Easy Money (1983)

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 at the door, the wife is on one side then on the other side before the walk into the room.

Quotes:

Monty: [after putting a six tier wedding cake in the back of Nicky's van] It's not going to bounce around in there is it?
Nicky: No, I got it wedged against the toilet.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Easy Money

easily skip-able, but still good for some laughs

I am not a huge fan of this film, but I've got to admit that it will most likely make you laugh. It's extremely low-brow and has a lot of cheap laughs, but sometimes a movie like this is exactly what you might need. In other words, nothing deep or requiring your full attention--just a silly movie. To me, this movie is nearly as funny as Dangerfield's follow-up film, BACK TO SCHOOL and both are fun time-passers.

The plot, such as it is, is really just an excuse to watch Rodney tell a lot of dopey jokes and get in stupid situations. He is ably assisted by a pre-mafia days Joe Pesci--an amiable friend who tries to keep Rodney from losing the money left to him by his battleaxe mother-in-law in her will--provided he STOP drinking, gambling and lose weight. The end is particularly satisfying and it's a fun romp.