Brewster's Millions

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Brewster's Millions is a 1985 comedy film starring Richard Pryor as a minor-league baseball player who must spend a vast fortune in a short time to inherit an even larger one.

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instanceOf comedy film
film
authorOfSourceWork George Barr McCutcheon
basedOn Brewster's Millions self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brewster's Millions (novel)

Brewster's Millions (stage play)
characterPlayedBy Richard Pryor
cinematographyBy Ric Waite
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
director Walter Hill
distributedBy Universal Pictures
editedBy Richard Marks
featuresSport baseball
filmingLocation New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York City
genre comedy film
hasFilmRating PG
hasTagline You don't have to be crazy to blow 30 million dollars in 30 days. But it helps.
hasTheme responsibility and money
spending challenge
sudden wealth
isAdaptationOf Brewster's Millions (stage play)
surface form: Brewster's Millions (novel)
language English
leadActor John Candy
Richard Pryor
mainCharacter Montgomery Brewster
musicBy Ry Cooder
notableFor featuring Richard Pryor in a lead comedic role
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries Brewster's Millions adaptations
plotSummary A minor-league baseball player must spend a large sum of money within a limited time to inherit an even larger fortune.
producer Lawrence Gordon
productionCompany Lawrence Gordon Productions
releaseDate May 22, 1985
releaseYear 1985
runtime 102 minutes
screenwriter Herschel Weingrod
Timothy Harris
setIn New York City
starring Hume Cronyn
John Candy
Lonette McKee
Pat Hingle
Richard Pryor
Stephen Collins
timePeriodOfSetting 1980s
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this entity surface form: Brewster's Millions (novel)
Richard Pryor notableWork Brewster's Millions
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subject surface form: Brewster's Millions (1985 film)