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Easy Money [VHS]

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4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Hilarious Rodney Dangerfield film with a great plot & situations, classic lines, and Joe Pesci! Rodney plays Monty, a "family man" and baby photographer in Staten Island, NY whose mother-in-law has passed away. In her will she has left Monty millions of dollars if he can give up all vices (smoking,drinking,gambling,carousing, overeating)for one year. Rodney's not all that bad. He loves his family and most of all, loves children..hence his profession. How he handles children while he works is evident in the opening of the film which is very touching. The plot revolves around Monty trying give up his temptations and he is helped by his family in various ways and by his good friend Nicky (a hilarious Joe Pesci). In the meantime, Clive (Jeffrey Jones) an associate of Monty's mother-in-law is trying in every way to stop Monty from gaining that inheritance by underhandedly tempting him in various ways. Also, there is a subplot of his daughter,Allison (Jennifer Jason Leigh-FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH), upcoming marriage to Julio (Taylor Negron - THE LAST BOYSCOUT). Most ot the scenes are tailored for Dangerfield's one-liners and his misadventures with Pesci. Also, there is a hilarious segment where Monty develops a new fashion look called the "Regular Guy Look" based on bowling shirts and baggy polyester pants. There are a few tender moments showing that Dangerfield has a little depth beneath the patter and works well in the film. Overall, a very entertaining film with funny characters, decent and funny story , script and a great title song written and performed by Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer, Billy Joel from his "Innocent Man" album dedicated to the 60's soul sound. Note / Classic Line: Monty(Dangerfield) - "My Mother-In-Law...All those years I wouldn't kiss her on the face, and I end up kissing her ---!"

They cut out the Boxing match scene where the lovely Kimberly McArthur(the babe on the lawn) is re-exposed to Rodney when her top pops open in temptation! WHY DID THEY CUT THIS SCENE OUT OF THE VHS AND DVD RELEASES??? Otherwisw, it's a funny movie.

Forget everything after this, If you like Rodney Dangerfield this is the only movie you need to own it gets funnier evrytime you see it. Rodney and Joe Pesci are hilarious as the try to keep Rodney on the straight and narrow so he doesn't lose his inheritance. The Movie started the "Regular Guy Look" if you've seen this film you know what it is if you don't, check it out and you will be sporting that look. Excellent performances all around.

Years ago I was in stitches watching Rodney Dangerfield's performance in Caddyshack after that I hired Easy Money on vhs and that was just as good. So I bought it on dvd and was shocked to see that one of the best scenes of the film had been cut out. It's in the peak of his "rehabilitation" from drugs, booz, gambling and fast/fatty foods. He is at a boxing match and everyone around him including his mates are drinking, smoking and eating their hearts out and it gets to him so much he sees himself as one of the men in the boxing ring getting pounded on. It's quite a long scene and snippets of this footage are on the trailer on the dvd yet not in the film itself. It's a great scene and I don't know why they cut it out. 5 stars with the scene and 4 stars without it!

This a on of those films that is so much funnier than it should be! Rodney Dangerfield and Joe Pesci are great together in this blue collar comedy. I can't even begin to think of how many lines I've quoted from this movie. The 3 star rating is for the low rent DVD treatment. This film is one of my favorite comedies and really deserves an upgrade! Still a must own film for me!

Caddyshack not withstanding, I have always thought that "Easy Money" was Rodney Dangerfields funniest movie. Rodney plays Monty, a family man living in suburban New York.

He's a baby photographer who drinks, smokes, gambles, and eats too much. His best friend is Nicky, played hilariously by Joe Pesci. Monty's wife is the daughter of a wealthy shopping mall owner. When her mother dies in a tragic plane crash, Monty stands to inherit millions...But ONLY if he can give up smoking, drinking, gambling and lose weight for one year.

Prior to this is an outrageous night on the town the night before his daughters wedding. The next day at church, the hung over Monty has no water to take his asprin..until he spies the holy water and scoops a handful out!

After getting the news of his inheritance terms, Monty now has to struggle giving up his vices, while being constantly surrounded by temptations. Most of the temptations come via his scheming brother in law played by Jeffrey Jones who inherits the money if Monty fails.

