How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980)
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Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James share star-billing with Jessica Lange in this uninspired comedy about three women who need a cash infusion. (Curtin and Saint James would later co-star in the popular sitcom Kate and Allie.) Jane (Saint James) is divorced and financially pressed to raise her… More Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James share star-billing with Jessica Lange in this uninspired comedy about three women who need a cash infusion. (Curtin and Saint James would later co-star in the popular sitcom Kate and Allie.) Jane (Saint James) is divorced and financially pressed to raise her children in the manner to which they were accustomed. Elaine's (Curtin) husband left with all their assets except for the house and car, and Louise's (Lange) antique store is going to go bust unless she gets rid of the red ink. After the three women share their angst, they hit on a scheme of robbing cash from the local shopping mall, a place they know quite well. That familiarity, it turns out, cannot guarantee success. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Scheerer
- Genres
- Comedy
PG,
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Cast
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Susan Saint James
as Jane
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Jessica Lange
as Louise
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Richard Benjamin
as Albert
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Fred Willard
as Robert
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Dabney Coleman
as Jack Heintzell
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Art Metrano
as Gas Station Attendant
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Ronnie Schell
as Bill Pike
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Garrett Morris
as Power and Light Man
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Cathryn Damon
as Natalie
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Sybil Danning
as Charlotte
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Al Checco
as Tim Lundy
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Carmen Zapata
as Mama Figueroa
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Dru Wagner
as Harriet
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Eddie Albert
as Max
- Michael Patrick Bell
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Jane Curtin
as Elaine
- Harvey Lewis
- J. Philip Miller
- Byron Morrow
- Susan Tolsky
- Allan Warnick
- Craig Jackson
- Wendy Shawn
