Life Stinks (1991)
From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool.
Affluent and arrogant businessman Goddard Bolt, feuding with rival Vance Crasswell over a land deal, makes a bet with Crasswell that he has the wits and street smarts to live penniless and anonymous on the rough streets of Los Angeles for thirty days. But Bolt has a rude awakening when the reality of homelessness hits him. Still, he finds a silver lining in a burgeoning romance with Molly, a former Broadway dancer who has fallen on hard times.
- Date of release
- 1991-06-05
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (231)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Mel Brooks
Casting
- Mel Brooks — Goddard Bolt
- Lesley Ann Warren — Molly
- Jeffrey Tambor — Vance Crasswell
- Stuart Pankin — Pritchard
- Michael Ensign — Knowles
- Howard Morris — Sailor
- Matthew Faison — Stevens
- Rudy De Luca — J. Paul Getty
- Teddy Wilson — Fumes
- Stanley Brock — Store Owner
- Billy Barty — Willy
- Raymond O'Connor — Yo
Interesting facts
Life Stinks is a 1991 American comedy film co-written, produced, directed by and starring Mel Brooks. It is one of the few Mel Brooks comedies that is not a parody, nor at any time does the film break the fourth wall. It co-stars Lesley Ann Warren, Howard Morris and Jeffrey Tambor. The original music score was composed by John Morris. The film was both a critical and a box-office flop, but has since taken a cult following among fans.
Production
Whoopi Goldberg was initially considered for Lesley Ann Warren's role; however, Brooks was uncertain whether he could convincingly play her love interest. Sailor's funeral was inspired by an incident that happened when Howard Morris was scattering his father's ashes.
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