Twenty Bucks (1993)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Keva Rosenfeld

Writers (WGA):

Leslie Bohem (written by) and
Endre Bohem (written by)

Release Date:

22 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

This is the fascinating chronicle of the life and times of a twenty dollar bill.

Plot:

A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Twenty Dollar Bill | Convenience Store | Surrealism | Bum

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Linda Hunt	...	Angeline
David Rasche	...	Baker
George Morfogen	...	Jack Holiday
Sam Jenkins	...	Anna Holiday
Brendan Fraser	...	Sam Mastrewski
Bubba Baker	...	Buddha
Rosemary Murphy	...	Aunt Dotty
Concetta Tomei	...	Sam's Mother
Peggy Miley	...	Aunt Zoha
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Ghada Holiday
David Fresco	...	Uncle Stash
Noah Lee Margetts	...	Mark (as Noah Margetts)
Melora Walters	...	The Stripper / Funeral Director
Gladys Knight	...	Mrs. McCormac
William H.D. Marlett	...	Patrick (as Willie Marlett)
Amber Wilson	...	Peggy
Elisabeth Shue	...	Emily Adams
Steve Buscemi	...	Frank
Christopher Lloyd	...	Jimmy
Kamau Holloway	...	Bobby McCormac
Valente Rodriguez	...	Liquor Store Clerk
Larry Greenstein	...	Long-Haired Shoplifter #1
Skooter Fein	...	Long-Haired Shoplifter #2
Vanessa Marquez	...	Melanie
Kevin Kilner	...	Gary Adams
Jeremy Piven	...	Nervous Quick-Mart Clerk
William H. Macy	...	Property Clerk
David Schwimmer	...	Neil Campbell
Diane Baker	...	Ruth Adams
Alan North	...	Bruce Adams
Ave Maria Green	...	Grocery Store Cashier
Per Aabel	...	Rich Woman
Dorie Finn	...	Rich Woman's Double
Edward Blatchford	...	Ex-Hippie
Adam Ryen	...	Jason Duhaine
Matt Frewer	...	Receding Bingo Winner
Ned Bellamy	...	Bowling Alley Entrepreneur
Spalding Gray	...	Priest
John Paul Gamoke	...	Bingo Caller
Nancy Gormley	...	Relative at Wake
Nina Siemaszko	...	Bank Teller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sebastian Twardosz	...	Polish Reception Guest (uncredited)
Chloe Webb	...	Convenience Store Clerk (uncredited)
Jim Westcott	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by
Keva Rosenfeld

Writing credits (WGA)
Leslie Bohem		(written by) and
Endre Bohem		(written by)

Produced by
Jason Clark	....	line producer
Karen Murphy	....	producer

Original Music by
David Robbins

Cinematography by
Emmanuel Lubezki

Film Editing by
Michael Ruscio

Casting by
Sharon Bialy
Debi Manwiller
Richard Pagano

Production Design by
Joseph T. Garrity

Art Direction by
Rando Schmook

Set Decoration by
Linda Allen

Costume Design by
Susie DeSanto

Makeup Department
Kelcey Fry	....	hair styles supervisor
Kelcey Fry	....	makeup supervisor
Desne J. Holland	....	hair stylist
Desne J. Holland	....	makeup artist
Solina Tabrizi	....	hair stylist intern
Solina Tabrizi	....	makeup intern

Production Management
John S. Curran	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Martha M. Elcan	....	first assistant director
Jeff Shiffman	....	second assistant director

Art Department
John Baldo	....	additional art director
Tammy Banal	....	art intern
Jill Bedford	....	assistant property master
Geoffrey Bengston	....	art intern
Joselyn Bullock	....	scenic artist
John Coven	....	production illustrator
James Dean	....	art swing
Dawn R. Ferry	....	assistant art director
James E. Georgopoulos	....	construction coordinator
Joseph E. Harrington	....	art swing
Jennie Harris	....	on-set dresser
Kelly Hemenway	....	key scenic artist
Ken Kirchner	....	co-set decorator
Tomothy Leitch	....	art swing
Heather McElhatton	....	leadwoman
Mark Pallatt	....	art swing
Joseph Petricca	....	additional art director
Deborah Schildt	....	property master
Jeff Schoen	....	construction coordinator
David Ultan	....	key scenic artist
David Ultan	....	painter
Anne Van Leynseele	....	art department coordinator
Tom Waisanen	....	on-set dresser
Charlie Wildenauer	....	construction foreman
Laura Molina	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Douglas W. Randall	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Douglas Axtell	....	sound mixer
Dicken Berglund	....	dialogue editor
Dicken Berglund	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Bissinger	....	assistant sound effects editor
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jim Goodwin	....	sound
Tommy Goodwin	....	adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	sound supervisor
Randall Guth	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Harris	....	sound recordist
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Song Jones	....	sound transferer
Donny Miele	....	sound designer (as Donny Blank)
Charles Pollard	....	sound (as Charlie Pollard)
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Wolf Schmidt	....	sound editor
John L. Sims Jr.	....	additional sound mixer (as John Sims Jr.)
Brian Slack	....	ultra stereo consultant
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Gunnar Ted Walter	....	boom operator
Cory Williams	....	sound effects intern

Stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Scott Banac	....	second assistant camera
Laura Collins	....	camera loader
Christopher Devitt	....	grip
Joseph Dianda	....	key grip
Darren Drew	....	electrician
Scott Erlinder	....	additional photographer
Nathaniel Goodman	....	additional photographer
Patrick Hoeschen	....	electrician
Gregory Hunter	....	grip
Steve Irwin	....	video playback operator
Andre Martinez	....	first assistant camera
William J. McDevitt	....	grip
Jerry McNally	....	electrician
John Moore	....	best boy electric
William Nation	....	still photographer
Thomas O'Connor	....	grip
Mark O'Kane	....	Steadicam operator
Scott Patten	....	grip
Linda Perry	....	electrician
Alex Prieto	....	additional photographer
Mike Rivard	....	video playback operator
Ian Robichaud	....	electrician
Randall Sears	....	second assistant camera
Stephen Sharp	....	gaffer
Robert J. Studenny	....	dolly grip
Lynn Thorpe	....	best boy electric
Konstantin von Krusenstiern	....	second assistant camera
Jürg V. Walther	....	additional photographer
Jim Zabilla	....	assistant Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Lynn Blumenthal	....	casting: Minneapolis
Anne Mongan	....	casting associate
David Parada	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Collins	....	key costumer
Gail Just	....	wardrobe supervisor
Susanna Puisto	....	costumer
Susan Strubel	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Jerilyn Brown	....	editorial intern
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
William J. Caparella	....	second assistant film editor
Noreen Evans	....	first assistant film editor
K.C. Marsh	....	assistant post-production coordinator
Judd H. Maslansky	....	first assistant film editor
William Pine	....	color timer (as Bill Pine)
Alex Prieto	....	editorial intern
Peter James Reynolds	....	editorial intern
Aaron E. Stanford	....	second assistant film editor
Alex Windsor	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Christine Cholvin	....	music editor
Jeff Frickman	....	music mixer
Jeff Frickman	....	music recordist
Charles Pollard	....	additional music programmer (as Charlie Pollard)
David Robbins	....	music producer
Timothy R. Sexton	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Griff Ruggles	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Harriotte H. Aaron	....	script supervisor
Tammy Apana	....	production coordinator
John Axelrad	....	production assistant
Cyndee Baudhuin	....	assistant production coordinator
Jeffrey Bemiss	....	production assistant
Grace Charlton	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Seth Clark	....	production assistant
William Paul Clark	....	key production assistant
Kristen Collins	....	craft service
Craig Connelly	....	production assistant
Denise Dimler	....	production assistant
B. Kevin Duck	....	key production assistant
Bruce Friedman	....	production assistant
Jim Goodwin	....	jingles: radio spots
Tracy Greene	....	production assistant
Seth Hannula	....	production assistant
Ann Harper	....	assistant auditor
Timothy Jahnigen	....	production assistant
April A. Janow	....	production accountant
Robin Katz	....	production saint
Jennifer Krouse	....	assistant to director
Jennifer Krouse	....	assistant to producer
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville	....	assistant auditor
Pedro Mata	....	production assistant
Kevin McAndrews	....	production assistant
Marshall D. Moore	....	location manager: Los Angeles
James M. Morris	....	location manager: Los Angeles (as James Morris)
Padraic Mulloy	....	craft service
Eric Olsen	....	production assistant
Mark Pakulski	....	assistant location manager
Christina Patoski	....	location consultant
Eric A. Pot	....	production assistant
Krystoff Przykucki	....	craft service
Charlotte Purein	....	assistant location manager
Abby Ruben	....	location manager: Minneapolis
Kathleen Scovel	....	assistant production coordinator
Patrick Stapleton	....	production assistant
Jill Stevenson	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Big Tomorrow Productions
• CTHV

Distributors

• Europa Carat (Brazil) (VHS)
• Triton Pictures

Runtime:

91 min | Spain:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Big Tomorrow Productions

Trivia:

The script was originally written in 1935 by Endre Bohem, but sat on the shelf until 1990, when his son Leslie Bohem found it upon his father's death. He fell in love with the script and, after updating it for the 90's, sought to have it finally filmed.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Frank goes around the counter in the convenience store to open the cash register, we see from the side angle that it is already open.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater: Still More Girls with Big Guns" (1995)

Soundtrack:

For the Love of Money

One of the most creative scripts ever written!

If you ever decide to doubt the power that one incredible idea can do for a movie, you have desperately got to see this! Twenty Bucks is one of the most creative ideas ever made into a movie and will definitely earn a few laughs for the writing alone. While there is no one main character here, the story revolves around a twenty dollar bill. The movie opens as the money enters circulation, and ends when it is mangled and ready to be burned. The life of the money is the story of the movie, and it's just delightful! As it changes hands from one person to the next, it has a profound impact on some people, and no impact on others. At times, it appears that it is a good luck charm, and at others a curse sent from God. Steve Buscemi, Brendan Fraser, Gladys Knight, Elizabeth Shue, Christopher Lloyd, and William H. Macy all get their hands on the money, and there are several others as well.

Apparently, this screenplay was written several years ago by Andre Bohem and nothing was ever done with it. After quite a long period of time, Andre's son Leslie got ahold of the script and modernized it a bit, and the end result is magnificent! While there aren't any acting performances here that are going to melt your hearts, each star is really enjoyable to watch in one way or another. The casting director did a fantastic job of lining up so many recognizable faces, and I found it hilarious that the stripper at the bachelor party (Melora Walters), also played the funeral director near the end of the movie! I knew I had seen her face somewhere before and couldn't see it until I saw the credits. When I realized they were the same person, I busted out laughing, and yet was still able to see the incredible irony of the whole situation.

If you are watching this because you like one of the actors, then you very well could be disappointed by what you see. No one of the actors here has a tremendous amount of screen time, but all are quite good to watch. If you just want to see something different than the normal hollywood crap, then this is absolutely perfect!