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Brewster's Millions (1985)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:8

Rotten:12

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Director Walter Hill tries his hand at this adaptation of the oft-filmed novel by George Barr McCutcheon. Richard Pryor stars as Brewster, a penniless, struggling pitcher for a minor league... Director Walter Hill tries his hand at this adaptation of the oft-filmed novel by George Barr McCutcheon. Richard Pryor stars as Brewster, a penniless, struggling pitcher for a minor league baseball team. His luck changes when he is informed that a wealthy uncle has died, leaving him a vast fortune under one condition: in order to inherit the full amount, he must first spend 30 million dollars in thirty days. The caveat: he may not give it away, spend it frivolously, or tell anyone about the arrangement and at the end of the thirty days, no tangible assets may remain. Richard Pryor and John Candy both turn in excellent comic performances as two bush league baseball players thrust into the world of the wealthy, helping make BREWSTER'S MILLIONS a winner. [More]

Starring: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins

Starring: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, Hume Cronyn

Director: Walter Hill

Director: Walter Hill

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Apr 14, 1998

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07/07/05
Brian Juergens
Brian Juergens
Freeze Dried Movies

Just don't look for any messages of financial responsibility.

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05/10/02
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Great to see Walter Hill shifting genres. Pryor is a standout.

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09/19/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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09/10/02
Janet Branagan
Janet Branagan
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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08/02/03
John Esther
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly

Classic Richard Pryor

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12/17/02
Kevin Fiddler
Kevin Fiddler
Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)

Compared to Which Way Is Up?, Brewster's is a work of art. Even on it's own merits, Brewster's is above average.

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07/12/02
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit

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02/02/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

A film of unrealized potential.

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05/30/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

Pryor appears to self-delete expletives in Brewster's Millions by making a litany of far more offensive Stepin Fetchit facial expressions.

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05/04/02
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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07/15/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Lame recycled flick that wants to be “Arthur” and “Trading Places” but isn’t.

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08/21/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Hardly the finest version of this old yarn

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12/30/03
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

A flat, gutless remake.

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03/18/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

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08/14/02
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

One version too many of the classic comedy.

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01/29/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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10/07/05
Michael Szymanski
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11/01/02
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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07/30/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide

A simplistic remake of an oft-told tale. Pryor does PG like porn stars do Shakespeare.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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