Mo' Money (1992)

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:

Con Artist | Credit Card | Credit Card Company | Undercover | Intentionally Misspelled Title

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 (as Harry J. Lennix)
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 (as Dick Butler)
Matt Doherty	...	Kid
Evan Lionel Smith	...	Detective Mills
James Deuter	...	Mr. Shift
Rondi Reed	...	District Attorney
Gordon McClure	...	Rev. Pimp Daddy
Richard Hamilton	...	Judge Harold Lake
Ken Earl	...	Bailiff
John Allen	...	Jewelry Store Clerk
David Razowsky	...	Jewelry Store Clerk
Salli Richardson-Whitfield	...	Pretty Customer (as Salli Richardson)
Pete Gardner	...	Officer Deebs (as Pete Zahradnick)
Lorenzo Clemons	...	Officer Royce
Bill Harris	...	Joel
Greg Bermont	...	Waiter
Will Zahrn	...	Bum / Cop
James 'Ike' Eichling	...	Taxi Driver (as Ike Eichling)
Renee A. LaCour	...	Rock's Mother
Robert Swan	...	Detective Lawrence
Victor Cole	...	Sergeant Tan
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.	...	Large Man (as Eddie 'Bo' Smith)
Ted Topolski	...	Inmate #1
A.C. Tony Smith	...	Guy on Toilet
Mike Bacarella	...	Habib (as Michael Bacarella)
JoBe Cerny	...	Patrolman (as Jo Be Cerny)
Alison Gordy	...	Prostitute
Jackie Hoffman	...	Jill
Mollie Grabemann	...	Receptionist
Bernie Mac	...	Club Doorman
Mik Scriba	...	Transit Cop
William King	...	Correction Officer
Irma P. Hall	...	Lady on Phone
James Spinks	...	Tracy Stewart
Kahil El Zabar	...	Congo Player
Ben Lin	...	Chinese Cook
Sean A. Tate	...	Kid
Pat 'Soul' Scaggs	...	Token Booth Clerk
Lauro López	...	Dentist (as Lauro Lopez)
Jimmy Woodard	...	Man on Street
Edward Cushing	...	Repairman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Jones	...	Mall Shopper (uncredited)
Joseph Quinn Simpkins	...	Mail Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter MacDonald		(as Peter Macdonald)

Writing credits (WGA)
Damon Wayans		(written by)

Produced by
Carl Craig	....	co-producer
Eric L. Gold	....	executive producer
Michael I. Rachmil	....	producer (as Michael Rachmil)
Damon Wayans	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jay Gruska

Cinematography by
Don Burgess		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hubert de La Bouillerie		(as Hubert C. de la Bouillerie)

Casting by
Aleta Chappelle

Production Design by
William Arnold

Set Decoration by
Michael C. Claypool		(as Michael Claypool)

Costume Design by
Michelle Cole

Makeup Department
Lun Yé Hodges	....	hair stylist
Cyndi Reece-Thorne	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Chantal Feghali	....	post-production supervisor
Ronald G. Smith	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simone Farber	....	second second assistant director
Tyrone L. Mason	....	first assistant director
Warren R. Turner	....	second assistant director

Art Department
David J. Chamerski	....	assistant property master
William Dambra	....	property master
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist
Michael P. Morris	....	construction coordinator
James Nedza	....	set designer
Tim Stadler	....	painter
Glenn Stevens	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Derek Casari	....	dubbing engineer
Harry Cheney	....	sound editor
David B. Cohn	....	adr editor
Mark Gordon	....	sound editor
Roxanne Jones	....	supervising sound editor
Catt LeBaigue	....	foley editor
Ian MacGregor-Scott	....	sound editor
Tom C. McCarthy	....	supervising sound editor (as Tom McCarthy)
Bob O'Brien	....	sound editor
Michael A. Patillo	....	boom operator (as Michael Anthony Patillo)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	boom operator
Jackson Schwartz	....	foley artist
Jackson Schwartz	....	foley mixer
John J. Stephens	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Stephens)
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gregory Watkins)
Russell Williams II	....	production sound mixer
Ronald L. Wright	....	boom operator
William Jacobs	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jerry Lieberman	....	special effects crew
Tom Ryba	....	special effects

Stunts
S.K. Dayne	....	stunt double: John Diehl
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts (as Usaum Elam)
Jack Gill	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Dwayne McGee	....	stunts
Bob Minor	....	stunt coordinator
Rita Minor	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Moio	....	stunts (uncredited)
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Sidney Ray Baldwin	....	still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
Art Bartels	....	key grip
Michelle Crenshaw	....	second assistant camera
Terry Dee	....	rigging gaffer
Edward A. Gutentag	....	assistant camera
Christopher Moreman	....	second assistant camera: additional (as Chris Moreman)
David Morenz	....	first assistant camera
Dick Oakes	....	chief lighting technician
Richard Sayers	....	dolly grip
Chris Squires	....	camera operator
George Tankersley	....	second assistant camera
Nick Thomas	....	best boy electric
Mark N. Woods	....	crane technician (uncredited)
Mark N. Woods	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Catherine Jane Holzer	....	extras casting (as Catherine Holzer-Ballowe)
Mark A. Ridge	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gamila Mariana Fakhry	....	wardrobe supervisor
Susan Kaufmann	....	set costumer (as Susan Michel Kaufmann)

Editorial Department
Mike Murphy	....	assistant film editor (as Michael Murphy)
Fred C. Vitale	....	assistant film editor
Steve R. Moore	....	editor: special montage (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeff Charbonneau	....	music editor (as Jeffrey Charbonneau)
Eeda Kitto	....	music editor
Jeffrey Pollack	....	music consultant
Greg Townley	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Darnell Jones	....	transportation co-captain
Patrick Lynn	....	transportation captain (as Patrick J. Lynn)
Armand Paoletti	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Laura Bauer	....	assistant: Mr. Macdonald (as Laura Cunningham)
Susan J. Bonno-Buckner	....	first assistant accountant
Dru Anne Carlson	....	script supervisor
Tracy Carness	....	assistant: Mr. Wayans
Bonnie Daniels	....	production accountant
Skye Dent	....	unit publicist
Will Gatlin	....	craft service (as Will R. Gatlin)
Paula M. Hoppe	....	assistant: Mr. Rachmil
Bob Hudgins	....	location manager
West Humphries	....	caterer
Guy Killum	....	adr voice
Lorene Krajian	....	assistant: Mr. Gold
Steve Kraus	....	dailies projectionist
Ross L. Kulma	....	set medic
Margaret J. Orlando	....	production secretary
Mary K. Perko	....	production coordinator
Douy Swofford	....	title designer
Andrea F. Torres	....	assistant: Mr. Gold
James Andrew Pearson	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Wife 'n' Kids

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1995) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Filmayer (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
• Nelonen (1999) (Finland) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)

Other Companies

• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutter
• Otto Nemenz International  camera equipment supplied by
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Norway:18 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 (2002) (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1992) (cut) | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The same approval code '123456' is used for all of the credit card transactions.

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 Malcolm X (1992)

Soundtrack:

The Best Things in Life Are Free

The acting bails out the writing...

Although thin on plot, great performances by the leads do manage to save what would otherwise be another mediocre comedy. Damon Wayans shows considerable charisma as the lead, and has terrific chemistry with beautiful co-star Stacey Dash. To be sure, much of the humour here is silly, but when the pace is slower (and the dialogue is realistic), the film really does work .