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Brewster's Millions

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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 baseball team. His luck changes when he is... 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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Emanuel Levy
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07/07/05
Brian Juergens
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Lame recycled flick that wants to be “Arthur” and “Trading Places” but isn’t.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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02/02/04
Rebecca Murray
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One version too many of the classic comedy.

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01/29/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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Hardly the finest version of this old yarn

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12/30/03
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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John Esther
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07/30/03
Ryan Cracknell
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A film of unrealized potential.

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05/30/03
Alex Sandell
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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A flat, gutless remake.

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03/18/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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Classic Richard Pryor

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12/17/02
Kevin Fiddler
Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)
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11/01/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Great to see Walter Hill shifting genres. Pryor is a standout.

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09/19/02
Clint Morris
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08/14/02
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)
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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
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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
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