"From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool."

1991

1h 32m

5.6(203 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with a homeless woman.

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Cast & Crew

55 members

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Mel Brooks

Goddard Bolt

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Lesley Ann Warren

Molly

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Jeffrey Tambor

Vance Crasswell

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Stuart Pankin

Pritchard

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Michael Ensign

Knowles

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Howard Morris

Sailor

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Matthew Faison

Stevens

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Rudy De Luca

J. Paul Getty

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Teddy Wilson

Fumes

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Stanley Brock

Store Owner

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Billy Barty

Willy

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Raymond O'Connor

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Brian Thompson

Mean Victor

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Sammy Shore

Reverend at Wedding

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Robert Ridgely

Fergueson

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James Van Patten

Wheelchair Attendant

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Mike Pniewski

Male Nurse

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Marianne Muellerleile

Head Nurse

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Anne Betancourt

Nurse

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Darrow Igus

Maynard

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Anthony Thomas Mitchell

Nibbler Driver

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Kathryn Skatula

Nurse

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Angela Gordon

Capacity Nurse

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Danny Wells

Mercedes Driver

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Larry Cedar

Paramedic

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Christopher Birt

Paramedic

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Brad Grunberg

Burrito-Eating Bum

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Clifton Wells

Taco Stand Owner

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Paul Brinegar

Old Bellboy

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George Berkeley

Derelict Outside Flophouse

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David Correia

Policeman

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Anthony J. Messina

Policeman

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Helene Winston

Society Patron

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Terrence Williams

Boy Dancing in Doorway

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Joan Crosby

Woman at Fire

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Ira Miller

Man at Fire

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Jim Mapp

Blind Man

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Ralph Ahn

Chinese Cook

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Stu Gilliam

Desmond

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Raf Mauro

Hors d'Oeuvres Vagrant at Party

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Danny Dayton

Dirty Bum at Party

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Jack DeLeon

Pompous Party Guest

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Carmen Filpi

Pops (elevens-up)

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Casey King

Shopping Cart Chauffeur

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Jere Laird

Stock Market Reporter

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Ronny Graham

Priest (voice)

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Mary Watson

Newscaster

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Saida Pagan

Newscaster

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Tamara Taylor

Newscaster

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Henry Kaiser

Newscaster

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Martin Charles Warner

Dirty-Faced Vagrant at Party

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S. Scott Bullock

Outraged Party Guest

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Cullen G. Chambers

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Doshia Darmane

Upscale Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

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Robert Gatewood

Homeless Bum (uncredited)

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