Funny Money is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Leslie Greif and starring Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller and Armand Assante. 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
- Chevy Chase as Henry Perkins
- Penelope Ann Miller as Carol Perkins
- Armand Assante as Genero
- Christopher McDonald as Vic
- Robert Loggia as Feldman
- Guy Torry as Angel
- Rebecca Wisocky as MM. Virginia
- Kevin Sussman as Denis Slater
- Alex Meneses as Gina
- Marty Belafsky as Stan Martin
Production
In April 1998, it was reported Leslie Greif had acquired the rights to the Ray Cooney penned farce Funny Money. While the film is set in Hoboken, New Jersey, the film itself was shot in Romania.
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. In some territories, the film was released under the title National Lampoon's Funny Money.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10. 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.
References
External links
- Funny Money at IMDb
