A Fool and His Money (1989)

While watching TV, ex-adman Morris Codman receives a message from God. Advised by the Almighty to go into business for himself, Codman inaugurates his own religion, founded on a philosophy of selfishness.

Director:

Daniel Adams

Writers:

Daniel Adams (story), Daniel Adams (screenplay)

Stars:

Jonathan Penner, Gerald Orange, Sandra Bullock

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Penner	...	Morris Codman
Gerald Orange	...	Ian Clarity
Sandra Bullock	...	Debby Cosgrove
George Plimpton	...	God
Wendy Adams	...	Peggy
Chuck Pfeiffer	...	Brendan Collins (as Chuck Pfeifer)
Earl Hagan Jr.	...	Rev. Billy Bob McElroy
Michael Mandell	...	Joe French
Jaffe Cohen	...	Herman Whipple
Maggie Wagner	...	Sam
Marcia Amron	...	Mrs. Codman
William Hill	...	Lucas
Jerzy Kosinski	...	Beggar
Tama Janowitz	...	TV Host
José Torres	...	Jose Torres (as Jose Torres)

Storyline

While watching TV, ex-adman Morris Codman receives a message from God. Advised by the Almighty to go into business for himself, Codman inaugurates his own religion, founded on a philosophy of selfishness.

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Plot Keywords:

hare krishna | religion | cigarette smoking | depiction of god | title ends with period | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about lovers, destiny and a whole lot of money.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Fool and His Money

Filming Locations:

Edison, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blossom Pictures, Chronicle Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 81 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (NTSC Color) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Morris is talking to an employee in a meeting about starting up a cocktail hour there is only one pack of cigarettes in front of him when he is seen from the front. But in shots of him from behind, there are two packs.

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Quotes

Ian Clarity: Remember: The road to Utopia is paved with bad intentions!

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Soundtracks

On My Way (The Road Song)
Words and Music by 'Kip Martin (II)' and The Merles
Performed by 'Kip Martin (II)' and The Merles

User Reviews

Unbelievable Awful

I found the DVD on a shelf at a rental condo I was at. Had never heard of it, but Sandra Bullock was on the cover, it was late, so why not give it a go. What a terrible, terrible movie. Perhaps one of the worst ever made. If IMDb allowed a zero rating, this would be it. In fact, I'm tempted to raise my score on the other 5 movies I have rated a 1 on IMDb, just to show how bad this one was.

The writing was bad, the plot was non-existent, the acting was terrible, the camera-work looked like that of someone using a video camera for the first time. My wife and mother-in-law were smarter than me, they went and found something else to do. I kept watching, thinking something has to happen. And you know, NOTHING EVER HAPPENED in this movie.

Go watch a snail crawl across the sidewalk, go watch water dripping from a faucet, anything is better than watching this.