Other People's Money (1991)

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers (WGA):

Jerry Sterner (play)
Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Meet Larry the Liquidator. Arrogant. Greedy. Self-centered. Ruthless. You gotta love the guy.

Plot:

A corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a "mom and pop" company. The patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's daughter...

Plot Keywords:

Corporate Raider | Violin | Satire | Factory | Money

Cast

Danny DeVito	...	Lawrence Garfield
Gregory Peck	...	Andrew Jorgenson
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Kate Sullivan
Piper Laurie	...	Bea Sullivan
Dean Jones	...	Bill Coles
R.D. Call	...	Arthur
Mo Gaffney	...	Harriet
Bette Henritze	...	Emma
Tom Aldredge	...	Ozzie
Leila Kenzle	...	Marcia
Cullen O. Johnson	...	Gus
William De Acutis	...	Pfeiffer
David Wells	...	Granger
Stephanie White	...	Angeli
Jeff Hayenga	...	Klein (as Jeffrey Hayenga)

Also Known As:

Riqueza ajena (USA: Spanish title) (video title)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Rhea Perlman's father (and Danny DeVito's father in law) who appeared as a supporting character on Cheers with his daughter, can be seen in at least two views of the audience at the shareholder meeting during Danny's speech to the stockholders.

Quotes:

Lawrence Garfield: I love money more than the things it can buy... but what I love more than money is other people's money.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Other People's Honey (1991) (V)

Good things in small packages

Yes, it is somewhat hard to imaging Penelope Ann Miller even considering any type of relationship with Danny DeVito. And yes, they really do not explore the apparent rift between Peck's character and Miller's. These two caveats aside, this is a very enjoyable movie. So all tycoons don't look like Richard Gere. This is a tour de force for DeVito. He gets past his diminutive stature and actually becomes Larry the Liquidator.

I was not saddled with having seen (or even heard of) the play. Theater is irrelevant anyway, except as a training ground for movie actors. I took this picture on its own merits, and frankly, I was skeptical that DeVito could do a corporate raider. But he plays it just right and then has you believing that this dwarf from the Bronx really made good. Dean Jones is convincing as the corporate soldier trying to find a soft place to land. Peck is excellent, as always.

Two thumbs up!