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12 June 1987 (USA)
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There are millions hidden somewhere nearby, and these wild and crazy people will do almost anything to find it.
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A disparate group of travelers is eating in an isolated restaurant when a man drops dead of a heart attack...
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3 nominations
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It was sponsored by Gladbag. Need I say more?
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jamie Alcroft | ... | Bob | |
| Royce D. Applegate | ... | Tugger | |
| Penny Baker | ... | Charity | |
| Eddie Deezen | ... | Rollie | |
| Mack Dryden | ... | Fred | |
| Douglas Emerson | ... | Howie Briggs | |
| Tawny Fere | ... | Faith | |
| H.B. Haggerty | ... | Awful Abdul | |
| Rich Hall | ... | Slaughter Buzzárd | |
| LaGena Hart | ... | Hope | |
| Mona Lyden | ... | Barbara Briggs | |
| Pam Matteson | ... | Dottie | |
| Daniel McDonald | ... | Crush | |
| Gail Neely | ... | Officer Gretchen | |
| Rick Overton | ... | Stuart Briggs |
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Money Mania
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Veteran stuntman Dar Robinson was killed executing a motorcycle stunt for this movie. The film is dedicated to him (as was Lethal Weapon (1987), which he completed prior to shooting this).
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SPOILER: Clues that point towards the last $1 Millionmore
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***SPOILER WARNING***
Is it me? Or are you just asking for trouble when your movie is sponsored by a company that makes trash bags? Many movies use huge ad campaigns but I swear 'Million Dollar Mystery' is the only movie that I can think of that IS an ad campaign.
Commercials at the time featured Tom Bosely informing us that there was a million bucks stashed somewhere in the United States. Half the clues were in boxes of Gladbags, the other half were in this movie.
The movie is more or less beside the point. It is a dimwitted remake of Stanley Kramer's 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'. A dying man (played by Bosley) stumbles into a diner and just before he dies he informs the other cast members that he has hidden $4 million bucks and gives them clues on where to find it. Maybe I'm being greedy but don't you feel kind of gypped that they get 4 million bucks for their troubles and we only get one?
The funniest scene in Kramer's comedy is when Jimmy Durante kicks the bucket, literally. It's a classic gag that filmmakers of this movie wisely chose not to steal. If they did it would have taken time away from the other 25 plus sponsors who have product placements throughout the movie.
Once upon a time Walt Disney took a gamble at whether or not audiences would sit through a movie where the cartoon was the feature and made 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'. Producer Dino De Laurentis apparently took a gamble on whether or not audience would sit through a movie where the commercial was the feature and failed miserably. How many people do you know who have seen this movie?
Rating: * (of four)