Other People's Money (1991)

A corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a "mom and pop" company. The patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's daughter, who is a lawyer, to try and protect the ... See full summary »

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

Jerry Sterner (play), Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Stars:

Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny DeVito	...	Lawrence Garfield
Gregory Peck	...	Andrew Jorgenson
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Kate Sullivan
Piper Laurie	...	Bea Sullivan
Dean Jones	...	Bill Coles
R.D. Call	...	Arthur
Mo Gaffney	...	Harriet
Bette Henritze	...	Emma
Tom Aldredge	...	Ozzie
Leila Kenzle	...	Marcia
Cullen O. Johnson	...	Gus
William De Acutis	...	Pfeiffer
David Wells	...	Granger
Stephanie White	...	Angeli
Jeff Hayenga	...	Klein (as Jeffrey Hayenga)

Storyline

A corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a "mom and pop" company. The patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's daughter, who is a lawyer, to try and protect the company. The raider is enamoured of her, and enjoys the thrust and parry of legal manoeuvring as he tries to win her heart.

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | satire | speech | corporate raider | money | 

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Taglines:

Meet Larry the Liquidator. Arrogant. Greedy. Self-centered. Ruthless. You gotta love the guy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sex-related dialogue

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

18 October 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Riqueza ajena

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$25,682,090

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.,Yorktown Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of this movie is taken from a book written in 1914 by Louis Brandeis. In his book, Brandeis posited the fact that bankers and others who ran public companies were utilizing other people's money, and therefore owed those people fiduciary duties. In the late 1970s, a leasing company that proved to be one of the largest securities frauds to that point, used as its name "O.P.M.," standing for "other people's money. In this movie, the title embodies the same concerns about the fiduciary responsibilities of those who manage other people's money.

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Goofs

When the envelope of the results is first seen, it is being handed over to the woman as a pink envelope. When she is reading the results, the envelope is yellow.

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Quotes

Kate Sullivan: Someday, we'll smarten up, change some laws, and put you OUT OF BUSINESS.
Lawrence Garfield: You can change all the laws you want. You can't stop the game. I'll still be here. I adapt.

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Connections

Referenced in Mike & Mike: Episode dated 30 September 2016 (2016)

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Soundtracks

I'm in the Mood for Love
Written by Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields

User Reviews

Good things in small packages

Yes, it is somewhat hard to imaging Penelope Ann Miller even considering any type of relationship with Danny DeVito. And yes, they really do not explore the apparent rift between Peck's character and Miller's. These two caveats aside, this is a very enjoyable movie. So all tycoons don't look like Richard Gere. This is a tour de force for DeVito. He gets past his diminutive stature and actually becomes Larry the Liquidator.

I was not saddled with having seen (or even heard of) the play. Theater is irrelevant anyway, except as a training ground for movie actors. I took this picture on its own merits, and frankly, I was skeptical that DeVito could do a corporate raider. But he plays it just right and then has you believing that this dwarf from the Bronx really made good. Dean Jones is convincing as the corporate soldier trying to find a soft place to land. Peck is excellent, as always.

Two thumbs up!