Money for Nothing (1993)

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. After all, he says, finders keepers. He... See full summary »

Director:

Ramón Menéndez

Writers:

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

Stars:

John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.

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Plot Keywords:

money | dockworker | cash | finders keepers | detective | 

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Taglines:

What would you do if you found a million bucks?

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Joey Coyle Story

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$1,044,824 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Permut Presentations, Hollywood Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (DuArt)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There was no Vinnie in real life. However, Joey Coyle did meet with a mob employee named Masi, whose father did deliver items to Laurenzi's father's business.

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Goofs

When Joey is at the bar and the news reporter is describing Joey's physical appearance, she says that Joey has a tattoo on his right bicep, however Joey turns and looks at his left bicep.

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Quotes

Billy Coyle: The dumb SOB that took the money, doesn't even know what he's in for?
Katie Coyle: What's SOB?
Eleanor Coyle: Never mind.

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Connections

Referenced in Naked Movie (2002)

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Soundtracks

"MONEY TO BURN"
Written by Marc Ferrari, Michael Mulholland and Danny Gill
Performed by Ivory Tower

User Reviews

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