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57% Critic Match
Life Stinks
“From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool.”
5.7 / 10• 1991• 1h 32m•PG-13• English
Comedy
Storyline
Affluent and arrogant businessman Goddard Bolt, feuding with rival Vance Crasswell over a land deal, makes a bet with Crasswell that he has the wits and street smarts to live penniless and anonymous on the rough streets of Los Angeles for thirty days. But Bolt has a rude awakening when the reality of homelessness hits him. Still, he finds a silver lining in a burgeoning romance with Molly, a former Broadway dancer who has fallen on hard times.
Cast & Crew
Mel Brooks
Goddard Bolt
Lead
Lesley Ann Warren
Molly
Jeffrey Tambor
Vance Crasswell
Stuart Pankin
Pritchard
Michael Ensign
Knowles
Howard Morris
Sailor
Matthew Faison
Stevens
Rudy De Luca
J. Paul Getty
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mel Brooks's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Life Stinks is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
