Szórd a Pénzt és Fuss! — Brewster's Millions, Universal (DVD)

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Product Details

• UPC: 5999544254442
• Product Type: DVD Video
• Director: Walter Hill
• Starring: Richard Pryor, John Candy
• Release Year: 1985
• Genre: Comedy
• Publisher / Distributor: Universal Studios / Budapest Film Kft.
• Country of Producing: Hungary

Product Features

• Format: DVD Video, single disc
• Runtime: approx. 97 minutes
• Audio: Hungarian (Dolby Digital)
• Language: Hungarian (dubbed)
• Region: PAL Region 2
• Rating: 12

Overview

Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) has a problem almost nobody else would want: he has to spend 30 million dollars in thirty days without any assets to show for it at the end — and if he tells anyone why, he loses everything. Walter Hill's adaptation of the 1902 novel is pure comic momentum, with Pryor at his quickfire best and John Candy providing the best-friend energy that anchors the chaos. The film asks a genuinely funny question: how hard is it to waste money, really?

The answer, it turns out, is extremely hard — and the film squeezes maximum comedy out of the predicament. Pryor's timing is impeccable throughout, and Hill keeps the story moving without letting the logic get too tangled. This Hungarian-dubbed edition, released by Universal Studios in partnership with Budapest Film Kft., has been a staple of Hungarian TV and home video since the late 1980s.

Interesting Facts

• Brewster's Millions is based on a 1902 novel by George Barr McCutcheon, which has been adapted for film at least eight times — the Pryor/Candy version is widely considered the definitive one.
• Walter Hill's filmography includes 48 Hrs., The Warriors, and Streets of Fire — he had a gift for high-concept genre pictures that moved fast and played to their stars' strengths.
• Richard Pryor and John Candy were close friends off-screen; their easy chemistry in the film is partly a reflection of genuine personal warmth.
• The film's central premise was used as the basis for episodes of several television series over the decades, a testament to how durable the concept is.
• Stephen Collins, Loretta McKee, and John Glover appear in supporting roles; Howard E. Rollins Jr. plays the aggressive attorney tracking Brewster's spending.
• The Hungarian title "Szórd a pénzt és fuss!" became one of the most recognisable American comedy titles of its era in Hungary.

Publishers

Hungarian edition released by Budapest Film Kft. in association with Universal Studios. Original US production © 1985 Universal City Studios.

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