Other People's Money (1991)

33% of critics liked it
(15 reviews)
42% of users liked it
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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… 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

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By: Norman Jewison
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 18, 1991 Wide
On DVD: Feb 15, 2005
Studio: Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

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.
Fred Topel, About.com
Boring stock market comedy. No laughs.
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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Devito is a brilliant actor and works so well in this.

Cast

            Danny DeVito as Lawrence Garfield

            Gregory Peck as Andrew "Jorgy" Jorgenson

            Penelope Ann Miller as Kate Sullivan

            Piper Laurie as Bea Sullivan

            Dean Jones as William J. Coles

            Tom Aldredge as Ozzie

            R.D. Call as Arthur

            Mo Gaffney as Harriet

            Bette Henritze as Emma

            Leila Kenzle as Marcia

            Peter Brocco as Garfield's Office Valet

            Al Cerullo as Helicopter Pilot

            William De Acutis as Pfeiffer

            Brian Evers as Elton

            Jeffrey Hayenga as Klein

            Ken Kensei as Japanese Businessman #2

            Michael Laskin as Concierge

            Kathy Najimy
            
            Philip Perlman as Garfield Supporter

            Max Robinson as Ed

            Fred Scialla as Stand-In (Danny DeVito)

            Shiro Oishi as Japanese Businessman #3

            David Wells as Granger

            Ric Kidney as Richardson

            Steve White as Richard

            Tessa Gaynor as Secretary

            Mary Hedahl as TV Reporter

            Stephanie White as Angeli

            Howard Feuer
            
            Cullen O. Johnson
            
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