Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986 film by Paul Mazursky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film based on the 1919 French play Boudu sauvé des eaux, which was later adapted as Boudu sauvé des eaux, a 1932 film by Jean Renoir. Down and Out in Beverly Hills was directed by Paul Mazursky, and starred Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss.[3] The plot follows a rich but dysfunctional family who save the life of a suicidal homeless man. Musician Little Richard appears as a neighbor,[3] and performs "Great Gosh A'Mighty" during a party scene.
Down and Out in Beverly Hills | |
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Directed by | Paul Mazursky |
Written by | Paul Mazursky Leon Capetanos |
Produced by | Paul Mazursky Pato Guzman, Geoffrey Taylor |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
Edited by | Richard Halsey |
Music by | Andy Summers |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $14 million[1] |
Box office | $62.1 million[2] |
Released by Touchstone Films, a film label of The Walt Disney Studios, Down and Out in Beverly Hills has the distinction of being the first film released by Disney to receive an R rating by the MPAA. The film was Dreyfuss's first substantial hit after his much publicized drug problems and helped to reignite his career.[4]