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  Review by theriverjordan ★★★½ 23

  “Brewster’s Millions” is a comedy that lacks in punchlines, but makes a recurring joke out of the biggest gag of all: wealth management. 

  Based on an early 1900s novel that has seen about as many screen adaptions as “A Star is Born,” Walter Hill’s 1985 outing with Richard Pryor and John Candy is likely the tale’s best known incarnation. 

  Pryor plays a man who must spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without accumulating assets or giving the money away. 

  He quickly realizes a fundamental truth of capitalism: wealth begets more wealth. 

  What is never fought for only brings more of what was never earned, as Pryor’s poverty-challenged heir struggles to dispense of his fortune. 

  Hill has copped to making…

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  Review by Rafael "Parker!!" Jovine ★★★½ 6

  Action! - The Unlikely Rumble: Hill v Hyams

  Following an unexpected draw last week, Hill, like Pryor in this picture, attempts to win over audiences in a unique way with a film that seems very much of an era of frivolous wealth where money seemed to flow from the least unexpected places and in the most silly ways.

  Indeed, the film's concept is so ludicrous, and its message so forced and jumbled, that it detracts from its aims in many ways. Mostly because it doesn't appear to follow its own rules for long.

  All of that aside, it's a charming comedy, and as the comedian has shown in films of various quality, he always manages to stand out and make…

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  Review by theironcupcake ★★½ 4

  I'm a simple woman. I see that Rick Moranis has a two-minute cameo in a film and I watch! (And he has a beard, so of course I am extra delighted.) It really says a lot that he would agree to be directed by Walter Hill again so soon after Streets of Fire, although maybe the main draw was getting to share a scene with SCTV pal John Candy.

  If you've seen one retelling of Brewster's Millions - originally a 1902 novel by George Barr McCutcheon; it has been adapted for the screen eight (!) times - you've seen 'em all, and given my familiarity with the mediocre 1945 version with Dennis O'Keefe, I can't say that this update with…

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  Review by Kaijuman ★★★½ 7

  Jamedy: Comedy Through the Ages
  4 films starring - Richard Pryor - Brewster’s Millions

  “Write-in none of the above on your ballot. Don’t vote for any of us. We’re assholes!”

  Richard Pryor (The Mack) must spend 30 million dollars in 30 days in order to inherit 300 millions dollars. But he must not tell ANYONE about why he’s spending so much. If only I had problems like that. 

  Besides watching Silver Streak when I was a kid (I can’t recall anything from it) this is my first Richard Pryor outing. Needless to say, I REALLY must track down more of his filmography (maybe it’s about time to watch Stir Crazy). He’s a terrific comedian and a surprisingly good actor. He…

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  Review by Will Sloan 2

  Well, at least he's not playing second-fiddle to Gene Wilder here.

  Walter Hill directed this?

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  Review by Speeg ★★ 4

  A more offensive 80s movie than Big, offensively unfunny that is. Pryor’s nervous energy can often carry a movie on its own, but all the comedy otherwise comes from people groveling at the feet of a reluctant rich person. You’d think the potential for humorous exploits endless, but sadly it all boils down to grossly overpaying for basic services or in inappropriate circumstances. ‘Oh, look, Pryor settled a traffic dispute by bribing a guy with 300 grand, side splitting.’ Did I mention this could also sort of be considered a baseball movie? Good, because it’s not worth mentioning. 

  OK, so if the movie isn’t all that funny, I suppose exploring ’the rich get richer, often by accident’ undercurrent is just…

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  Review by Justin Decloux ★★½ 2

  I could get rid of that money very fast.

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  Review by Marcissus ★★★

  sometimes it’s just nice to watch an 80s American movie and remember what the world looked like when you were small, a world that was just daring you to be the main character of it, a world that said no matter what you did no matter where you went the narrative will find you. you will save the world, whether you like it or not

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  Review by Jay Lynch ★★★★ 3

  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.

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  Review by Andy Summers 🤠 ★★★½ 1

  Richard Pryor's most memorable big screen moments mostly came alongside his buddy Gene Wilder. They starred in four movies together, two of them pretty good, but Pryor's filmography looks like he did whatever he was offered to pay the rent. There's the odd gem among them, and Brewster's Millions from 1985 is probably the best of the bunch.
  This adaptation of George Barr McCutcheon's novel Brewster's Millions is one of twelve different cinematic incarnations. I remember an old black and white version from the forties, but another ten adaptations? This one is directed by Walter Hill, the man who gave us late seventies classics The Warriors, The Driver, and the early eighties thriller Southern Comfort. This one however is out…

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  Review by UltimateMovieRankings ★★★ 2

  When I used to work in a video store while I worked my way through college...this Richard Pryor comedy was a very popular rental. Back then VHS tapes cost about $100 bucks a pop....so only sure fire rentals had more than one copy at the store. Brewster's Millions had about 10 copies and they never seemed to be in the store....because they were always checked out.

  Today I revisited this comedy after probably 20 years. In this one Pyror plays a minor league baseball player that will get a $300 million inheritance if he can spend 30 million dollars in 30 days...and end up with no assets. John Candy plays his best friend....and probably the least likely baseball catcher ever.…

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  Review by tarheels77 ★★★½

  It’s an insane romp. So many questions and a few plot holes but Richard Pryor is hysterical.