Brewster walks into the room to see the inevitable. Richard pryor is the star of brewsters millions, which opens today at. However, hes not allowed to tell anyone about the deal. The movie was a wacky series of events perpetrated by monty brewster to the bemusement of his friend spike nolan john candy and his accountant angela drake lonette davis. George barr mccutcheons novel brewsters millions was adapted for. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch brewsters millions 1985 full movie.
Join facebook to connect with angela drake and others you may know. Brewster, an aging minorleague baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what hes up to. Mckee plays angela drake, the paralegal assigned to accompany monty and keep track. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital mono. Unable to share details about the wills odd conditions with anyone, brewster sets out to spend his money under the stern eye of paralegal angela drake lonette mckee. Unable to share details about the wills odd conditions with anyone, brewster sets out to spend his money under the stern eye of paralegal angela drake. Books by angela drake author of hidden surprise cakes. I remember the movie being a lot funnier in the 80s but it was still solid today. Warren cox was introduced to monty brewster by his girlfriend angela drake. Brewster s millions is a 1985 comedy film starring richard pryor and john candy based on the 1902 novel of the same name by george barr mccutcheon. Brewsters millions is a 1985 comedy movie directed by walter hill and starring richard pryor and john candy.
That lonette mckee, angela drake in brewster s millions, is big on animal rights and is writing a book on her love for birds. The most famous film version remains the 1985 film starring richard pryor and john candy. Brewsters mil lions 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Brewsters millions collectors edition bluray shout. Release title brewster s millions 1985 720p hdtv x264 aackingdom directed by. Based on the novel by george barr mccutcheon, brewsters millions has been adapted for the stage, television, radio, and more than ten times. With richard pryors trademark ribald humor tamped down, brewsters millions feels like a missed opportunity to update a classic story. I have been asked a lot of questions about john since the start of this process, one of the most common ones is about john. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. The novel revolves around montgomery brewster, a young man who inherits one million dollars from his rich grandfather. Monty brewster was the protagonist of the 1985 film brewster s millions. Brewsters millions 1985 lonette mckee as angela drake imdb. Brewsters millions 1945 adaptation starring dennis okeefe and helen walker 1. Brewsters mil lions is a novel written by george barr mccutcheon in 1902.
Financial analysis of brewsters mil lions 1985 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Family no information friendsallies monty brewster. Walter hill directed richard pryor in the comedy brewsters mil lions, which comes to dvd with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. Brewster was a minor league baseball player, playing for the hackensack bulls with his friend spike nolan. Brewsters millions by walter hill richard pryor, john. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Overview of brewsters mill ions, 1983, directed by walter hill, with richard pryor, john candy, hume cronyn, at turner classic movies. It is adapted from the 1902 novel of the same name written by george barr mccutcheon.
Brewsters millions kindle edition by mccutcheon, george. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Brewsters milli ons kindle edition by mccutcheon, george barr. Cast richard pryor monty brewster john candy spike nolan lonette mckee angela drake. Brewster is accompanied by the law firms attractive accountant, angela drake lonette mckee, while her boyfriend, upandcoming lawfirm partner warren cox stephen collins works as an insider for the firm using his interior decorating skills as cover. Warren cox is an antagonist from the 1985 film brewster s millions he was portrayed by stephen collins. Brewsters millions by george barr mccutcheon free ebook. In the original book, nobody tries to cheat brewster out of the titular millions. George granville was an antagonist of the movie 1985 movie brewster s millions granville was portrayed by david white. Brewster s millions 1985 lonette mckee as angela drake. With richard pryor, john candy, lonette mckee, stephen collins.
Brewsters millions is a nice film to remember when you decry hollywoods penchant for remakes and reboots. Brewster writes a check in the amount of the hidden fund as a retainer for her services as a paralegal. One night he and spike were arrested after a bar fight. Angela drake was secondary protagonist in the 1985 film brewsters millions. Brewsters millions is a 1985 american comedy film directed by walter hill. He was one of the corrupt senior partners of the granville and baxter law firm. Brewster millions mccutcheon, george, books, laughing loon, soucy, levi harry on.
Brewsters millions 1985 richard pryor as montgomery. Minor league baseball pitcher montgomery brewster richard pryor, car wash gets the surprise of his life when he learns a rich, distant relative has died and left him his entire fortune. They hire angela drake lonette mckee to act as an accountant for his expenditures, making sure he follows the. Brewsters millions is a 1985 comedy movie directed by walter hill and. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of brewster s millions with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at.
A minor league baseball player has to spend thirty million dollars in thirty days, in order to inherit three hundred million dollars. A guilty pleasure from my childhood, brewsters mil lions is based on an ancient novel. However, it is extremely inticing to see all that money sitting in that safe. Brewsters millions 1985 lonette mckee as angela drake. In fact, its at least the fifth adaptation of the old novel by the same name only the spending money is more and more each time. Most people of my age will even now point to this 1985 version as the definitive, and probably wont even be aware of any other versions, but this is actually the seventh brewsters millions movie, and subsequently there have been a few bollywood versions, while brewsters. One fact, one piece of research and one person always leads to another and it is fascinating. Brewsters millions 2003stream and watch online moviefone. His firm was hired by rupert horns executor edward roundfield to handle horns estate.
The screenplay by herschel weingrod and timothy harris was based on the 1902 novel of the same name by george barr mccutcheon. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Locked me in a broom closet for two days and two nights with nothing more than a box of cigars and a book of matches. Nolanjohn candy angela drakelonette mckee warren coxstephen. Brewster s millions is a copy of older versions in the 1910s, 20s and 40s. Drake origin 1985 film brewsters millions occupation paralegal accountant powersskills accounting hobby hanging out with her boyfriend goals account for every penny brewster spent. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading brewster s millions. Sedgwick, is one built his fortune in montana, where he arrived with just a few thousands of these in the original novel.
Tovah feldshuh as marilyn, lonette mckee as angela drake, and jerry. French and spanish subtitles are accessible, and the soundtrack is closedcaptioned. George mccutcheon, laughing loon books, levi harry soucy. Brewster s millions is a brewster s millions comedy entertaining and richard pryor was the perfect actor to play brewster. Brewsters millions walter hill, richard pryor, john candy. Brewster s millions was released in 1985 and has 28 actors and actresses with connections in other movies. Brewsters millions 1985 film is a tv show that first aired in 1970. Monty brewster dennis okeefe returns from the army after 3 years away, along with pals hacky smith joe sawyer and nopper harrison herbert rudley.
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