Hilarious scenes where Monty and his friends go the the race track and Nicky attacks a jockey who threw a race...Later nicky and Monty drive all over town, drunk and trying to find a place to eat. They pull up to a place as they are just closing, with a sign saying "open 23 hours".

Later Nicky and Monty go to the mall that he will inherit and generally harass the prim and proper employees and customers. Very funny movie. Too bad there's nothing in the way of special features. Vastly underrated. One of the great comedies of the 1980's.

The only weak part of the film is the sub-plot of Monte's daughter played by Jennifer Jason Leigh's marriage and separation to Julio. That kind of bogged down the comedy at times.

This is a review for EASY MONEY (1981)directed by James Signorelli.
In order to inherit ten million from his mother-in-law's estate, free living Monty Capuletti must completely reform himself within one year. No more smoking, drinking, gambling and doing the other things that Monty thinks make life worthwhile. Along with the usual difficulties one faces in reforming oneself, Monty has to deal with his mother-in-law's family and their sneering attitude towards him and his lifestyle.

EASY MONEY is a pretty funny film although without Rodney Dangerfield & Joe Pesci it wouldn't be nearly half as amusing. A pretty decent modern comedy with a large portion of class and ethnic humor thrown in for good measure.

I think that EASY MONEY is worth seeing at least once or twice.
Four Stars.

This movie is hilarious! From the get-go, it had me rolling
around laughing! One of Rodney's best!

The movie also stars Joe Pesci as Nicky the Plumber.
(my first film I ever saw him in.)

Some great quotes include...

Nicky and Monte, at Monahans department store:

"How long do you intend to browse?"

"Hey, that lady over there, you didn't ask her how long she intends to browse.

How come you're asking us, how long we intend to browse?"

"You don't look like browsers."

"What do browsers look like?"

"Maybe I'm half-browser."

"On his father's side."

Nicky and Monte, upstairs, with the board of directors of
Monahans. Monte, has just been offered a top job, as
Fashion Consultant, and Nicky says:

"No no, take the job, take the job. The first thing we'll do
is fire that broad downstairs, who stopped us from browsing."

Nicky, explaining to Monte, how to get to New York Harbor
from Florida:

"You steam north up the Atlantic, west into the Hudson...
you come to the statue of that broad, you hang a left...."

Monte, in his basement with his poker buddies, after dinner with his family:

"So what did you tell her today."

"I said her perfume was driving me crazy. I said you'd think I married Rose to get to you...
My mother-in-law...For years I wouldn't kiss her face-I ended up kissing her ass!"


Hilarious! A must see!

Monty Capuletti (Rodney Dangerfield), a hard working but lovable man, is in a bit of a stitch. He stands to inherit 10 million dollars when his snobby mother-in-law (Geraldine Fitzgerald) goes down in a plane crash. The catch: he must curb all vices for one year, which include overeating, smoking, drinking, gambling and debauchery. If he cannot reform, the moolah goes to Clive Barlow (Jeffrey Jones), a greedy relative who tries to trip up Monty on his $10 million quest, but he gets help from his best friend (Joe Pesci) and his family. Can Monty do it? Subplots involve his oldest daughter's wedding, and Monty pioneering the new fashion for his late mother-in-law's store: The Regular Guy Look.

First of all, Rodney is in top form here as your average Joe Sixpack, and the actors playing his family are great too. Joe Pesci is a little underused, but his performance makes up for it. Writing and directing are top notch. The disc gives you a choice of either full-frame or widescreen formats, both crisp and clear. The sound is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, and is excellent. The extras are lacking for this great a movie: only a trailer (presented in full-frame) is present, but the movie more than makes up for this.

EASY MONEY
(1983, R)

Monty Capuletti: Rodney Dangerfield
Nicky Cerone: Joe Pesci
Mrs. Monahan: Geraldine Fitzgerald
Rose Capuletti: Candy Azzara
Louie the Bartender: Val Avery
Paddy: Tom Noonan

Director: James Signorelli
Writers: Rodney Dangerfield, Michael Endler, P.J. O'Rourke, Dennis Blair

MOVIE: 5
VIDEO: 5
AUDIO: 5
EXTRAS: 2
MENUS: 2
OVERALL: 4

what a movie. Not only is it one of Joe Pesci's first movies, but it showcases all of Rodneys talents. Only he can turn a B-movie into an "A"