Watching Brewster's Millions is like being wrapped in cozy blanket made of currency while Richard Prior bumbles about the room hiring your friends at extortionate rates to make you tea served in golden cups.

Comforting.

Incredibly formulaic 80s comedy that's still good fun if you're in that kind of mood. One of Richard Pryor's better efforts in cinema is supported adequately by John Candy. It's fun and occasionally funny. Very lightweight, the villainy greed of the bad guys is barely touched upon which leaves the obvious payoff feeling a bit flat and hollow.

I've seen this before, plenty of times. But at midnight, when flipping threw the channels, and seeing this on, I stop and watch it. Two 80's comedy Heavyweights(Pryor and Candy), hit this one out of Hackensack Bulls Park. Their timing is inpecable, and funny. Typical 80's comedy ending, when it has to get serious. But this is def. a movie to watch again,

Directed by Walter Hill, this sadly is a comedy with great potential that doesn't work.

Starring Richard Pryor as baseball pitcher Brewster and John Candy as best friend Spike, Brewster is on the verge of inheriting $300 million from a dead grand-father if he can spend $30 million on nothing that will be asseted to him in just 30 days.

Some mad cap foolery ensures from the two men as they do what they do best, trade quips as they attempt to live a life they are not used to. However the jokes aren't very funny and it's a slow film to pick up, which it never really does. Hill directs at a steady pace byut doesn't give Cany enough room alongside Pryor to showcase his talent.

It ends on a somehwat confusing note and you're not sure if it's good or bad. A shame.

love richard

love this film

could defo lend him a hand if he needs it

Incredibly formulaic 80s comedy that's still good fun if you're in that kind of mood. One of Richard Pryor's better efforts in cinema is supported adequately by John Candy. It's fun and occasionally funny. Very lightweight, the villainy greed of the bad guys is barely touched upon which leaves the obvious payoff feeling a bit flat and hollow.

So when Walter Hill decided to become a genre filmmaker in the early 80's, this remake was the one script that he should have passed on. I believe one quote might be "It's hard to believe a comedy starring Richard Pryor and John Candy is no funnier than this...", but it Ain't.

I loved the film as a child, but I definitely shouldn't have revisited it a few years ago.

It was alright I guess, but it wasn't what I thought it would be when I read the back cover. Basically Pryor must spend 30 million dollars in 30 days to receive 300 million dollars, anything left of the 30 million and he looses everything.

He really only bought a few things it seemed, like we never got to see him go crazy on anything. I guess another part of the requirement was he couldn't keep anything, so thinking back right now, maybe it made more sense what he bought.

A LOT of great names in the cast, but many only have brief roles. Even Candy, who steals the movie, seems to be sidelined for much of the film.

I also didn't buy the romance angle one bit. The lead girl was so wooden and mean, I never got that Brewster could fall in love with her.

I've seen this before, plenty of times. But at midnight, when flipping threw the channels, and seeing this on, I stop and watch it. Two 80's comedy Heavyweights(Pryor and Candy), hit this one out of Hackensack Bulls Park. Their timing is inpecable, and funny. Typical 80's comedy ending, when it has to get serious. But this is def. a movie to watch again,

Strangely heartfelt run of the mill comedy with two late greats.