Money for Nothing (1993)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Ramón Menéndez

Writers (WGA):

Mark Bowden (article)
Ramón Menéndez (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

There were a million reasons to give the money back. But Joey Coyle couldn't think of one.

Plot:

When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Dockworker | Finders Keepers | Ex Girlfriend | Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Cast

John Cusack	...	Joey Coyle
Debi Mazar	...	Monica Russo
Michael Madsen	...	Detective Laurenzi
Benicio Del Toro	...	Dino Palladino
Michael Rapaport	...	Kenny Kozlowski
Maury Chaykin	...	Vincente Goldoni
James Gandolfini	...	Billy Coyle
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Mrs. Coyle
Elizabeth Bracco	...	Eleanor Coyle
Ashleigh Dejon	...	Katie Coyle
Lenny Venito	...	Hrbek
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Cochran (as Philip S. Hoffman)
Currie Graham	...	Dunleavy
Frankie Faison	...	Madigan
Ed Pansullo	...	Carini

Also Known As:

The Joey Coyle Story (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:S | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

Joey Coyle did not live with his brother in real life. However, he fall through a ceiling when trying to hide the money. Other scenes with basis in reality include the policeman asking to be locked in the van to test its strength.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Bookie Vincent Goldoni says that the hundred dollar bill is his favorite, because it is the only United States bill that does not have a president's picture on it. The ten dollar bill features Alexander Hamilton. Also, the (now discontinued) $10,000 bill, issued in the 1920's, features Salmon P. Chase. Neither man was ever President of the United States.

Quotes:

[van making clattering noises as it goes down a bumpy road]
Blond-haired FR driver: It's not my fault that the city doesn't fix the roads.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

Soundtrack:

WORLD FAMILY

John Cusack, Michael Madsen, James Gandolfini, Michael Rappaport, Phillip Seymour Hoffman...

With the cast listed above how could you not watch? Not a great movie but very entertaining. It's easy to put yourself into the character of John Cusack. What would you do if you found 1.2 million dollars in the middle of the street? The film also does a good job of displaying the hardships of being on the run and doing and not doing the right thing. I mean towards the end I was stressed out and I was sitting in bed watching the movie. Decent flick, worth a watch for fans of any of the above talent. It's laways good to remember that movies have come along ways since the early 90's too. 6/10