Brewster's Millions

"You don't have to be crazy to blow 30 million dollars in 30 days. But it helps."

1985 1h 37m EN

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6.5

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★6.6TMDB · 705🥫39%Rotten Tomatoes●37Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 45,957

Comedy

Synopsis

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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!

“You don't have to be crazy to blow 30 million dollars in 30 days. But it helps.”

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Cast

Richard Pryor
Montgomery Brewster
John Candy
Spike Nolan
Lonette McKee
Angela Drake
Stephen Collins
Warren Cox
Jerry Orbach
Charley Pegler
Pat Hingle
Edward Roundfield
Tovah Feldshuh
Marilyn
Hume Cronyn
Rupert Horn

Credits

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Director: Walter Hill
Writers: Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Walter Hill, shot by Ric Waite. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ry Cooder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Ripps shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Richard Pryor and John Candy and Lonette McKee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You don't have to be crazy to blow 30 million dollars in 30 days. But it helps.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Walter Hill directs. Ric Waite behind the camera. Ry Cooder scores. Michael Ripps cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Walter Hill, shot by Ric Waite. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ry Cooder. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Michael Ripps shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Richard Pryor and John Candy and Lonette McKee carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "You don't have to be crazy to blow 30 million dollars in 30 days. But it helps.".
7IMDB entry: tt0088850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "new jersey", "based on novel or book", "photographer", "baseball".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ric Waite
Original score: Ry Cooder
Editing: Michael Ripps
Production design: John Vallone
Costume design: Marilyn Vance
Makeup / hair: Dagmar Loesch
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $45,833,132
Return: 229% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Brewster's Millions (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes: 39% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 37/100
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 45,957 votes
MPAA: PG

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JPV8522020-01-04
★ 9/10
Incredibly fun, and funny, film from the great Richard Pryor who has never been better. Got a good laugh throughout the whole movie and even though the third act wasn't exactly a surprise, still found this to be a great vehicle for Pryor as well as for Walter Hill's direction. 4.25/5

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