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A Fool and His Money

Original title: Religion, Inc.
  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
601
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A Fool and His Money (1989)
ComedyDrama
While watching TV, ex-adman Morris Codman receives a message from God. Advised by the Almighty to go into business for himself, Codman inaugurates his own religion, founded on a philosophy o... Read allWhile watching TV, ex-adman Morris Codman receives a message from God. Advised by the Almighty to go into business for himself, Codman inaugurates his own religion, founded on a philosophy of selfishness.While watching TV, ex-adman Morris Codman receives a message from God. Advised by the Almighty to go into business for himself, Codman inaugurates his own religion, founded on a philosophy of selfishness.
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
601
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    • Daniel Adams
    • Daniel Adams(story)
    • Michael Mailer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Penner
    • Gerald Orange
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Daniel Adams
    • Daniel Adams(story)
    • Michael Mailer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Penner
    • Gerald Orange
    • Sandra Bullock
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    • 18User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Sandra Bullock and Jonathan Penner in A Fool and His Money (1989)
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    Sandra Bullock and Jonathan Penner in A Fool and His Money (1989)
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    Jonathan Penner
    Jonathan Penner
    • Morris Codman
    Gerald Orange
    • Ian Clarity
    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Debby Cosgrove
    George Plimpton
    George Plimpton
    • God
    Wendy Adams
    • Peggy
    Chuck Pfeiffer
    • Brendan Collins
    • (as Chuck Pfeifer)
    Earl Hagan Jr.
    • Rev. Billy Bob McElroy
    Michael Mandell
    • Joe French
    Jaffe Cohen
    Jaffe Cohen
    • Herman Whipple
    Maggie Wagner
    Maggie Wagner
    • Sam
    Marcia Amron
    • Mrs. Codman
    William Hill
    William Hill
    • Lucas
    Jerzy Kosinski
    Jerzy Kosinski
    • Beggar
    Tama Janowitz
    Tama Janowitz
    • TV Host
    José Torres
    • Jose Torres
    • (as Jose Torres)
    David Gregory
    • Tom
    John Patrick Rice
    • Dave
    Jason Stein
    • Nerd #1
      • Daniel Adams
      • Daniel Adams(story) (screenplay)
      • Michael Mailer(screenplay) (head writer)
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    • Trivia
      Jerzy Kosinski and George Plimpton also appeared in Reds (1981). Both aren't professional actors (Kosinski was a novelist while Plimpton was a journalist) and both acting careers in the 1980's started with the other film and ended with this one.
    • Goofs
      When Morris is talking to an employee in a meeting about starting up a cocktail hour there is only one pack of cigarettes in front of him when he is seen from the front. But in shots of him from behind, there are two packs.
    • Quotes

      Ian Clarity: Remember: The road to Utopia is paved with bad intentions!

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      Words and Music by 'Kip Martin (II)' and The Merles

      Performed by 'Kip Martin (II)' and The Merles

    User reviews18

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    1/10
    Perhaps the worst movie ever made.
    I bought this DVD in a bargain bin -- you get what you pay for. I cannot watch the entire movie....it's that bad. I'm glad I only paid $3.00 for it. Save yourself some money - avoid at all costs. I thought, when i saw that Sandra Bullock was in it that it might be okay. Wrong. Dead wrong.

    The acting stinks, the directing stinks and it's not funny.

    Avoid it like the plague.

    You'll be glad you listened to me.

    Of the subject a bit....but one can usually find some good bargains in the bargain bins. It's how I have built up my DVD collection.
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    • Jan 5, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 1989 (United States)
      • United States
      • Canada
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Edison, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Blossom Pictures
      • Chronicle Films
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    • 1 hour 24 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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