Funny Money (2006 film)

Funny Money is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Leslie Greif and starring Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller and Armand Assante.[1] 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.

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

Synopsis

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

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Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10.[2] 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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | FUNNY MONEY (2006)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. ^ "Funny Money". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 9, 2021.  
  3. ^ "Funny Money". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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