Twenty Bucks (1993)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 2
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 0
liked it
Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 2,207
My Rating
Movie Info
This fascinating chronicle of the life and times of a twenty dollar bill was originally written by Endre Boehm in 1935 and languished forgotten on the shelf until his son Leslie resurrected it after his father's death, and updated the script. (Both received screenwriter credit for the released version). The scrap of currency's journey begins after it is spit out of a downtown Minneapolis ATM machine into the hands of a busy young mother. It's a windy day, and the crisp bill is blown out of her
Jan 1, 1993 Wide
Jul 5, 2005
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Watch It Now
Cast
-
Linda Hunt
Angeline -
David Rasche
Baker -
George Morfogen
Jack Holiday -
Concetta Tomei
Sam's Mother -
Sam Jenkins
Anna Holiday -
Christopher Lloyd
Jimmy -
Elisabeth Shue
Emily Adams -
Brendan Fraser
Sam Mastrewski -
Gladys Knight
Mrs. McCormac -
Melora Walters
The Stripper/Funeral Di... -
William H. Macy
Property Clerk -
Diane Baker
Ruth Adams -
Matt Frewer
Receding Bingo Winner -
Spalding Gray
Priest -
Nina Siemaszko
Bank Teller -
Bubba Baker
Buddha -
Ned Bellamy
Bowling Alley Entrprene... -
Edward Blatchford
Ex-Hippie -
Steve Buscemi
Frank -
David Fresco
Uncle Stash -
Kevin Kilner
Gary Adams -
Vanessa Marquez
Melanie -
Peggy Miley
Aunt Zoha -
Rosemary Murphy
Aunt Dotty -
Alan North
Bruce Adams -
Jeremy Piven
Nervous Quick-Mart Cler... -
Valente Rodriguez
Liquor Store Clerk -
Adam Ryen
Patrick's Friend -
-
-
-
David Schwimmer
Neil Campbell
ADVERTISEMENT
All Critics (11) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (2) | DVD (3)
An actors' showcase without any of the negative connotations of showiness that that phrase might conjure up.
Audience Reviews for Twenty Bucks
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
Discussion Forum
There are no discussion threads for Twenty Bucks yet.
What's Hot On RT
The Last Stand, Side Effects
Trailer for new Coen Bros movie
Fast & Furious cars gallery
Blockbusters ranked!
Featured on RT
- Comic Book Movies You Can Watch Online 1
- In Pictures: The Cars of Fast & Furious 0
- Digital Multiplex: Warm Bodies and Aftershock 6
- Discover the Best-Reviewed Films in Summer Movie Scorecard 2013 0
- RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: The Last Stand and Side Effects 17
- Box Office Guru Wrapup: Star Trek Softer Than Expected at #1 87
- Weekly Ketchup: Will Smith to Star in Wild Bunch Remake? 39
Top Headlines
-
Vin Diesel Says Fast & Furious 7 Will Take Place in L.A.
0
-
10 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the Hangover Movies
1
-
Zack Snyder, Christopher Nolan, and David S. Goyer Talk Man of Steel
0
-
New Transporter Trilogy in the Works
0
-
Richard Linklater Plans "Spiritual Sequel" to Dazed and Confused
0
-
King of Kong Filmmaker Seeks Funding for Lost Limb Documentary
0
-
Which Film Franchise Has Been the Best for Female Characters?
6
Fresh Links
Featured
Star Trek Movies Ranked
HitFix offers their own take on the worst-to-best of the Enterprise crew's cinematic adventures.
Top 10 Star Trek Villains
Rolling Stone unveils the Enterprise's most irksome adversaries.
Celebrity Yearkbook Flashback
We'll bet you never realized how many stars were cheerleaders and high school athletes!
50 Most Classic Movie Moms
In celebration of Mother's Day, TimeOut offers up 50 iconic matriarchs from the big screen.
Weirdest Movie Siblings
From Twins to The Royal Tenenbaums, Moviefone explores cinema's oddest siblings.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
What we get here is a glimpse into the surprising life and times of a twenty dollar bill and the people that directly and indirectly come into contact with it. It's not a truly unique idea in general, but the use of such a ubiquitous object is. Having it solely focus on the bill would be boring, so what we really get presented with is a look at the lives of the people the bill comes in and out of contact with. They come from all walks of life and economic social classes, so, in effect, this is a clever little film that shows almost the full make up of the denizens of an anonymous American city.
Some of the many types of people that get followed include a lottery obsessed homeless woman, an aspiring writer working as a waitress, a veteran thief trying to train an unpredictable new partner, and a groom to be whose not too sure about his father-in-law to be.
The characters are made up of an impressive ensemble cast that includes names like Linda Hunt, Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi, Elisabeth Shue, Brendan Fraser, among several others. They all do a pretty decent job, but my favorites are the first three people I mentioned. The film is presented as interwoven vignettes, and, while they're not uniformly great quality-wise, none of them are really terrible.
All in all this is a really fun and enjoyable film that's sadly underrated. Do yourself a favor and look it up.