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Life Stinks

Life Stinks

From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool.

19915.71h 32m

Overview

Affluent and arrogant businessman Goddard Bolt, feuding with rival Vance Crasswell over a land deal, makes a bet with Crasswell that he has the wits and street smarts to live penniless and anonymous on the rough streets of Los Angeles for thirty days. But Bolt has a rude awakening when the reality of homelessness hits him. Still, he finds a silver lining in a burgeoning romance with Molly, a former Broadway dancer who has fallen on hard times.

Directed by Mel Brooks
Written by Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, Steve Haberman
Produced by Mel Brooks
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $4.1M

Top Cast

Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Goddard Bolt

Lesley Ann Warren

Lesley Ann Warren

Molly

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Vance Crasswell

Stuart Pankin

Stuart Pankin

Pritchard

Michael Ensign

Michael Ensign

Knowles

Howard Morris

Howard Morris

Sailor

Matthew Faison

Matthew Faison

Stevens

Rudy De Luca

Rudy De Luca

J. Paul Getty

Teddy Wilson

Teddy Wilson

Fumes

Stanley Brock

Stanley Brock

Store Owner

Themes & Keywords

satireparodyteacherwealthwagerlos angeles, californiaclass prejudicehomelessprivileged lifewealth differenceshomeless womancomedy

About Life Stinks

Life Stinks is a comedy film released in 1991 exploring themes of satire, parody, teacher, wealth, wager, los angeles, california. Directed by Mel Brooks, it stars Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor. Affluent and arrogant businessman Goddard Bolt, feuding with rival Vance Crasswell over a land deal, makes a bet with Crasswell that he has the wits and street smarts to live penniless and anonymous on the rough streets of Los Angeles for thirty days. But Bolt has a rude awakening when the reality of homelessness hits him. Still, he finds a silver lining in a burgeoning romance with Molly, a former Broadway dancer who has fallen on hard times.

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