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He's a baby photographer who drinks, smokes, gambles, and eats too much. His best friend is Nicky, played hilariously by Joe Pesci. Monty's wife is the daughter of a wealthy shopping mall owner. When her mother dies in a tragic plane crash, Monty stands to inherit millions...But ONLY if he can give up smoking, drinking, gambling and lose weight for one year.

Prior to this is an outrageous night on the town the night before his daughters wedding. The next day at church, the hung over Monty has no water to take his asprin..until he spies the holy water and scoops a handful out!

After getting the news of his inheritance terms, Monty now has to struggle giving up his vices, while being constantly surrounded by temptations. Most of the temptations come via his scheming brother in law played by Jeffrey Jones who inherits the money if Monty fails.

Hilarious scenes where Monty and his friends go the the race track and Nicky attacks a jockey who threw a race...Later nicky and Monty drive all over town, drunk and trying to find a place to eat. They pull up to a place as they are just closing, with a sign saying "open 23 hours".

Later Nicky and Monty go to the mall that he will inherit and generally harass the prim and proper employees and customers. Very funny movie. Too bad there's nothing in the way of special features. Vastly underrated. One of the great comedies of the 1980's.

The only weak part of the film is the sub-plot of Monte's daughter played by Jennifer Jason Leigh's marriage and separation to Julio. That kind of bogged down the comedy at times.

Rags-To-Riches story, starring Rodney Dangerfield as himself
This movie is a vehicle for Dangerfield, who plays the part of Monty Cappaletti, baby photographer. Amidst family hassles, including his lovely daughter's marriage to a Puerto Rican macho-dude who drives a Chevy low-rider, Cappaletti stands to inherit millions from his mother-in-law's department store estate, if only he can stay clean and sober for a year. Joe Pesci co-stars as Cappaletti's best friend, who doesn't afford much assistance with the "clean and sober" task at hand. This is no "Caddyshack" (a comedy classic!), but it's a pleasant and funny movie. The wedding scenes are hilarious; Rodney's "regular guy" wardrobe is superb.

Unlike the wife next door, this DVD is worth $10 million.
Monty Capuletti (Rodney Dangerfield), a hard working but lovable man, is in a bit of a stitch. He stands to inherit 10 million dollars when his snobby mother-in-law (Geraldine Fitzgerald) goes down in a plane crash. The catch: he must curb all vices for one year, which include overeating, smoking, drinking, gambling and debauchery. If he cannot reform, the moolah goes to Clive Barlow (Jeffrey Jones), a greedy relative who tries to trip up Monty on his $10 million quest, but he gets help from his best friend (Joe Pesci) and his family. Can Monty do it? Subplots involve his oldest daughter's wedding, and Monty pioneering the new fashion for his late mother-in-law's store: The Regular Guy Look.

First of all, Rodney is in top form here as your average Joe Sixpack, and the actors playing his family are great too. Joe Pesci is a little underused, but his performance makes up for it. Writing and directing are top notch. The disc gives you a choice of either full-frame or widescreen formats, both crisp and clear. The sound is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 sound, and is excellent. The extras are lacking for this great a movie: only a trailer (presented in full-frame) is present, but the movie more than makes up for this.

EASY MONEY
(1983, R)

Monty Capuletti: Rodney Dangerfield
Nicky Cerone: Joe Pesci
Mrs. Monahan: Geraldine Fitzgerald
Rose Capuletti: Candy Azzara
Louie the Bartender: Val Avery
Paddy: Tom Noonan

Director: James Signorelli
Writers: Rodney Dangerfield, Michael Endler, P.J. O'Rourke, Dennis Blair

MOVIE: 5
VIDEO: 5
AUDIO: 5
EXTRAS: 2
MENUS: 2
OVERALL: 4