Other People's Money (1991)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

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 | Money | Satire | Capitalism | Based On Play

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)
Ric Kidney	...	Richardson
Wallace G. Lane Jr.	...	Woody
Steve White	...	Richard
Brian Evers	...	Elton
Max Robinson	...	Ed
Al Cerullo	...	Helicopter Pilot (as Al Cerullo Jr.)
Michael Laskin	...	Concierge
Barnet Brown	...	Kate's Neighbor (as Barney Brown)
Sandy Moore	...	Samuels
Paul Coyne	...	Security Guard
Dale Kasman	...	Receptionist
Kathleen Piche	...	Receptionist (as Kathleen Piché)
Peter Brocco	...	Garfield's Office Valet
Nancy Omi	...	Japanese Waitress
Mark Pinter	...	Bart
Mary Hedahl	...	TV Reporter
Leslie Devlin	...	FNN Reporter
William 'Skip' Church	...	Reporter #1
Cam MacCormack	...	Camerawoman (as Cam McCormack)
Glenn K. Pearson	...	Reporter #2
Patrick James Grosswendt	...	Factory Worker
Raul Kobrinsky	...	Proxy Moniter
Woodrow W. Asai	...	Japanese Businessman #1
Ken Kensei	...	Japanese Businessman #2
Shirô Oishi	...	Japanese Businessman #3
Philip Perlman	...	Garfield Supporter
Denise Lynne Roberts	...	Garfield Employee
Janet M. Smith	...	Lawyer
Kevin Christy Hayes	...	Lawyer
Richard Arlen Chapman	...	Lawyer
Dennis J. Malone	...	Lawyer
Kevin Lord	...	Account Executive
Marianne Lewis	...	Executive Scretary
Tessa Gaynor	...	Secretary
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John D. Bair	...	Factory worker (uncredited)
Jeffrey Corazzini	...	Golfer (uncredited)
Mary A. DeBriae	...	Factory Worker (uncredited)
Kathy Najimy	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Norman Jewison

Writing credits (WGA)
Jerry Sterner		(play)
Alvin Sargent		(screenplay)

Produced by
Kelley Baker	....	associate producer
Davina Belling	....	executive producer
Christopher Cook	....	associate producer
Sarah Miller Hayward	....	associate producer
Norman Jewison	....	producer
Ric Kidney	....	producer
Ellen Krass	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
Haskell Wexler

Film Editing by
Hubert C. de la Bouillerie
Lou Lombardo
Michael Pacek

Casting by
Howard Feuer

Production Design by
Philip Rosenberg

Art Direction by
Robert Guerra
Nathan Haas

Set Decoration by
Thomas L. Roysden

Costume Design by
Theoni V. Aldredge

Makeup Department
David Forrest	....	makeup artist
Larry Waggoner	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Joseph E. Foley	....	unit production manager
Helen Pollak	....	unit production manager
Steve Rose	....	unit manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie A. Bloom	....	second second assistant director
Ned Dowd	....	first assistant director
Marty P. Ewing	....	first assistant director
Cherylanne Martin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Elise Bennett	....	assistant art director
Elizabeth M. Burhop	....	art department research
Giovanni Casalenuovo	....	scenic artist
Glen Cooper	....	stand-by painter
Doug Crawford	....	carpenter
Chip Eccles	....	swing gang
Ray Fisher	....	set dresser
Trish Gallaher Glenn	....	property master (as Trisha B Gallaher)
Paul W. Gorfine	....	stand-by painter: Connecticut
Ronald C. Jacobs	....	lead man (as Ron Jacobs)
Beth Kuhn	....	assistant art director
Peter Lamppu	....	construction supervisor
Steven E. Lawler	....	construction supervisor
Basil Lombardo	....	stand-by painter
Joe Mendoza	....	swing gang
Richard Reseigne	....	construction coordinator
Siv Sandstrom	....	art department researcher
Jeffrey Whitman	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
David Appleby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ross Carter	....	assistant sound editor
Don Coufal	....	production sound
Alison Fisher	....	dialogue editor
Alan Geldart	....	sound effects editor
Michael Haight	....	dialogue editor
Thor Henrikson	....	sound effects editor
Gary Holland	....	production sound
Sharon Lackie	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Lisa Miller	....	assistant sound editor
Vanick Moradian	....	assistant sound editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael O'Farrell	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Wexler	....	sound mixer
Don White	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Danny Lester	....	assistant special effects
Thomas R. Ward	....	special effects coordinator (as Tom Ward)

Stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Colin J. Campbell	....	chief lighting technician
Edward A. Gutentag	....	second assistant camera
Simon Jayes	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Kevin Jewison	....	camera operator
Sarah Marsh	....	second assistant camera (as Sarah M. Marsh)
J. Michael McClary	....	camera operator: second unit
Carol McCullough	....	still photographer
Anastas N. Michos	....	camera operator
Bill Rustic	....	second grip
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	first assistant camera
Mike Schwake	....	dolly grip
Bruce W. Talamon	....	still photographer
William M. Weberg	....	grip
Bill Young	....	key grip

Casting Department
Aslihan Coker	....	casting associate
Raquel Osborne	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alice Daniels	....	wardrober
Jennifer Jewison	....	wardrober
Wallace G. Lane Jr.	....	assistant costume designer (as Wallace G. Lane)
Jim O'Daniel	....	wardrober

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
John Cameron	....	first assistant editor
Gina Lombardo	....	first assistant editor
Alex Olivares	....	second assistant editor
Dawn M. Stoliar	....	second assistant editor
Mic Fabus	....	editorial consultant (uncredited)

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
Tom Villano	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Francis Connolly Jr.	....	transportation co-captain
Michael D. Kuljis	....	transportation captain
Wayne Stone	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Brian Bonamico	....	technical advisor
George Bosley	....	location manager: Conneticut
Elizabeth Broden	....	assistant: Mr. Jewison
William M. Connor	....	production aide (as William Connor)
Michelle Cooney	....	craft service: Connecticut
Jane Estocin	....	assistant production accountant
Mary Fellows	....	production aide
John Fischer	....	production aide
Brenda Franklin	....	assistant: Mr. Jewison
Scott Giegler	....	supervisor: Video Image
David Hofflich	....	coordinator: Video Image
J. Patrick Kanehann	....	production aide
Cathy Konrad	....	assistant: Mr. Kidney
Luca Kouimelis	....	script supervisor
Greg Kozikowski	....	supervisor: Video Image
Paul LaZebnik	....	production aide
James Lennox	....	location scout
Charles M. Lum	....	location manager: New York
Wm. Barclay Malcolm	....	assistant: Mr. Devito
Michael Risoli	....	key set production aide
Stanley Saffold	....	craft service
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner	....	production accountant
Michael Singer	....	unit publicist
Sara Spring	....	production office coordinator
Susie Thompson	....	production aide
Tim Tyler	....	location assistant: New York
Joseph A. Unsinn	....	supervisor: Video Image
Margot Broden Wallace	....	production aide
John C. Wash	....	supervisor: Video Image
David Wellington	....	dcc trainee
Boyd Wilson	....	location manager (as Boyd H. Wilson)
Brooke Wilson	....	technical advisor
Todd Lewis	....	assistant: Mr. Jewison (uncredited)
Billy Smith	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Yorktown Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Yorin (2003) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

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 | Australia:M | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The factory shown in the shots from across the river WAS located in Georgetown, Connecticut (part of Wilton/Redding/Ridgefield CT), and was vacant for years after operating as a brass and wire plant for over 100 years and a local landmark. The skeleton of the plant is still standing and is in the process of being developed as a large commercial and residential development.

Quotes:

Lawrence Garfield: I take from the Rich, I give to the middle class... Well, the upper middle class.

Movie Connections:

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

not as bad as some say

This is an interesting movie which resists the easy temptation to paint Garfield as an avaricious vulture and Jorgenson as the saintly victim. It is even-handed in portraying both the cruelty that adaptation and changing times impose on people, and yet the necessity to do so. (Garfield: "I'm sure that the last buggy whip company in America made the best damn buggy whips in the world.") Jorgenson makes a moving and impassioned speech to the stockholders on the themes of caring and compassion, which completely wins the viewer over; no way do we feel that Garfield can respond, but he does, and very convincingly. One doesn't find this kind of ambiguity and even treatment very often; people like things black & white (e.g. Oliver Stone's "Wall Street"), which is perhaps why this film didn't make it big. I liked it. Danny DeVito is always worth watching, and Peck does a good job too. Unfortunately Penelope Ann Miller is not convincing in sultry mode.