Funny Money (2006)

Director:

Leslie Greif

Writers (WGA):

Harry Basil (screenplay) &
Leslie Greif (screenplay) ...
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Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Do You Take the Money...And RUN...?

Plot:

Henry Perkins, a mild-mannered accountant, accidentally trades briefcases with another man, to find out that there's five million dollars inside...

Plot Keywords:

Accountant | Briefcase | Dildo | Phallic Symbol | TV Reporter

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Henry
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Carol Perkins
Armand Assante	...	Genero
Christopher McDonald	...	Vic
Robert Loggia	...	Feldman
Guy Torry	...	Angel
Rebecca Wisocky	...	MM. Virginia
Kevin Sussman	...	Denis Slater
Alex Meneses	...	Gina
Marty Belafsky	...	Stan Martin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marco Assante	...	Bartender
Harry Basil	...	Retarted Party Guest
Zoltan Butuc	...	Mr. Big
Matt De Matt	...	Business Man
Pat Finn	...	Walter (as Patt Finn)
Cary Glieberman	...	Birthday party toast master
Sorin Misiriantu	...	Vlad
Joanne Rubino	...	Susan
Timothy Stack	...	Dr. Rogers (as Tim Stack)

Directed by
Leslie Greif

Writing credits (WGA)
Harry Basil		(screenplay) &
Leslie Greif		(screenplay)
Ray Cooney		(play "Funny Money")

Produced by
Harry Basil	....	executive producer
Cristian Bostanescu	....	producer: Romania (as Cristi Bostanescu)
Heike Bösche	....	executive producer
Cindy Carroll	....	supervising producer
Sven Clement	....	executive producer
Ray Cooney	....	executive producer
Jeff Franklin	....	executive producer
Cary Glieberman	....	line producer
Leslie Greif	....	producer
Barbara Kearney	....	executive producer in charge of production
Pat McCorkle	....	co-producer
Herb Nanas	....	producer
Peter Perotta	....	co-producer
Brad Siegel	....	producer
Philip von Alvensleben	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Andrea Morricone

Cinematography by
Bill Butler

Film Editing by
Stephen Adrianson
Terry Kelley
Stephen Lovejoy

Casting by
Pat McCorkle

Production Design by
Stephen J. Lineweaver

Art Direction by
Sorin Popescu
John Udell

Set Decoration by
Sarah Sprawls
Alexandra Botoi Tudorache

Costume Design by
Donna Zakowska

Makeup Department
Daniela Busoiu	....	key makeup artist
Anastasia Eremciuc	....	makeup artist
Fabian Garcia	....	key hair stylist
Letitia Ghenea	....	key hair stylist
Danielle Hershman	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Cristian Bostanescu	....	production supervisor
Paul D. Goldman	....	production manager: Los Angeles
Vince P. Maggio	....	production manager: New York
Ines Matei	....	unit production manager
Michael Sledd	....	production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Blake Ashman	....	second assistant director
Harry Basil	....	second unit director
Andrew Cesana	....	second second assistant director
Adrian Conerth	....	first assistant director
Tudor Cotovelea	....	third assistant director
Aniela Galiceanu	....	second assistant director
Carolina Giorgio	....	additional first assistant director
Joel Morales	....	first assistant director: second unit
Josh Newport	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jeremy L. Balon	....	property master: New York (as Jeremy Balon)
Adi Handac	....	property master
Iasar Memedali	....	buyer
Dorel Nicolae	....	leadman
Christian Simion	....	construction coordinator (as Cristi Simion)
Monica Timofte	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Kevin Bowe	....	boom operator: New York
James Christopher	....	sound effects editor (as Jim Christopher)
Cristian Coroiu	....	boom operator
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Stanomir Dragos	....	sound mixer (second unit)
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
George R. Groves Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
George R. Groves Jr.	....	supervising sound editor
Jamie Lin	....	sound editor
Liviu Lupsa	....	boom operator
György Mihályi	....	utility sound
Mac Ruth	....	production sound mixer
Pál Szûrös	....	boom operator
Jose Torres	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Ionel Popa	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate colorist: opticals

