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Money for Nothing

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This film is based on a true story, where a blue-collar working man finds a bag of money that literally fell off an armored truck. The pandemonium and hilarity that follows is beautifully presented by John Cusack, definitely one of the best actors of our time. I've been following Cusack's films from Class in the 1980s through today, and I have not once been disappointed by his performance. He is in top form here, making the viewer wish that they both were and weren't in his shoes. Benicio del Toro is hilarious as a swindler, and Debi Mazar is pretty good as Cusack's on-again, off-again love interest. Gandolfini of HBO's The Sopranos also costars, and is fantastic as usual. If you like any of the actors mentioned, or just want to see a good film about a real event that seems unbelievable, get your hands on this one!

I couldn't tell if this was a comedy or not to be honest. I am a big John Cusack film ( loved him since The Sure Thing ). This movie is okay, but a lot of things are missing. The plot is jumbled. John Cusack does good with his acting but the supporting characters are bland, one-sided and boring. Debi Mazar is too annoying for words ( the way she talks bugs the heck out of me ). I've liked her in other films but her character, Monica was way too cold and too much of a golddigger for anyone to believe Cusack's character would want anything to do with her. Michael Madsen is entertaining and Benicio is good ( though is role his rather ignored ). Michael Rappaport is not one of my favorites but he carries his part well. The writing was just too bland. I kept waiting for Cusack's character to do much more with that money. The movie had a hell of a plot if only they knew what to do with it. I thought the sex scene was tacky since this film was more on the PG side. I guess the filmmakers knew this was no prize and added the sex in to entice people. Obviously it didn't work. I don't think more than ten people I've known in my entire life has seen or heard of this movie. It's a film that came and went without any mention in the last ten years. This film was probably Cusack's most ignored at the box office. It came out in 93 and I only remembered it being advertised once. I don't even remember major reviews done for it. This is not Cusack's best film but it's not his fault. He does a wonderful job for what he's given. This film had too many holes and unneeded characters. Like I mentioned before a better love interest ( or an actress with a name ) would have added something to this. I think Mary Stuart Matterson or Bridget Fonda would have rocked as Cusack's love interest. I'm sorry but Mazar was the worst part of this film. This didn't fit her and she didn't fit this movie.

As for the DVD, pathetic. No special features, no photo gallery, no deleted scenes, and no commentary. So what the heck is it in DVD form for then? It could have stayed as a VHS if nothing else was offered with it. Unless you're a Cusack fan like me, don't waste your time. Even John can't make up for the missing link which is this entire film.

I love John Cusak and I found this movie at a garage sale. I didn't even know about this movie, but I loved it. It is entertaining and always interesting to see movies about the turmoil characters go through over doing the right thing. Plus, I believe this is based on a true story.

Even John Cusack's excellent acting ability can't save this movie. If I'm understanding correctly, this story is "based on" a true event. Man finds 2 bags of one-hundred dollar bills that have fallen from an armored truck, (total of 1.2 million dollars) and decides to keep the money. Whereupon he sets about throwing money around, even after a TV newscaster reports that police are looking for anyone who is spending a lot of hundred-dollar-bills. In one scene, he passes out money to strangers on the street. This mental midget tells practically everyone he knows about his good luck, deals with criminals in an effort to "launder" the money, and naturally, criminals being what they are, they cheat him by taking $600,000 in greenbacks and trying to give bags of nickels in return. Given this character's goal of keeping all the money and living a sumptuous life, there seemed to be nothing too ignorant for him to do in the process of defeating his own purpose. My advice? Buy a copy of John Cusack's film "Runaway Jury" and enjoy a great story and superb acting, and don't bother with this one.

I bought this about a week ago from BARNES & NOBLE and have returned it twice (a total of three copies). None of them would play on a Sony Playstation 3. Sony claims it is the movie. Mill Creek the production company, claims they haven't had any complaints about it not playing and says something must be wrong with my player. I have over 100 Blu-Rays and have since watched 4 other movies. Now remember Mill Creek are the wonderful people that gave us the butchered box set of WISEGUY. Now I need to figure out how to get my money back!

Joey Coyle was my 2nd cousin. The book "Finders Keepers" was more close to being true than the the Movie "Money for Nothing".

Joey lived with his mother on Front Street alright, but his older brother Billy and wife Eleanor lived on second street. Also his mom moved in with Joey's sister Ellen and her Husband Charlie O'Brien and his niece Katie O'Brien. Don't remember Billy's kids names.

Also they mentioned in the movie that Joey's middle name was John and that was a mistake his middle name was William after his dad. I think the police accidently arrested a Joseph John Coyle for the crime based on some conflict, heck everybody in Kensington in NE Philly and in SE Philly was either called Jimmy or Joey Coyle.

Also Joey's natural hair color was light and not dark. He died it dark, not blonde when he took off for NY with his friend.

His girl friend was not a marcy, it was some teenager named Linda, who was two timing it. They were both doing drugs and booze.

We just thought he gave all the money away to all the poor on the streets, we never knew he was mixed up with the mob, but that is easy to understand if you live in Philly and are on the streets. There used to be hustlers working for the Italian and Irish mobs on every other corner with a bar.

Anyway, the movie was just OK, I would not watch it again. The actor playing Joey was way too smart for the role, and did not act like the real goofy Joey.

Read the book, if you want a more realistic understanding of what happened. You can read it in a few hours. You can tell the writer was definitely a writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, what he was not sure of, he left out of the book. The movie may not have portrayed Joey's sister and husband and daughter in the movie for legal reasons. They were a bit more intelligent, religious, and really not wanting to advertise their brother's mistakes.

It came before it was suppose to. It was in great condition. I would buy from this seller again.

I just seen Money For Nothing and I think it was a great movie that kept me entertaining. The true story of Joey Coyle was very interesting because some people who find 1.2 million dollars out of a Armored car are shelfish enough to keep it and do goofy things to try to get away with it . This film was shot in locations I was filmilar with including the Old Airport and near monoghela river in my hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. John Cusack was just great.