A Million to Juan (1994)

Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls up and he is handed a check for ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Rodriguez

Writers:

Robert Grasmere, Francisca Matos

Stars:

Paul Rodriguez, Tony Plana, Bert Rosario

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Rodriguez	...	Juan Lopez
Tony Plana	...	Jorge
Bert Rosario	...	Alvaro
Polly Draper	...	Olivia Smith
Jonathan Hernandez	...	Alejandro Lopez
Larry Linville	...	Richard Dickerson
Victor Rivers	...	Hector Delgado
Maria Rangel	...	Anita
Leslie Danon	...	Patricia
Evelina Fernández	...	Mrs. Gonzales
Gerardo Mejía	...	Flaco (as Gerardo)
David Rasche	...	Jeff
Edward James Olmos	...	The Angel
Pepe Serna	...	Mr. Ortiz
Liz Torres	...	Mrs. Delgado

Storyline

Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls up and he is handed a check for $1,000,000 with instructions that he is to give the check back in 30 days. Initially he uses the check to convince people to extend credit to him. In the meantime he also attracts a woman who is in a dead end relationship with a bossy businessman. At the end of the 30 days, he finds his life in turmoil, the things he got on credit is repossessed, and he is being evicted from his dwelling and being sent back to Mexico.

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | restaurant | money | community | apartment | 

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Taglines:

The odds are in his favor.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some very mild language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Million to One

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,221,832

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crystal Sky Worldwide, Prism Entertainment Corporation, Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Very few people know that this movie (along with the 1957 version and the 1946 version) are loosely based upon a short story by Mark Twain called "The Million Pound Bank Note", published in 1893. The story line in the book, and the three movie versions, basically only share the theme of the "bank note" or "check" that cannot be cashed or spent.

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Quotes

Juan Lopez: All the American citizens I know are illegal.

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Connections

Remake of Man with a Million (1954)

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Soundtracks

EL GUAPO SANGRON
Performed by Carla DeLeon
Written by j.Flores

User Reviews

An underrated film

Paul Rodriguez is easily one of my favorite comics, which really makes this film kind of a departure from his usual antics. I mean, it was slow and serious? What was up with that? Anyway, I felt the story had a very compelling arc to it, considering he had to give up the money after just a month. While the story is really improbable, it does demonstrate a rather idealist mentality, saying all of our dreams will come true as long as we play by the rules. A strange film to say the least.