Money for Nothing (1993)

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Money for Nothing is a 1993 American biographical comedy crime film directed by Ramón Menéndez, and written by Menéndez, Tom Musca and Carol Sobieski, based on the 1986 Philadelphia Inquirer article "Finders Keepers" by Mark Bowden. The film stars John Cusack in the leading role, with a supporting cast that includes Michael Madsen, Debi Mazar, Benicio del Toro, Maury Chaykin, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Fionnula Flanagan.

Production

The film adaptation of Joey Coyle's story originated in December 1983, when a New York-based production company known as The Film Writers Company expressed interest in producing a film detailing his discovery of the money. Screenwriter Mark Kram and story editor David Loucka were scheduled to meet with Coyle, and tour South Philadelphia during pre-production.

After being informed by Kane that the rights had been optioned, the film's executive producers Gordon Freedman and Matt Tolmach acquired the film rights in 1990, after bidding against another competitor. The film continued development at The Walt Disney Studios under the working title Found Money. Mark Bowden sold an option on the article a year later before joining the production as a consultant.

Director Ramón Menéndez and producer Tom Musca joined the project shortly thereafter. Both are credited with co-writing the screenplay with Carol Sobieski; Sobieski, who died on November 4, 1990, was given a posthumous credit. The director stated that he wanted the story to illustrate "what it means for a kid like that to find money." The filmmakers chose to omit Coyle's drug addiction and bouts with depression, and many characters were composite…

During pre-production, Menéndez, Musca and costume designer Zeca Seabra traveled to Philadelphia and interviewed various people related to Coyle. In conceiving wardrobe ideas for the film, Seabra met with Coyle, his friends and Pat Laurenzi, the police detective who investigated the stolen money. To prepare for the leading role, John Cusack travelled to Philadelphia in October 1992, and met with Bowden before befriending Coyle a month later.

Principal photography began on February 1, 1993, under the working title Joey Coyle. The opening scene was shot on location on Pier 80 in the Port of Philadelphia. Due to budget restraints, the remainder of filming took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Scenes set in Joey's neighborhood were shot in Lawrenceville. St.

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