Easy Money

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Easy Money

Not a single classless cliché has been omitted from this all-time comedy classic. From the lime-green and lavender wedding gowns and the magic fingers bed assist, to the all timer, the "Regular Guy Look", Easy Money just keeps coming at you with one hilarious situation, another memorable line after another. Joe Pesci brings just as much to the table as Rodney here alternately feeding, then stealing the yucks. And Jeffrey Jones plays the perfect foil-the genesis of his famous Dean Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Add Taylor Negron and Tom Noonan, not to mention Jennifer Jason Leigh and you have some serious talent working hard for the money. And they're so good, they make it look easy.

Funny silly comedy but I love it. It's just fun. Joe Pesci is hilarious. Who knew he could be funny. Usually tough guy roles well except for Home Alone.

If you are a big fan of Rodney's this is the movie to see! A lot of funny one liners. His comic timing is perfect. A perfect guide to how men should behave! Also watch "Back to School"

EASY MONEY (1983) *** 1/2 Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Candy Azarra, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey Jones, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Taylor Negron, Jeff Altman. Respectless Rodney is at his peak comic form as put-upon baby photographer Monty Capuletti (the name even conjures WC Fields, whom I've always compared to Rod) whose family stands to inherit his prickly mother-in-law's vast wealth upon her accidental death with one stipulation: he remain straight and narrow (as well as clean and sober!) for one year. Some truly uproarious moments including able support from wiseguy Pesci as his best friend and fellow ball-buster (the two in his deceased in-law's stodgy department store is a riot). Top drawer Dangerfield. My favorite part is his trying unsuccessfully to get a pudgy tyke named Dominic to settle down for his portrait (`Someone shut the fat little b****rd up!')

"Easy Money" has grown on me quite a bit over the years. I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out (Bellerose, NY). I didn't like it as much back then as I do now. I liked most of it but I didn't like the "regular guy" scene. That stuff is the weakest part of the movie but it doesn't bother me like it used to. The rest of "Easy Money" is very funny. It has one great line after another. Although "Easy Money" is funny throughout, the story runs out of steam after an hour or so. "Easy Money" is always an enjoyable watch despite its story lags.

One of my favorite movie lines is, "Can I call you dad?" Caddyshack was described as "slob humor," and this exercise in vulgarity is a double-guilty pleasure. There are excellent gags-- Rodney flying into the Christmas tree, Rodney flipping channels past The Lost Weekend-- and good supporting performances. Joe Pesci clipping his underarm hair says it all. And, underneath all of the roughneck recklessness, there's a pretty well written movie. Thanks, Rodney.

The funniest film I have ever seen (29 viewings and counting)! Rodney's overall lifestyle as a married with two daughters Staten Island baby photographer who happens to drink, gamble, go to strip bars and get late night diner food with his best pal Nicky Marino (played by Oscar winner Joe Pesci), is unlike anything I've seen before and since. His struggles to live without his vices in order to collect the "easy money" are hilarious and include dealing with his daughter's slimy Puerto Rican boyfriend Julio and having to photograph a bratty child while still going through withdrawal. Pesci is a cross between his Good Fellas and Lethal Weapon 2 characters and has never been funnier. This is a companion film for anyone who liked Caddyshack.