Easy Money

   Question: If you were to give up gambling, drinking, and eating pizza for a whole year for $10 million, would you do it? Let's see if old Rodney Dangerfield, the man with no respect, can do this in his classic comedy: Easy Money. Also starring Joe Pesci (Raging Bull and Home Alone), Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffery Jones (Ferris Bueller), and in her first big break, Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight). And theme song performed by the great Billy Joel.
    To inherit $10 million from his mother-in-law's will, Monty Capuletti (Dangerfield) has to curb his vices for a whole year. That means no gambling, no drinking, no smoking, and no eating pizza. Monty's pals, including Nicky (Joe Pesci), thinks he should do it. Others think he can't. What do you think? Can he make it a whole year without doing those unhealthy stuff? Watch the movie and find out.
    This is an underrated movie, if you ask me. I, for one, think it's hilarious. Rodney Dangerfield was a very funny man. I've seen him in Caddyshack and Back to School, I even seen his appearances on Johnny Carson. My favorite parts of the movie were the race track scene where Joe Pesci attacks a horse racer for forfeiting the race, and Rodney performing "Funiculi Funicula" at the wedding after party. It's a great 80s comedy next to National Lampoon's Vacation and Ferris Bueller. I'd say give it a watch if you're into comedy and money.

KA-CHING!!

    PARENTS GUIDE: This movie is rated R. There are some sexual references in the movie including talk about foreplay. There was even a scene where we see a woman's breasts, but only for about 15 seconds. There's some slapstick fighting. Lots of profanity in the movie including the F word. The characters, especially Dangerfield's character, drink, smoke weed and more in the movie too. So, basically, not for kids.

   DID YOU KNOW?: Rodney Dangerfield said that his character in the movie was based on his real life self. Bill Murray (Ghostbusters) was considered to be in the movie. The scene where Dangerfield saw his female neighbor topless was different in the trailer in which the woman was wearing a bikini top.

"I tell ya, I get no respect. No respect at all!"