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Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

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

19856.61h 37m

Overview

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!

Directed by Walter Hill
Written by Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, George Barr McCutcheon
Produced by Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $45.8M

Top Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Montgomery Brewster

John Candy

John Candy

Spike Nolan

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee

Angela Drake

Stephen Collins

Stephen Collins

Warren Cox

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Charley Pegler

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Edward Roundfield

Tovah Feldshuh

Tovah Feldshuh

Marilyn

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Rupert Horn

Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

J.B. Donaldo

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

Chuck Fleming

Themes & Keywords

new jerseybased on novel or bookphotographerbaseballdollarremakelawyermillionairemanhattan, new york cityinheritance challengeextravaganceinterior decoratorspending moneyaccounting fraudmayoral campaign

About Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions is a comedy film released in 1985 exploring themes of new jersey, based on novel or book, photographer, baseball, dollar, remake. Directed by Walter Hill, it stars Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee. 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!

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