Starring: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, Jerry Orbach Directed By: Walter Hill Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Universal Studios Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 21, 2002 Running Time: 102 minutes Theatrical Release Date: May 22, 1985
Description: Richard Pryor is Montgomery Brewster, a minor league baseball pitcher who discovers he has to blow $30 million on 30 days as a condition to inherit a much greater fortune. Here's the catch: He will forfeit everything if he reveals to a soul the real reason he seems to be throwing away all that cash. With the help of his pal Spike (John Candy), they set off on a frantic spending spree the likes of which would bring any self-respecting accountant to his knees.
Amazon.com: He's had some good performances in supporting parts, but Richard Pryor never starred in a film that captured his comic brilliance the way his concert films did--proving that magic isn't something you can bottle. This 1985 film is no exception, even though it was directed by Walter Hill three years after he turned Eddie Murphy into a movie star with 48 HRS. The seventh film reworking of a warhorse stage play, this movie stars Pryor and John Candy as a pair of minor-league baseball players whose best days are behind them. Then Pryor is informed that he's just inherited a fortune--$300 million. But it comes with a condition: he must spend $30 million in one month, with a number of rules about how much he can spend at one time and how many of any one thing he can buy. Both Pryor and Candy were at the top of their comedy game at this point in time but were utterly failed both by ham-handed direction and by a script that left them higher and drier than seems humanly possible, given the comic talents involved. --Marshall Fine
Great movie and great lesson BE sure to watch this if you hit the lottery. Better to let Richard Prior make the mistakes and not you. Funny entertaining. A lot of fun to watch.
THIS IS NOT BREWSTER'S MILLIONS!!!! Okay, this is a little embarrassing. But Limit Up is a film I co wrote and directed, and some knucklehead attached the wrong reviews to my film. My film is about a runner at the Chicago Board of Trade (Nancy Allen, Robocop) who sells her soul to the devil (Danitra Vance) to be a successful soybean trader. Her boss (Dean Stockwell) tries to thwart her, her boyfriend (Brad Hall) tries to help her, and his boss (Rance Howard) pitches in. Ray Charles plays God, a sax player who stands in front of the CBOT, and depending if you tip him or not, that's how well you're going to do that day. Its subplot is ending world hunger through manipulating soybean prices. That's it. It's funny (B+ from Ent. Weekly) and worth a shot.
Great Purchase This movie was in great condition, shipping was fast. I would definitely work with this seller again. I highly recommend them to all.
Eh! I've heard just about everything now. I know pop culture stinks when an endorsement for this movie is that "it would make a great reality show." What a review! I love Richard Pryor and John Candy. And the 80s was probably the first decade where I really sank my teeth into movies like never before. But this movie is no more than a vehicle for the 2 main stars, and not a great one at that. It's fun and it does have its moments, but it's predictable, for the most part, and silly to be sure. This was the point where Richard Pryor was being given mere fluff. For the groundbreaking comedian that he was, this movie is cannon fodder. It's full of archetypes (including the once funny Yakov Smirnoff as a cab driver), and uninspired ones at that, that go as far as their introduction. There simply isn't the gut busting laughs that any one who grew up with Richard Pryor has grown to expect. At best a few giggles. There are some warm moments that give the flick something to stand on. And the story in general is at the very least a fun rags to riches adventure, though with some not so inventive ways of spending money. While this may be a nice movie to see 2 one time beloved comedians, it's not their best body of work in which to do it with. That's not to say this movie isn't worth a watch. Frankly, it's typical 80s fluff, but that can be said about a lot of movies from the 80s, including some that I watch habitually out of nostalgia, taking me back to a time and place. But I would bet that a majority of those who like this movie also think that "The Cosby Show" of the 80s was actually a funny comedy (which it absolutely isn't). If you really like Richard Pryor, buy some of his more hilarious stand up stuff. Even the uneven "Stir Crazy" is funnier than this movie. If it's for nostalgia reasons, go for it. 2 Stars is generous, because 3 would put in a league of much more deserved movies.
Very Poor Quality This is a cheap copy of a video. Lots of intereference, poor quality. Even the cover looks cheap! Looks like a poorly designed ?illegal copy. Reported to Amazon and they sent another copy which was just as bad. Don't buy...it is a waste of money! Incidentally I love this movie but will not keep such poor quality!
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