Mo' Money (1992)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Peter MacDonald

Writer (WGA):

Damon Wayans (written by)

Release Date:

24 July 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Johnny can resist anything ...except love and money. Especially money.

Plot:

Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee...

Plot Keywords:

Credit Card | Con Artist | Swindler | Hostage | Chicago Illinois

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Damon Wayans	...	Johnny Stewart
Stacey Dash	...	Amber Evans
Joe Santos	...	Lt. Raymond Walsh
John Diehl	...	Keith Heading
Harry Lennix	...	Tom Dilton
Marlon Wayans	...	Seymour Stewart
Mark Beltzman	...	Chris Fields
Quincy Wong	...	Eddie
Kevin Casey	...	Lloyd
Larry Brandenburg	...	Businessman
Garfield	...	Rock
Almayvonne	...	Charlotte
Richard E. Butler	...	Ted Forrest
Matt Doherty	...	Kid
Evan Lionel Smith	...	Det. Mills

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (2002) (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1992) (cut) | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Norway:18 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Bernie Mac's film debut.

Quotes:

Johnny Stewart: Where's my brother?
Keith Heading: I hope he's dead
Johnny Stewart: [enraged] Then you're gonna join him

Movie Connections:

References "Saturday Night Live: Chevy Chase/Sheila E. (#11.2)" (1985)

Soundtrack:

Let's Just Run Away

Decent movie

Motivated by my other weeks viewing of The Last Boy Scout (8 out of 10), I decided to follow up with another Damon Wayans film, this one directed by Peter MacDonald, the same man who did Rambo III of all films (quite a genre leap!). It is basically a middle of the road Romantic-Action-Comedy date film, the type that were churned out by the truckload during the early 1990's. R rated, so it dates this film a little bit, as the romantic-action-comedy genre is almost 100% exclusively a PG-13 genre for at least the last 10 years.

The film stars a moderately funny Damon Wayans (not his best) as a street wise guy trying to get 'mo money' by applying for a minimum wage desk job, as well as snag a girl. But things are never that simple, and his supposedly boring low paying job leads him into the middle of a laughable crime plot. The film also co-stars his annoying, goofy and much less funny younger brother Marlon Wayans (who always reminds me of a C-list celebrity in the Eddie Griffin style). I didn't recognize any of the other cast. The movie was written by Damon Wayans though, which is worth noting.

This is an average film at best, not unenjoyable, but certainly forgettable save for a couple funny scenes (very much in an In Living Color skit-com style). Every date movie cliché is here too, including the up-tight boyfriend, the fat and lovable comic relief, and the crime-caper sub-plot. Worth viewing only once for Wayans' Brothers fans, but otherwise not worth a DVD/VHS effort. But if it is on TV, check it out.