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Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Candice Azzara, Taylor Negron ... see more see more... , Val Avery , Tom Noonan , Jeffrey Jones , Tom Ewell , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Jeff Altman , David Vasquez , B. Constance Barry , Sandra Beall , James Cahill , Mary Pat Gleason , Walter Gorney , Lili Haydn , Paul Herman , Bill Hindman , Jessica James , Arch Johnson , Kimberly McArthur , Harsh Nayyar , Angela Pietropinto , Sid Raymond , Frank Simpson , Steve Szucs , Rafael Santa Cruz , Jeff Gillen , Jade D. Bari , Wade Barnes , Peter D'Arcy , Milton Seaman , Alfred dela Fuente , Dennis Blair , Alan Gordon , Filomena Spagnuolo , Lawrence R. Leritz , Erik van Valkenburg , Candy Azzara

Ideally tailored to the talents of Rodney Dangerfield, Easy Money casts Rapid Rodney as Monty Capoletti, the black sheep of a prominent family. Nothing can curb Monty's drinking, gluttony, gambling, s... read more read more...moking, or general carousing. Nothing, that is, except the possibility of inheriting millions from mother-in-law Mrs. Monahan (Geraldine Fitzgerald). For one whole year, Monty must toe the line and clean up his act. Can he do it? And will viewers laugh uproariously? The answer to the second question: Yes, they will! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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6 critics

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: James Signorelli

Release Date: August 19, 1983

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DVD Release Date: July 5, 2000

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  • January 14, 2011
    A charming family comedy with the hilarious Dangerfield as the lead. Towards the end it gets predictable, but overall it's very enjoyable.
  • September 30, 2010
    The first part of the film wasn?t quite as easy to get into as the second, by which point the characters were established and became a little more comical, Rodney Dangerfield was prettyfunny and the situation reminded me a little of Brewster?s Millions.
  • April 6, 2009
    Both Pesci and Dangerfield are hilarious in this story of a guy who has to decide if his evil ways are worth trading for a million dollars. Worth a look.
  • September 12, 2010
    Oh my god I thought I was going to die laughing through this movie. "I dont wanna see her ffffff_____________iiiiiiiiiiiiiinnn mmmmmoooottthher....."
  • September 7, 2010
    I enjoyed this movie, it's about family and marriage, addiction and self control, business and the working class. It's a funny comedy, but there is more to it than that. The movie has good actors, a good story, and it's enjoyable. The only problems are on the technical side, b... read moreut it was probably due to a low budget. Overall a very good movie.
  • September 4, 2009
    This is supposed to be Rodney Dangerfield's best movie? I didn't like Back to School or Lady Bugs, but I always hear how this fella is supposed to be so funny. Often recognized as one of the best comic actors of the eighties up there with John Candy, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and ... read moreothers. But this, like the rest of Jacob Cohen's films are not funny one bit. Saddenling this was penned in part by one of my favorite authors (everyone must read Modern Manners).
  • May 28, 2008
    dangerfield's character has to quit drinking , smoking and other bad habits in order to recieve millions it was hilarious
  • August 13, 2007
    Considering the star and comedic power of this movie I thought it was really kind of lame. Not really all that funny.
  • June 1, 2007
    I personally think that it's one of the funny Dangerfield movies, goin'!. . . I love the "Nick Marino" character by Joe Pesci, and look for a young Jennifer Jason Leigh as the daughter getting married in this one, too!. . .
  • February 24, 2007
    Rodney Dangerfield was truly a funny man...I love all of his stuff. His "My 5 Wives" was truly funny!!!!

Critic Reviews


Bill Gibron
July 22, 2009
Bill Gibron, Filmcritic.com

it's Dangerfield's emergence as a certified movie star that makes this movie worth investigating Full Review

Clint Morris
March 10, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole

Classic Dangerfield....Maximum Laughs

Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Janet Maslin
March 17, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
August 12, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
February 18, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Angela Baldassarre
July 27, 2004
Angela Baldassarre, Sympatico.ca

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January 26, 2006
Time Out

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