AaronCapenBanner Rodney Dangerfield plays Monty Capuletti, a baby photographer(!) who finds himself under a lot of pressure between his daughter's(Jennifer Jason Leigh) wedding, future in-laws, and meddlesome mother-in-law, who dies, but makes a provision in her will that Monty must reform his bad habits, or inherit none of her fortune. Film then details his efforts at doing so, and the "help" from his pal, played by Joe Pesci.Rodney is a funny, self-mocking comedian, but his character(and film itself) is thoroughly unappealing, and his antics rarely funny. Double-twist ending may come as a surprise, but that doesn't necessarily make it a good thing! Stick with "Caddyshack" instead.

Lee Eisenberg If you've seen any Rodney Dangerfield movie, then you should know what sorts of things to expect in "Easy Money". He plays a rowdy guy who has to end his vices so that he and his wife (Candice Azzara) will inherit a department store. Mostly, the movie is an excuse for Dangerfield to play his common role of the eternally obnoxious guy. But don't get me wrong, he ends up doing some funny stuff, with great support provided by Joe Pesci as his irresponsible friend, Geraldine Fitzgerald as the irritating mother-in-law and Taylor Negron as the mischievous son-in-law. One of the funniest scenes is the whole sequence in the department store; that must have been so much fun to film! All in all, it's not the funniest movie of all time, but does elicit a few laughs. Also starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan, Tom Ewell (of "The Seven Year Itch") and Lili Haydn.

Woodyanders Blithely slobby and vulgar child photographer and gambling addict Monty Capuletti (Rodney Dangerfield in fine robustly crass form) must give up all his vices and get on the right straight'n'narrow path within a year's time in order to inherit $10 million dollars from his shrewish mother-in-law Ms. Monahan (deliciously essayed with perfectly snippy aplomb by Geraldine Fitzgerald). Director James Signorelli tells the story at a constant snappy pace and does an expert job relating the delightfully raucous and rowdy sense of gleefully shameless lowbrow humor at an appropriately manic pitch. Granted, said humor is often unapologetically rude and gross, but still funny as all get out just the same. The scenes of Monty exercising and resisting his baser impulses are hilarious; ditto a sequence in which Monty and his hot-tempered sleazeball best buddy Nicky Cerone (a wonderfully lively performance by Joe Pesci) loudly disrupt the tranquility of a swanky department store. Moreover, the cast sink their teeth into their roles with infectiously enthusiastic gusto: Dangerfield has an absolute ball in a tailer-made lead role, with excellent support from Pesci, Candice Azzara his Monty's loving wife Rose, Val Avery as the crusty Louie the bartender, Tom Noonan as the dim-witted Paddy, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Monty's sweet, naive older daughter Allison, Taylor Negron as Allison's slimy jerk husband Julio, Jeffrey Jones as smarmy and snooty corporate bigwig Clive Barlow, and Lili Haydn as Monty's bratty younger daughter Belinda. Gorgeous "Playboy" Playmate Kimberly McArthur has a memorably sexy bit as Monty's tempting topless swinger neighbor Ginger Jones. Laurence Rosenthal provides a nicely jaunty screwball score. Fred Schuler's slick cinematography likewise does the trick. Billy Joel sings the great'n'groovy theme song. The final gag is a priceless gem. An absolute gut-busting riot.

bigr4prez Hilarious movie, Rodney was at his best and a young Joe pesci, was just as funny. This movie is about your average blue collar man, and his drinking, racetrack betting, and occasional pot smoking friends. If that is not enough, you still get the hilarity of his mother in law who can't stand him his daughter marrying a man he cant't stand, and a wife that is just trying to keep the peace between the family. If you just want to sit down drink a beer and laugh your ass off, this movie I recommend highly. Along with great one liners and offensive jokes, Rodney and the rest of the cast including a brown nosing Jeffrey Jones, pulls off a hilarious comedy. Even Billy Joel helps out with a great opening song.