Nick Nolte,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Bette Midler,
Little Richard,
Tracy Nelson
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills is an updated remake of the 1932 Jean Renoir film Boudu Saved From Drowning. Philandering businessman Dave Whiteman (Richard Dreyfuss) rescues scraggly tramp Jerry Baskin... read more
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Release Date: January 31, 1986
DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002
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January 26, 2011A comical scenarios, with a fun harmless feel to it, an enjoyable feel good movie
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December 31, 2010Funny comedy about a tramp who tries to kill himself in a rich family's swimming pool. They take him in. Good cast.
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June 26, 2007A rich Beverly Hills family takes in a stinky hairy street person... and he ends up enriching their lives in ways they never imagined. A great comedy and social-commentary. There's lots of dog-humour in here. There's also a lot of chemistry between the actors. Truly touching movi... read more
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March 21, 2007Nick Nolte as a tramp who's failed suicide bid results in his becoming embroiled in the affairs of a self absorbed Hollywood family. And as usual with these superficial pseudo-soul searching comedies of the 80s, it's self-concious, unfunny, and I found it very difficult to give a... read more
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January 22, 2007great movie, classic story of a homeless guy who moves in with a rich family
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December 17, 2006So hilarious between rich family and a homeless guy in Beverly Hills. There's still plenty to enjoy in this amusing satire on the lifestyles of the rich and famous in LA.
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October 20, 2009Nick Nolte eating dog food from a bowl on the floor and the first instance I heard about dialing 911 for emergencies, the only impact I got from this 20 years later.
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April 14, 2009I think i liked this but i'm not sure haven seen it when it was initially released
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February 19, 2009Richard Dreyfus and Bette Midler star as a rich couple that take in a homeless man (Nick Nolte). Dreyfuss invites him to stay as long as he wants and Midler is a snob that doesn't want him there.
I'd say that the heart of the movie is Richard Dreyfuss and Nick Nolte. They'... read more
Critic Reviews
May 23, 2011
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
July 22, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
Although it is more of a comedy of manners than a well-developed story, there are enough yocks and bright moments to make it a thoroughly enjoyable outing. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
As a comedy of manners it has a dependably keen aim, with its most wicked barbs leavened by Mr. Mazursky's obvious fondness for his characters. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Let me just say that Down and Out in Beverly Hills made me laugh longer and louder than any film I've seen in a long time. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Paul Mazursky hasn't only remade Jean Renoir's sublime 1931 Boudu Saved From Drowning: he's yuppified it, inverting virtually every meaning until the film becomes a celebration of the crassest kind of... Full Review
October 8, 2008
Frank Lovece, Film Journal International
A single moment of magical realism shows the Babe-that-might-have-been, very charitably speaking, had the makers of this doggie adventure-comedy chosen a more daring and creative route... Full Review
December 4, 2006
TV Guide's Movie Guide
The cast is entirely up to the comic hysteria Mazursky requires of them, though Mike the dog steals whatever scene he is in. Full Review
July 11, 2006
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A funny and poignant if also broad reworking of Renoir's classic, Boudu Saved from Drowning, Paul Mazursky's satire also works as a critique of L.A. nouveau riche and their crass lifestyle, reflected,... Full Review
January 26, 2006
Time Out
This update of Renoir's Boudu Saved from Drowning starts life as a satire on the tribal rites of the new and filthy rich, but goes badly wrong somewhere down the line. Full Review
July 9, 2005
Tony Medley, tonymedley.com
funny with bite
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