Dangerfield/Pesci/Fitzgerald/L : Easy Money (1983)

  Starring Candice Azzara as Rose
  Starring Geraldine Fitzgerald as Mrs. Monahan
  Starring Joe Pesci as Nicky Cerone
  Starring Rodney Dangerfield as Monty
  Starring Taylor Negron as Julio

  with Alan Gordon as Critic at Fashion Show
  with Alfred dela Fuente as Old Man Singer at Armory
  with Angela Pietropinto as Party Mother
  with Arch Johnson as Vendor
  with B. Constance Barry as Browser
  with Bill Hindman as Butler on Yacht
  with David Vasquez as Hector
  with Dennis Blair as Fashion Critic/Old Dying Man
  with Erik van Valkenburg as Assistant to Clive
  with Frank Simpson as Fr. McIntyre
  with Harsh Nayyar as Dr. Vindaldo
  with James Cahill as Buyer
  with Jeff Altman as Bill
  with Jeff Gillen as Bettor
  with Jeffrey Jones as Clive
  with Jennifer Jason Leigh as Allison
  with Jessica James as Saleslady
  with Kimberly McArthur as Ginger Jones
  with Lawrence Leritz as Assistant to Tailor
  with Lili Haydn as Belinda Capoletti
  with Mary Pat Gleason as Party Mother
  with Milton Seaman as Boardroom Lawyer
  with Paul Herman as Bar Owner
  with Peter D'Arcy as Bartender at Wedding
  with Rafael Cruz as Man in Wedding Party
  with Sandra Beall as Maid of Honor
  with Sid Raymond as Bet Taker
  with Steve Szucs as Barfly
  with Tom Ewell as Scrappleton
  with Tom Noonan as Paddy
  with Val Avery as Louie, the Bartender
  with Wade Barnes as Boardroom Lawyer

Full title is: Easy Money

Original Release: 1983  DVD Released: 7/2000

Genre: Comedy

DVD Coded for Region: 1 - North America

Screen Formats: Pan and Scan, Wide Screen

Languages: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

Sound options: PCM Monaural, Dolby Digital 5.1

This DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1/1.33:1

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rated: R

Length: 95

Category: Features

The All Music Guide rating for this work on a 1-9 scale (9=best) is 4

Ideally tailored to the talents of Rodney Dangerfield , Easy Money casts Rapid Rodney as Monty Capoletti, the black sheep of a prominent family. Nothing can curb Monty's drinking, gluttony, gambling, smoking, or general carousing. Nothing, that is, except the possibility of inheriting millions from mother-in-law Mrs. Monahan ( Geraldine Fitzgerald ). For one whole year, Monty must toe the line and clean up his act. Can he do it? And will viewers laugh uproariously? The answer to the second question: Yes, they will! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Three years after Caddyshack showed that he could get laughs on the big screen, Rodney Dangerfield headlined his own feature, Easy Money . The dusty story line about a slob trying to earn millions by improving himself is ancient, but Dangerfield 's spin on it provides a fair number of laughs. From the opening scene involving a disastrous attempt by Dangerfield 's character to photograph a children's birthday party, the film revels in bad behavior. Joe Pesci provides adequate support as the best friend. He does not have much to do, but to be fair, it is not his movie. It's easy to lose interest in the film when anybody other than Dangerfield is onscreen, but there are very few of those moments. Easy Money is a pure example of a film that works better than it should thanks to the energy and persona of the star for whom the film was tailored. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide