Other People's Money (1991)
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33% of critics liked it
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42% of users liked it
(5,855 ratings)
Norman Jewison directed Alvin Sargent's adaptation of Jerry Sterner's off-Broadway satire of the excess of the '80s, with Danny DeVito as corporate raider Lawrence Garfield -- or, as he is better known, Larry the Liquidator. Larry spends his waking hours searching for companies to take… More Norman Jewison directed Alvin Sargent's adaptation of Jerry Sterner's off-Broadway satire of the excess of the '80s, with Danny DeVito as corporate raider Lawrence Garfield -- or, as he is better known, Larry the Liquidator. Larry spends his waking hours searching for companies to take over. One morning he comes across New England Wire & Cable, a company that has seen better days but is not debt-ridden and contains plenty of cash. Licking his chops, Larry hopes to raid the company and strip its assets. But the company's president, Andrew Jorgenson (Gregory Peck), wants to continue in the wire and cable business. For help, Andrew seeks out his daughter-in-law, Kate Sullivan (Penelope Ann Miller), a New York attorney who is as obsessive about saving Andrew's company as Larry is about destroying it. When she walks into Larry's office, Larry immediately falls in love. But they are adversaries, and they have to decide if love or corporate buyouts come first. This all comes to a head during a shareholder's meeting inside the factory, where both Andrew and Larry state their cases regarding Andrew's beloved company. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norman Jewison
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 18, 1991 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 15, 2005
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Not bad, but the point is muddled in a movie that doesn't know what it wants to be.
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Fred Topel, About.com
Boring stock market comedy. No laughs.
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Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com
Surprisingly, the trademark roguish antics of diminutive devil DeVito is kept at a subdued level thanks to the lifeless corporate spunk in Jewison's mediocre material. It's not really all that fun spending a dime on Other People's Money
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Cast
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Danny DeVito
as Lawrence Garfield
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Gregory Peck
as Andrew "Jorgy" Jorgenson
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Penelope Ann Miller
as Kate Sullivan
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Piper Laurie
as Bea Sullivan
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Dean Jones
as William J. Coles
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Tom Aldredge
as Ozzie
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R.D. Call
as Arthur
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Mo Gaffney
as Harriet
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Bette Henritze
as Emma
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Leila Kenzle
as Marcia
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Peter Brocco
as Garfield's Office Valet
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Al Cerullo
as Helicopter Pilot
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William De Acutis
as Pfeiffer
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Brian Evers
as Elton
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Jeffrey Hayenga
as Klein
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Ken Kensei
as Japanese Businessman #2
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Michael Laskin
as Concierge
- Kathy Najimy
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Philip Perlman
as Garfield Supporter
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Max Robinson
as Ed
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Fred Scialla
as Stand-In (Danny DeVito)
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Shiro Oishi
as Japanese Businessman #3
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David Wells
as Granger
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Ric Kidney
as Richardson
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Steve White
as Richard
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Tessa Gaynor
as Secretary
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Mary Hedahl
as TV Reporter
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Stephanie White
as Angeli
- Howard Feuer
- Cullen O. Johnson
