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MONEY
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Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills
"See what happens when a dirty bum meets the filthy rich."
1986 1h 43m EN
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5.9
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★5.9TMDB · 291
Comedy
Synopsis
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Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.
“See what happens when a dirty bum meets the filthy rich.”
Cast
Nick Nolte
Jerry Baskin
Bette Midler
Barbara Whiteman
Richard Dreyfuss
Dave Whiteman
Little Richard
Orvis Goodnight
Tracy Nelson
Jenny Whiteman
Elizabeth Peña
Carmen
Evan Richards
Max Whiteman
Donald F. Muhich
Dr. Von Zimmer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paul Mazursky
- Writers
- Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos
- Languages
- Mandarin, English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Paul Mazursky, shot by Donald McAlpine. 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 Andy Summers. 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 Richard Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nick Nolte and Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "See what happens when a dirty bum meets the filthy rich.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paul Mazursky directs. Donald McAlpine behind the camera. Andy Summers scores. Richard Halsey cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Made its money back 4.4× over at the box office.
- 240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, English, Spanish.
- 4Directed by Paul Mazursky, shot by Donald McAlpine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Andy Summers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Richard Halsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Nick Nolte and Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "See what happens when a dirty bum meets the filthy rich.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0090966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 11 themes, including "homeless person", "dysfunctional family", "swimming pool", "remake".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Donald McAlpine
- Original score
- Andy Summers
- Editing
- Richard Halsey
- Production design
- Pato Guzman
- Costume design
- Albert Wolsky
- Makeup / hair
- Renate Leuschner
- Sound
- David Dockendorf
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Box office
- $62,134,225
- Return
- 444% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Paul Mazursky
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Production companies
Who made it
Touchstone Pictures
US
- SI
Silver Screen Partners II
US
Key crew
- ProducerPaul Mazursky
- EditorRichard Halsey
- CastingEllen Chenoweth
- Costume DesignAlbert Wolsky
- Associate ProducerGeoffrey Taylor
- Production DesignPato Guzman
- Co-ProducerPato Guzman
- Production ManagerJohn C. Broderick
- First Assistant DirectorPeter Bogart
- Second Assistant DirectorEric Jewett
- Second Assistant DirectorJodi Ehrlich
- Art DirectionTodd Hallowell
- Set DecorationJane Bogart
- Camera OperatorJamie Anderson
- Script SupervisorLillian O. MacNeill
- Production AccountantVince Heileson
- Supervising Sound EditorWilliam L. Stevenson
- Sound EditorCarl Mahakian
- Music EditorRobert Randles
- Music EditorEmilie Robertson
- Unit PublicistNancy Willen
- Still PhotographerElliott Marks
- HairstylistRenate Leuschner
- Makeup ArtistBob Mills
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- homeless person
- dysfunctional family
- swimming pool
- remake
- wealth
- los angeles, california
- dog
- family
- extramarital affair
- beverly hills
- hobo
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1986-01-31R
