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Directed by | Walter Hill |
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Based on | Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon |
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Cinematography | Ric Waite |
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Music by | Ry Cooder |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million[1] |
Box office | $45.8 million |
Brewster's Millions is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, and Hume Cronyn. The screenplay by Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris was based on the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. It is the seventh film based on the story, and focusing on a Minor League Baseball pitcher who accepts a challenge to spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million from his great-uncle.
The film was met with negative reviews.