Money for Nothing

19931993
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1h 40m

John Cusack in Money for Nothing (1993)

An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.

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Comedy Crime Drama

An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.

Director
- Ramón Menéndez
Writers
- Mark Bowden(article The Joey Coyle Story)
- Ramón Menéndez(screenplay)
- Tom Musca(screenplay)
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John Cusack and Debi Mazar in Money for Nothing (1993)

John Cusack in Money for Nothing (1993)

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John Cusack and Michael Rapaport in Money for Nothing (1993)

John Cusack in Money for Nothing (1993)

John Cusack and Michael Madsen in Money for Nothing (1993)

John Cusack and James Gandolfini in Money for Nothing (1993)

Debi Mazar in Money for Nothing (1993)

John Cusack and Debi Mazar in Money for Nothing (1993)

John Cusack and Ramón Menéndez in Money for Nothing (1993)

Michael Madsen and Benicio Del Toro in Money for Nothing (1993)

John Cusack and Ramón Menéndez in Money for Nothing (1993)

Director
- Ramón Menéndez
Writers
- Mark Bowden(article The Joey Coyle Story)
- Ramón Menéndez(screenplay)
- Tom Musca(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Switching Channels

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Switching Channels

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. —James Meek <james@oz.net>

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Taglines
- There were a million reasons to give the money back. But Joey Coyle couldn't think of one.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality
Parents guide

Trivia
Joey Coyle uses the alias Frankie Santos. In real life, a friend named Frank Santos took him to the airport to flee. (There was no Monica in real life.)

Goofs
Joey Coyle found the 1.2 million dollars in 1981. There is a scene where the Philadelphia Flyers are on TV and you can see player Rod Brind Amour who didn't join the Flyers until 1991. The year Joey found the money Rod Brind Amour was only eleven years old.

Quotes
Vincente Goldoni: [holding up a $100 bill] In terms of empathy, in the sense of putting oneself inside the skin of another person, I admire that man. He was an inventor, he had imagination. He was a bit of a fatso, but he was sexually active. And of all of the Founding Fathers whose faces appear on hard currency, he's the only one cracking a smile. Ben Franklin.
Joey Coyle: Why is Ben smiling?
Vincente Goldoni: He was smart enough not to be President.

Connections
Referenced in Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Soundtracks
Busted
Written by Harlan Howard
Performed by Phil Perry

Top review

under-rated

This movie is based on the true story of Joey Coyle who found some money lost by a bank and tried to keep it. It is very realistic and the cast includes lots of familiar names like John Cussak, Philip Seymore Hoffman, Benicio Del Toro and Michael Madson, all giving convincing performance. For me it should be rated about 7.2.

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Release date
- September 10, 1993 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- The Joey Coyle Story
Filming locations
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies
- Permut Presentations
- Hollywood Pictures
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Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $1,039,824
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $491,206
- Sep 12, 1993
Gross worldwide
- $1,039,824

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Runtime
1 hour 40 minutes
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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