kanehann	....	production aide
Cathy Konrad	....	assistant: Mr. Kidney
Luca Kouimelis	....	script supervisor
Greg Kozikowski	....	supervisor: Video Image
Paul LaZebnik	....	production aide
Solomon J. LeFlore	....	production financing
James Lennox	....	location scout
Charles M. Lum	....	location manager: New York
Wm. Barclay Malcolm	....	assistant: Mr. Devito
John Miranda	....	production assistant
Michael Risoli	....	key set production aide
Stanley Saffold	....	craft service
Michael Singer	....	unit publicist
Sara Spring	....	production office coordinator
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner	....	production accountant
Susie Thompson	....	production aide
Tim Tyler	....	location assistant: New York
Joseph A. Unsinn	....	supervisor: Video Image
Margot Broden Wallace	....	production aide
John C. Wash	....	supervisor: Video Image
David Wellington	....	dcc trainee
Boyd Wilson	....	location manager (as Boyd H. Wilson)
Brooke Wilson	....	technical advisor
Todd Lewis	....	assistant: Mr. Jewison (uncredited)
Billy Smith	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros
• Yorktown Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Yorin (2003) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• High Output  expendables
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background

Also Known As:

"Riqueza ajena" - USA (Spanish title) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sex-related dialogue

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:R | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

Rhea Perlman's father (and Danny DeVito's father in law) who appeared as a supporting character on Cheers with his daughter, can be seen in at least two views of the audience at the shareholder meeting during Danny's speech to the stockholders.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kate first looks at the newspaper with Larry's full-page ad, there is a cigarette in her hand. In the next shot, the cigarette is gone.

Quotes:

Andrew Jorgenson:There's no deal to be made with predators. You kill it or it kills you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Other People's Honey (1991) (V)

Norman Jewison scores another one

"Other People's Money" sort of takes "Wall Street" and puts a comedic spin on it. Danny DeVito - in full pumped-up, crazy form - plays Lawrence "Larry the Liquidator" Garfield, a corporate raider plotting a hostile takeover of a store that provides the town's livelihood. The plant's owner (Gregory Peck) sends young lawyer Kate Sullivan (Penelope Ann Miller) after Larry, but nothing goes as anyone planned.

This seems like the sort of movie that only Norman Jewison could direct, how he takes a real-life issue and shows it in a manner to which we can all relate. The whole part about the relationship between Larry and Kate was maybe a little unnecessary, but it's overall good that the movie shows the Wall Street types for what they really are...even if you grow to admire Larry. Maybe if you grow to admire Larry, it's because Danny DeVito makes him so funny. The movie comes out very well done. Also starring Piper Laurie, Dean Jones and William DeAcutis in his final role.