Twenty Bucks (1993)
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75% of critics liked it
(8 reviews) -
53% of users liked it
(2,207 ratings)
This fascinating chronicle of the life and times of a twenty dollar bill was originally written by Endre Boehm in 1935 and languished forgotten on the shelf until his son Leslie resurrected it after his father's death, and updated the script. (Both received screenwriter credit for the released… More This fascinating chronicle of the life and times of a twenty dollar bill was originally written by Endre Boehm in 1935 and languished forgotten on the shelf until his son Leslie resurrected it after his father's death, and updated the script. (Both received screenwriter credit for the released version). The scrap of currency's journey begins after it is spit out of a downtown Minneapolis ATM machine into the hands of a busy young mother. It's a windy day, and the crisp bill is blown out of her hands into those of a bag lady who uses it on the lottery because she believes the serial numbers are lucky. Unfortunately, the bill is plucked from her hands by a light-fingered skate boarder who uses the money at a local bakery. From there the bill's odyssey takes it to a wide variety of places including a wedding, a stripper's g-string, a con artist's scam, and a robbery. It ends up used as a note pad, a birthday present, a coaster, and a fishing contest trophy. Interestingly, every one who encounters the bill changes in some way. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Keva Rosenfeld
- Written By
- Leslie Bohem, Endre Bohem
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine
An actors' showcase without any of the negative connotations of showiness that that phrase might conjure up.
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Cast
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Linda Hunt
as Angeline
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David Rasche
as Baker
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George Morfogen
as Jack Holiday
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Concetta Tomei
as Sam's Mother
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Sam Jenkins
as Anna Holiday
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Christopher Lloyd
as Jimmy
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Elisabeth Shue
as Emily Adams
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Brendan Fraser
as Sam Mastrewski
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Gladys Knight
as Mrs. McCormac
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Melora Walters
as The Stripper/Funeral Director
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William H. Macy
as Property Clerk
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Diane Baker
as Ruth Adams
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Matt Frewer
as Receding Bingo Winner
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Spalding Gray
as Priest
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Nina Siemaszko
as Bank Teller
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Bubba Baker
as Buddha
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Ned Bellamy
as Bowling Alley Entrpreneur
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Edward Blatchford
as Ex-Hippie
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Steve Buscemi
as Frank
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David Fresco
as Uncle Stash
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Kevin Kilner
as Gary Adams
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Vanessa Marquez
as Melanie
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Peggy Miley
as Aunt Zoha
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Rosemary Murphy
as Aunt Dotty
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Alan North
as Bruce Adams
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Jeremy Piven
as Nervous Quick-Mart Clerk
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Valente Rodriguez
as Liquor Store Clerk
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Adam Ryen
as Patrick's Friend
- Richard Pagano
- Debi Manwiller
- Sharon Bialy
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David Schwimmer
as Neil Campbell
