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Linda Hunt, David Rasche, George Morfogen, Concetta Tomei, Sam Jenkins ... see more see more... , Christopher Lloyd , Elisabeth Shue , Brendan Fraser , Gladys Knight , Melora Walters , William H. Macy , Diane Baker , Matt Frewer , Spalding Gray , Nina Siemaszko , Bubba Baker , Ned Bellamy , Edward Blatchford , Steve Buscemi , David Fresco , Kevin Kilner , Vanessa Marquez , Peggy Miley , Rosemary Murphy , Alan North , Jeremy Piven , Valente Rodriguez , Adam Ryen , Richard Pagano , Debi Manwiller , Sharon Bialy , David Schwimmer

This fascinating chronicle of the life and times of a twenty dollar bill was originally written by Endre Boehm in 1935 and languished forgotten on the shelf until his son Leslie resurrected it after h... read more read more...is father's death, and updated the script. (Both received screenwriter credit for the released version). The scrap of currency's journey begins after it is spit out of a downtown Minneapolis ATM machine into the hands of a busy young mother. It's a windy day, and the crisp bill is blown out of her hands into those of a bag lady who uses it on the lottery because she believes the serial numbers are lucky. Unfortunately, the bill is plucked from her hands by a light-fingered skate boarder who uses the money at a local bakery. From there the bill's odyssey takes it to a wide variety of places including a wedding, a stripper's g-string, a con artist's scam, and a robbery. It ends up used as a note pad, a birthday present, a coaster, and a fishing contest trophy. Interestingly, every one who encounters the bill changes in some way. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Keva Rosenfeld

Release Date: January 1, 1993

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DVD Release Date: July 5, 2005

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  • SirPant
    September 28, 2009
    SirPant
    A brilliant collection of short stories all linked by a 20 dollar bill. Highly original, with a great cast and great script.
  • jjnxn
    April 7, 2007
    jjnxn
    Good actors, interesting idea but sloppy execution
  • yodalewis
    June 1, 2008
    yodalewis
    Pretty good movie. The plot and idea for the film is pretty awesome. I like how it shows society and how money impacts people's lives.
  • drobbbryan
    March 24, 2008
    drobbbryan
    Great movie- makes you think about where our money has been and will be. Also makes you think how we all live so differently, yet are all dependent on money somehow. Likeable characters with believable needs.
  • opiperick
    April 18, 2007
    opiperick
    One of the best premises for a movie EVER! This highly underrated film should be a cult classic by now. Why isn't it?
  • peaceboy
    September 21, 2006
    peaceboy
    I liked the concept, and some segments (Christopher Lloyd and Steve Buscemi, especially) worked better than others.

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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Emanuel Levy
June 26, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Edward Havens
June 26, 2003
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

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Boo Allen
October 24, 2002
Boo Allen, Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

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Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

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Marc Savlov
January 1, 2000
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

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Christopher Null
January 1, 2000
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

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