Funny Money (2006)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Leslie Greif

Writers (WGA):

Harry Basil (screenplay) &
Leslie Greif (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Do You Take the Money...And RUN...?

Plot:

Henry Perkins, a mild-mannered accountant, accidentally trades briefcases with another man, to find out that there's five million dollars inside...

Plot Keywords:

Accountant | Briefcase | Gun Battle | Wax Fruit | Bathroom

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 21

2:55 PM

SHOW

Cast

Chevy Chase	...	Henry
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Carol Perkins
Armand Assante	...	Genero
Christopher McDonald	...	Vic
Robert Loggia	...	Feldman
Guy Torry	...	Angel
Rebecca Wisocky	...	MM. Virginia
Kevin Sussman	...	Denis Slater
Alex Meneses	...	Gina
Marty Belafsky	...	Stan Martin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marco Assante	...	Bartender
Harry Basil	...	Retarted Party Guest
Zoltan Butuc	...	Mr. Big
Matt De Matt	...	Business Man
Sorin Misiriantu	...	Vlad
Joanne Rubino	...	Susan

MPAA:

Rated R for sex-related humor and some language.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Germany | USA | Romania

Language:

English | Romanian

Color:

Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Film Romania

Movie Connections:

References "Def Comedy Jam" (1992)

One of the worst farces I've ever seen in my life

"Funny Money" is trying to be a slapstick farce, that style of comedy based on misunderstandings and incredible coincidences that put the characters into increasingly ridiculous predicaments as the story progresses. Farcical films are usually based on farcical plays. This kind of comedy is really, really difficult to pull off on the stage, and near impossible to get right on film. Blake Edwards got it about right in films like "A Shot in the Dark" and Peter Bogdonavich's adaptation of "Noises Off" wasn't bad. But the list of farce films that work is very short. Not only must the writing and performances be 100% right on the money, as they do on the stage, but the visual pacing, shooting style and editing also have to be 100% right. If any one of those things is off, the film goes on another list--the "totally sucks" list. And this film,"Funny Money," also based upon a stage play, has to be at the top of that totally sucks list. It fails on every count imaginable and is one of the most painful attempts at this kind of humor I've ever sat through. I'd like to say that a better, more experienced filmmaker could have made this better, but I have suspicions that the original play it was based upon sucked as well (based upon the incredible depths of suckage this thing reaches).