Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986
| Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: January 31, 1986 |
Starring:
Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss
Summary:
A rich but troubled family find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.
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Once you overlook the laborious contrivance of Jerry's background, Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a sharp, sweet comedy of affluent manners. [31 Jan 1986]
Like Renoir, Mazursky has warm affection for his supermaterialists and his tattered tramp. The joke and wisdom of this movie is that they need each other. Joke and wisdom don't always interlock perfectly, but the movie has more than its share of savvy comedy and sharp social perception. [03 Feb 1986, p.68]
It's too civilized by half and never quite funny enough. [31 Jan 1986, p.D1]
Jul 4, 2014
Down and Out in Beverly Hills is that typical mid-80's movie that hasn't really held up over the years. In its roots, it's a sharp satire on wealth, but it is overrun by clichés and "Hollywood" moments. What I will admit is that it's pretty damn funny.
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Sep 1, 2014
Though an inspired theme and wonderfully funny Hollywood moments, there is room for many more laughs than there are. Nonetheless, Bette Midler and Nick Nolte are able to shine brightly.
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