Summary
Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 38Audiences 63GoodWatch 51
Box office
2.3×its budget
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $46 M
Worldwide it earned $26 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10097Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 55 more
Released
1985
May 22, 1985
41 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism71 people
Richard PryorMontgomery Brewster
John CandySpike Nolan
Lonette McKeeAngela Drake
Stephen CollinsWarren Cox
Jerry OrbachCharley Pegler
Pat HingleEdward Roundfield
Tovah FeldshuhMarilyn
Hume CronynRupert Horn
Joe GrifasiJ.B. Donaldo
Peter JasonChuck Fleming
David WhiteGeorge Granville- JDJerome DempseyNorris Baxter
David WohlEugene Provost
Ji-Tu CumbukaMelvin
Milt KoganHeller
Carmine CaridiSalvino
Yakov SmirnoffVladimir
Rick MoranisMorty King
Gloria CharlesAstrid
Yana NirvanaLouise
Grand L. BushRudy
Conrad JanisBusinessman in Car
Rosetta LeNoireJudge R. Woods
Joseph LeonStamp Store Proprietor
Directing · 1
- Walter Hill Director
Writing · 3
- Timothy Harris Screenplay
- Herschel Weingrod Screenplay
- George Barr McCutcheon Novel
Production · 6
- Gene Levy Executive Producer
- Joel Silver Producer
- Lawrence Gordon Producer
- Marcia Ross Casting
- Judith Holstra Casting
- Mae Woods Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Ric Waite Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Michael Ripps Editor
Sound · 1
- Ry Cooder Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- John Vallone Production Design
- William Hiney Art Direction
- Richard C. Goddard Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Marilyn Vance Costume Design
- Michael Germain Makeup Artist
- Tony Lloyd Makeup Artist
- Dagmar Loesch Hairstylist
- Julia L. Walker Hairstylist
Other crew · 1
- Allan Graf Stunts
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