Devito should have been perfect as Larry The Liquidator,but they softened the character and changed the focus of the show from the board room to the bed room. The play is biting,scathing and fun. the film tries to "Capra -ize" the story into a happy ending. this does not work at all. Penelope Ann Miller looks great as Kate Sullivan but shows none of the Guts and Fire that the character requires. Dean Jones as Bill Coles is wasted. A good actor,Jones winds up as the bad guy in the film. The play has Coles narrate the story.Coles is the everyman who gets stuck in the middle of the big wig takeovers. the film merly shows him as an opportunist and a sell out. Gregory Peck does exeptional work as Jorgy,but by cutting out the major battles between Him and Miller it leaves the audience wanting more. Another victem of the Hollywood version is Bea Sullivan(played By Piper Laurie). The role had so much more significance on stage,here she is just an extra role.
Other Peoples Money could have been,like the play,a telling and witty portrait of the 80s me-generation hog feed,but Jewison and the studio turned it into a forgettable piece of fluff.
Other Peoples Money could have been,like the play,a telling and witty portrait of the 80s me-generation hog feed,but Jewison and the studio turned it into a forgettable piece of fluff.