Stunts
Godri Alexandru	....	stunts
Madalin Dragan	....	stunts
Attila Nemes	....	stunt coordinator
Valeriu Pavel	....	stunts
Vali Pavel	....	stunts
Claudiu-Cristian Prisecaru	....	stunt double: Kevin Sussman
Stefan Solcan	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Toni Cartu	....	camera operator: 'b' camera
John Coots	....	best boy electric
Cristi Grosu	....	first assistant camera
Christian Herrera	....	assistant camera
Christian Herrera	....	camera operator: Costa Rica
Sascia Ippoliti	....	Steadicam operator
Mike Kirsch	....	grip
Gabriel Kosuth	....	camera operator
Gabriel Kosuth	....	director of photography: second unit
Dan Lita	....	gaffer
Ron Morales	....	key grip
Mike Morini	....	best boy grip
Gabriel Nita	....	camera loader
Dan Patzelt	....	clapper loader
Ionut Perianu	....	second assistant camera (as Ion Perianu)
Sandu Polu	....	grip
Gabi Postascu	....	key grip (as Gabi Postasu)
Brian Pryzpek	....	gaffer
Brian Pryzpek	....	photographer: second unit
Andrei Radulescu	....	video assist operator
Gociu Sorin	....	still photographer
Hazie Spiegel	....	camera operator
Jonathan Stern	....	electrician: New York
Bogdan Varzaru	....	best boy
Brett Walters	....	second assistant camera

Animation Department
Adam Clark	....	animator
Gretchen McNelis	....	animator

Casting Department
Bonnie Grisan	....	casting associate
Ovidiu Paunescu	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Ciobanu	....	wardrobe
Gracie Cox	....	wardrobe
Oana Gabriela Draghici	....	assistant costume designer (as Oana Draghici)
Karri Hutchinson	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
David Tai Bornoff	....	on-line editor
Mato	....	color timer
Ed Rowin	....	colorist
Stephen Tramontana	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Ross DeRoche	....	copyist
William Ewart	....	music supervisor (as Bill Ewart)
Philip W. Gough	....	composer: additional music
Benoit Grey	....	orchestrator
Chelsea Madrigal	....	music coordinator
Aaron Martin	....	music programmer
Andrea Morricone	....	conductor
Andrea Morricone	....	orchestrator
Marc S. Perlman	....	music editor
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Iulian Batog	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Marco Assante	....	assistant: Armand Assante
Julia Bogdan-Rollo	....	translator: English subtitles for Romanian dialogue
Josef Brandmaier	....	project manager
Adrian Buescu	....	production coordinator
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director
Stephen Chanev	....	production accountant
Ethan Fassbinder	....	production assistant
Remington Franklin	....	production assistant
Liviu Gherghe	....	production assistant
Rachelle Gibson	....	script supervisor: USA
Michelle Glasser	....	co-production coordinator
Florin Gon	....	location unit manager
Hans Hernke	....	production assistant: second unit
Nicole L. Karczewski	....	production assistant
Patrick Kleeman	....	photo double
Rebecca Knowlton	....	controller
Jeff Kranzdorf	....	production attorney (as Jeffrey P. Kranzdorf)
Chris Lagdamen	....	production assistant
Tavis Larkham	....	assistant: Mr. Greif
Marlon Marcelle	....	production assistant
Marcy McKenzie	....	location assistant
Cristian Negoescu	....	production assistant
Corina Pana	....	script supervisor
Ruxandra Popescu	....	production accountant
Matthew R. Staley	....	photo double
Claudia Stanciu	....	production assistant
Boaz Tcherikover	....	production assistant
Oana Topliceanu	....	production coordinator
Vasilescu Valentin	....	horse master
Nils Widboom	....	location manager
Cindy Windham	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Castel Film Romania
• FWE Picture Company
• Tobebo Filmproduktions

Distributors

• THINKFilm (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Intergroove Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Point.360 - Westside  post-production facilities
• Trick Digital  titles
• Unicredit, HVB Media Group  film banking [de]
• V & J Translations  English subtitles for Romanian dialogue
• Virtualmix  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sex-related humor and some language

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Germany | USA | Romania

Language:

English | Romanian

Color:

Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Film Romania

Movie Connections:

References Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

Major disappointment

First of all I must say, I don't agree with the current rating (6.4) which is in my opinion a result of small number of voters. This movie, except few first minutes, is a giant mess. It looks like Monthy Python on speed. I can't believe Chevy Chase is acting in this one. Obviously, we have different perception of humor as well as the taste, but this movie could not be labeled as good comedy no matter what angle you're looking at it from. Long story short and without spoilers, the whole plot is stationed to a house, and all 'humourous' situations are caused by visit of two detectives, that came to visit without warrant and could be sent away in a heartbeat by any conscious adult. I am a huge fan of comedy and also of the movies with Chevy Chase, but I was very disappointed. This movie had just a few comic situations and dialogs, not enough for calling it funny movie. I certainly wouldn't recommend this to anyone who looks for an entertaining movie.