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Funny Money (2006 film)

Funny Money
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLeslie Greif
Written by
  • Leslie Greif
  • Harry Basil
Based onFunny Money by Ray Cooney
Produced by
  • Leslie Greif
  • Cristian Bostanescu
  • Herb Nanas
  • Brad Siegel
Starring
CinematographyBill Butler
Edited byStephen Adrianson
Terry Kelley
Stephen Lovejoy
Music byAndrea Morricone
Production
companies
  • Castel Film Romania
  • FWE Picture Company
  • Thinkfactory Media
  • Tobebo Filmproduktions
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Release date
  • March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10-20 million[1][2]
Box office$31,290[3]

Funny Money is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Leslie Greif and starring Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller and Armand Assante.[4] It is based on the 1996 British play Funny Money by Ray Cooney. It was a co-production between Germany, the United States and Romania.

Synopsis

Its plot concerns a couple who accidentally find themselves in possession of a briefcase containing $5 million belonging to the Romanian Mafia.

Cast

Production

In April 1998, it was reported Leslie Greif had acquired the rights to the Ray Cooney penned farce Funny Money.[1] While the film is set in Hoboken, New Jersey, the film itself was shot in Romania.[5]

Release

ThinkFilm set a January 2007 limited release for the film in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Dallas and Phoenix in a cross promotion with timeshare company Consolidated Resorts.[6] In some territories, the film was released under the title National Lampoon's Funny Money.[7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10.[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Greif makes 'Money'". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "New 'Rider' a Miracle pic". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bats". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | FUNNY MONEY (2006)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  5. ^ "Interview: Producer Leslie Greif talks History's 'Hatfields & McCoys'". uproxx.com. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  6. ^ "ThinkFilm's sets date for 'Funny Money'". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Funny Money (2006)". TCM. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "Funny Money". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 9, 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "Funny Money". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2024.


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