Brewster's Millions Page #3

Synopsis: Brewster is a minor league baseball player. Unknown to him, he had a (recently deceased) rich relative. In order to test if Brewster knows the value of money, he is given the task of disposing of $30m in 30 days. Brewster isn't allowed to have any assets to show for the $30m or waste the money in any way. If successful, Brewster gets to inherit $300m. The biggest problem of all however, is that Brewster can't tell anyone what he's doing, so everyone thinks he's crazy. Add to this the fact that if he fails, two scheming trustees will get their hands on the money, Brewster's task is not an easy one.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Walter Hill
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
PG
Year:
1985
102 min
1,553 Views


- Rupert Horn quarrelled with his family.

He went out West.

They never heard from him again.

They thought he was dead,

but he didn't die until last month.

And by then, he was one of

the richest men in America.

- And he bought a baseball team, right?

- No. Oil and real estate.

And you, Mr Brewster, are the sole living

heir of your great-uncle, Rupert Horn.

I think it's only fair to tell Mr Brewster

about the conditions of the will.

Brewster, greetings from the grave.

Don't look. so surprised. Didn't you k.now

your great-grandfather was a honk.y?

The old man married twice.

0ne wife white, produced me.

0ne wife black.,

produced your grandmother.

A chequered family, you might say.

I've outlived 'em all, except you.

They tell me you're my only living relative

and I gotta say, I'm very disappointed.

Look. at ya. What have

you made ofyourself?

A failed baseball player.

I believe in being honest, Brewster.

No bullshit.

I'm stuck. with you.

But... we're gonna have some fun.

Let me... Let me tell you

a little story, Brewster.

When I was seven years old,

my daddy caught me smok.ing a cigar.

Lock.ed me in the broom closet

for three days...

.. with nothing but a box of cigars

and a book. of matches.

No food, Brewster. No water.

Just those goddamn cigars.

Wouldn't let me out until I finished every

one of 'em. Taught me one helluva lesson.

I'm going to do to you

what my daddy did to me.

I'm gonna teach you

to hate spending money.

I'm gonna mak.e you so sick. of it that the

sight of it'll mak.e you want to throw up.

So here's my proposition.

You have 30 days in which

to spend 30 million buck.s.

Ifyou can do it, you get 300 million.

- There's gotta be a catch.

- 0f course there's a catch.

You have to spend the 30 million,...

..but after 30 days

you're not allowed to own any assets.

No houses, no cars, no jewellery,...

..nothing but the shirt on your back..

It sounds easy, don't it? Yeah.

You'll find out.

No, no, no, no.

Now.

You can hire anybody you want but

you gotta get value for their services.

You can donate five per cent to charity

and gamble another five per cent away,...

..but you can't give it away.

That includes buyin' the Hope diamond

for some bimbo as a birthday present.

0h, I k.now what you're think.ing, Brewster.

You'll buy yourself a dozen Picassos

and use them for firewood, right?

Wrong! You must not destroy

what is inherently valuable.

That's instant disqualification.

0h, yeah. I almost forgot.

You're not allowed to tell anybody

why you have to spend this money.

- Why can't I tell my friends?

- I don't want anybody helping you out.

Nobody helped me out

in that closet with those cigars.

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Herschel Weingrod

Herschel Alan Weingrod (30 October 1947 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is an American screenwriter. He has written and co-written a number of Hollywood blockbusters including Trading Places, Twins, Kindergarten Cop and Space Jam with fellow writer Timothy Harris. His parents are of Jewish descent. more…

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