Product Details

• Actors: Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller, Armand Assante, Christopher McDonald, Robert Loggia
• Directors: Leslie Greif
• Writers: Harry Basil, Leslie Greif, Ray Cooney
• Producers: Barbara Kearney, Brad Siegel, Cary Glieberman, Cindy Carroll
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, Romanian
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000LPS49I
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,068 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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When a movie title has the word "funny" in it, viewers have an expectation that the film will incite at least a few laughs. In Funny Money, mild-mannered white-collar accountant Henry Perkins (Chevy Chase) literally stumbles upon a bag full of money, through a series of improbable mishaps. Mayhem ensues when he finds himself the illegal recipient of a few million dollars. Since it's mob money--and since he doesn't want the tough guys to think he stole from them--Henry does what anyone would do: He steals from them and then tries to outsmart the Mob. This movie isn't without a few chortles, but the problem with Funny Money is it's not nearly as humorous as the characters seem to believe it is. And the people we most care about are given thankless roles. Penelope Ann Miller can always be counted on to balance sexiness with astute comedic timing. But here, as Henry's put-upon wife, Miller's skills are wasted and spends too much time off screen. In the end, the film plays like a tired and overly long version of a Saturday Night Live skit. --Jae-Ha Kim

Product Description

Leslie Greif directs this adaptation of Ray Cooney's hit British play, a throwback farce about mistaken identity. Chevy Chase plays Henry Perkins, a listless late-middle-aged executive in a wax fruit company; his wife, Carol (Penelope Ann Miller), is similarly bored, a struggling sculptor and housewife in Hoboken, NJ. On his way home from work to a surprise birthday party Carol is throwing, he accidentally switches briefcases with a Russian mobster. He opens the suitcase at a local bar and discovers five million dollars inside. He rushes home and tries to arrange a flight to Barcelona for Carol and him so they can take the money and run. Detective Sergeant Genero (Armand Assante) shows up later; he saw Henry at the bar and is suspicious of his actions. The Perkins, along with their friends Vic and Gina Johnson (Christopher McDonald and Alex Meneses), concoct an elaborate plan to fool the detective, which is only complicated by Carol getting sloppy drunk, the arrival of a homicide detective (Kevin Sussman), a famous gallery owner (Rebecca Wisocky), Henry's boss (Robert Loggia), a frustrated standup comic cabbie ( Guy Torry), two more identical briefcases, and the party guests.

Features:Widescreen Presentation (1.78:1/16x9) • All About The Money • Looking For Comedy In Romania • Behind-The-Scenes • Poster & Still Gallery

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so funny, October 22, 2007

By	Jeffrey A. Thompson (Iowa City, IA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a fan of Chevy Chase and he is good in this movie. Miller is good too. All the acting is good. The problem with the movie is plot. It is his birthday, he finds the money, his wife gets "discovered" as an artist, and the wife is having a surprised birthday party for him. So many small things to wrong in the movie to keep the certain characters in the plot, it makes the whole thing uncomfortable. It is like a "Fawlty Towers" episode on steroids without the laughs. There a few chuckles in the movie, but it just doesn't justify the frenetic pacing. Penelope does the best she can with a strange role. She plays a depressed drunk for most of the movie. Chevy hits his part just right, but he isn't given much to work with. Even before I read that it was a movie made from a play, I knew it was a movie made from a play. It had a claustrophobic feel. Most of the action takes place within the house.

The movie frustrated me more than made me laugh. It just was not funny.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chevy Chase really does put the funny in Funny Money!, August 14, 2007

By	J. Pelliccia (Sarasota, Florida USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was lucky enough to see this film shown before the public at the Sarasota Film Festival. I'm glad I got to see it with Chevy Chase in the audience. It was worth it. This movie is very funny! It is great to see Chevy Chase back on the screen. The film is well done for a low budget and full of animated characters that will have you laughing hysterically!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Two great actor, one bad film, August 27, 2007

By	Phillip Nunemacher (Carson City, NV United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie was developed from a stage play and shows it. Unlike most movies adapted from plays (think Harvey here) the director kept most of the action in a limited confine, the brownstone in New York.

I made it through the first 45 minutes or so then left it to play while I went and cleaned the kitchen. Nothing I heard of the remaining movie made me come in to watch anything happening on the screen. It became just background noise.

Chevy Chase and Penelope Ann Miller seemed to be trying their best to rescue this dog, but even good actors can't work with poor material! Bypass this and choose something else to see either of these stars.