Easy Money (1983)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

James Signorelli

Writers:

Rodney Dangerfield (writer) &
Michael Endler (writer) ...

Release Date:

19 August 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

I was happy being a big fat slob, but for $10 million...I'll give up everything!

Plot:

To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living, gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.

Plot Keywords:

Inheritance | Gambling | Mother In Law | Suburbia | Sexual Dysfunction

Cast

Rodney Dangerfield	...	Monty Capuletti
Joe Pesci	...	Nicky Cerone
Geraldine Fitzgerald	...	Mrs. Monahan
Candice Azzara	...	Rose Capuletti (as Candy Azzara)
Val Avery	...	Louie the Bartender
Tom Noonan	...	Paddy
Taylor Negron	...	Julio
Lili Haydn	...	Belinda Capuletti
Jeffrey Jones	...	Clive Barlow
Tom Ewell	...	Scrappleton
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Allison Capuletti
Jeff Altman	...	Bill Jones (as Jeffrey Altman)
David Vasquez	...	Hector
Kimberly McArthur	...	Ginger Jones
Frank Simpson	...	Father McIntyre

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Abraham & Straus Department Store, 422 Fulton St., Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Easy Money Associates

Trivia:

During the scene where Rodney Dangerfield is watching TV and flipping channels, you can hear "All we need is one pin, Rodney!" which is from a Miller Lite beer commercial starring Rodney Dangerfield.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the hospital scene, when Julio and his wife are on Dangerfield's side, Julio asks "now, can I call you dad?," the position of the wife's arm and Julio change between shots.

Quotes:

Monty: [about his Mother-In-Law] She says I drink too much, I smoke too much, I gamble. I mean she's right, but what can I do? I got no... what's the word...
Nicky: Class.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Legends: Rodney Dangerfield (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Happy Birthday to You

Classic.

I loved this movie, everything about it works. From the great opening to the hilarious final gag, this film was entertaining. Rodney Dangerfield plays a slob/children's photographer who's set to inherit some money from his mother-in-law who hates him, given that he weighs 175 pounds and cuts back on the things he loves (but she hates) by the end of a year. These things mainly include drinking too much, smoking too much, eating too much, and being plain out vulgar. Of course, this is the setting for one of funniest comedies I've ever seen. And this movie has one of the best theme songs ever written for a comedy I've ever heard. Go out and buy this tonight.