But of course the lure is the 300 million, money to literately burn, but failure results in zilch.Ī great concept for sure with added imagination and teamed up with some stellar 80's casting. If you really really think about it, it would be incredibly hard to do. The main reason being if you had that kind of money the first things most folk would buy would probably be property, cars and gifts.all of which you can't do with this challenge. The fact you cannot own anything by the deadline is not only painful but just impractical. Its like that age old question.what would you do if you won a vast amount on the lottery? Personally I'd be more inclined to take the 1 million and run because surely in this day and age (or even back then) it would be impossible to spend 1 million per day for 30 days. ![]() Now this has to be a real nail biter of a decision and one that is sure to draw discussion after you've seen it. If he manages to do this by the 30 day limit he will inherit 300 million Dollars, if he fails he gets nothing, not even the 1 million. He can only donate 5% to charity and gamble 5% away, plus he cannot tell anyone of the challenge. Further to that he must receive value for services of anyone he hires, he cannot buy something expensive and just destroy it and he can't just give stuff away as gifts. The challenge being he has 30 days to spend 30 million Dollars and not have any assets (that he doesn't already own) at the end of it. A rich old relation leaves Monty Brewster (Pryor) a tough decision in his will, he can either take 1 million Dollars no questions asked right away or he can take the challenge. ![]() The plot has always been one of much debate though it must be said. Now that feat would probably be relatively doable these days. The funny thing is these older films don't have quite the same impact, for example.the 1945 version sees Brewster having to spend a mere 1 million Dollars in 60 days or less to inherit 7 million (slight alteration from the original novel which has a full year to spend the 1 million). ![]() I remember this being a regular flick on TV back in the day, always on in the afternoon or early evening, easy going, fun for all but also very easily lost under the radar.īelieve it or not but this story is actually based on a novel from 1902 and there have been many film adaptations (as well as theatre productions). As for Candy I believe I first saw him in 'National Lampoon's Vacation'. I think the earliest Pryor movies I remember seeing were double acts with Gene Wilder such as 'Stir Crazy'. This was one of those early movies that kinda popped outta nowhere (for me).
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