A minor league baseball player has to spend thirty million dollars in thirty days, in order to inherit three hundred million dollars. However, he's not allowed to tell anyone about the deal.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Pryor | ... | Montgomery Brewster | |
| John Candy | ... | Spike Nolan | |
| Lonette McKee | ... | Angela Drake | |
| Stephen Collins | ... | Warren Cox | |
| Jerry Orbach | ... | Charley Pegler | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Edward Roundfield | |
| Tovah Feldshuh | ... | Marilyn | |
| Hume Cronyn | ... | Rupert Horn | |
| Joe Grifasi | ... | J.B. Donaldo | |
| Peter Jason | ... | Chuck Fleming | |
| David White | ... | George Granville | |
| Jerome Dempsey | ... | Norris Baxter | |
| David Wohl | ... | Eugene Provost | |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | ... | Melvin | |
| Milt Kogan | ... | Heller | |
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Brewster is a minor league baseball player. Unknown to him, he had a (recently deceased) rich relative. In order to test if Brewster knows the value of money, he is given the task of disposing of $30m in 30 days. Brewster isn't allowed to have any assets to show for the $30m or waste the money in any way. If successful, Brewster gets to inherit $300m. The biggest problem of all however, is that Brewster can't tell anyone what he's doing, so everyone thinks he's crazy. Add to this the fact that if he fails, two scheming trustees will get their hands on the money, Brewster's task is not an easy one. Written by Rob Hartill
Plot Keywords:
minor league baseball | baseball player | spending money | wasting money | inheritance challenge |Taglines:
You don't have to be crazy to blow 30 million dollars in 30 days. But it helps. See more »Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
22 May 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Lluvia de dólares See more »Filming Locations:
L'Orangerie - 903 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$38,800,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$45,833,132Company Credits
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Monty Brewster: Hi. I thought I'd find you here. Listen, since Warren's not around, I... thought maybe I can escort you to the party.
Angela Drake: Monty, I'm real sorry about you retiring from baseball. I know how much it meant to you.
Monty Brewster: That's all right. I mean, it happens to everyone sooner or later. It's the ...
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Words & Music by Huey Lewis and Ry Cooder
Performed by Patti LaBelle
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
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Walter Hill was not known for his comedies, but he ended up getting the job based on the success of his direction of Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs. (1982). See more »Goofs
The stamp dealer who sells Monty the rare "Inverted Jenny" stamp claims that "of the one hundred of these stamps originally printed, this is the only known copy in existence." In fact at least 90 specimens of the "Inverted Jenny" are known to survive in the hands of collectors. See more »Quotes
[On night 29, Angela Drake is calculating all the expenses and finds that Monty had spent the remaining $38,000 on the big party in the Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom; Brewster walks into the room to see the inevitable]Monty Brewster: Hi. I thought I'd find you here. Listen, since Warren's not around, I... thought maybe I can escort you to the party.
Angela Drake: Monty, I'm real sorry about you retiring from baseball. I know how much it meant to you.
Monty Brewster: That's all right. I mean, it happens to everyone sooner or later. It's the ...
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In the Nick of TimeWords & Music by Huey Lewis and Ry Cooder
Performed by Patti LaBelle
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
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You'd think the premise would be ripe for comedic pickin' but it's mostly just Brewster exuding stress and hiring people for absurd salaries, and the jokes thrown in on top of that are next to none (Candy's disappointingly underutilized). Had the potential to say something thoughtful about money, but didn't bother with that either, instead putting energy towards developing a lifeless romance. Pryor has a certain charismatic energy as the lead but it's not enough to make an engaging comedy.