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Money for Nothing

  • 19931993
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  • 1h 40m
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5.7/10
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John Cusack in Money for Nothing (1993)
An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.
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An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.An unemployed man finds a money bag of $1.2 million after it dropped off an armored car.
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4.1K
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    • Ramón Menéndez
  • Writers
    • Mark Bowden(article The Joey Coyle Story)
    • Ramón Menéndez(screenplay)
    • Tom Musca(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • Debi Mazar
    • Michael Madsen
    • Ramón Menéndez
  • Writers
    • Mark Bowden(article The Joey Coyle Story)
    • Ramón Menéndez(screenplay)
    • Tom Musca(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Cusack
    • Debi Mazar
    • Michael Madsen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Joey Coyle
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Monica Russo
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Detective Laurenzi
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • Dino Palladino
    Michael Rapaport
    Michael Rapaport
    • Kenny Kozlowski
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Vincente Goldoni
    James Gandolfini
    James Gandolfini
    • Billy Coyle
    Fionnula Flanagan
    Fionnula Flanagan
    • Mrs. Coyle
    Elizabeth Bracco
    Elizabeth Bracco
    • Eleanor Coyle
    Ashleigh Dejon
    Ashleigh Dejon
    • Katie Coyle
    Lenny Venito
    Lenny Venito
    • Hrbek
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Cochran
    • (as Philip S. Hoffman)
    Currie Graham
    Currie Graham
    • Dunleavy
    Frankie Faison
    Frankie Faison
    • Madigan
    Ed Pansullo
    • Carini
    Benji Schulman
    • Tough Kid
    Sam Coppola
    Sam Coppola
    • Bartender Lindey
    Jeanne McCarthy
    • Red-Headed Waitress
      • Ramón Menéndez
    • Writers
      • Mark Bowden(article The Joey Coyle Story)
      • Ramón Menéndez(screenplay)
      • Tom Musca(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Joey Coyle uses the alias Frankie Santos. In real life, a friend named Frank Santos took him to the airport to flee. (There was no Monica in real life.)
    • Goofs
      Joey Coyle found the 1.2 million dollars in 1981. There is a scene where the Philadelphia Flyers are on TV and you can see player Rod Brind Amour who didn't join the Flyers until 1991. The year Joey found the money Rod Brind Amour was only eleven years old.
    • Quotes

      [about the money]

      Joey Coyle: Think about it Kenny. Did we hurt anyone?

      Kenny Kozlowski: No.

      Joey Coyle: Did we steal it from anyone?

      Kenny Kozlowski: No.

      Joey Coyle: Are we giving it back. *Hell no!*

    • Connections
      Referenced in Ocean's Eleven (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Busted
      Written by Harlan Howard

      Performed by Phil Perry

    User reviews22

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    5/10
    What would you do if you found $1.2 million?
    "Money for Nothing" shows us what one man did when he found that sum in the streets of South Philly and learned that "finders-keepers" is not an easy caveat to abide. A not-to-be-taken-seriously light drama full of familiar faces which rolls along with tongue-in-cheek, "Money for Nothing" makes for a fast moving sofa spud watch now on broadcast. (C+)
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      • September 10, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Permut Presentations
      • Hollywood Pictures
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
      • Dolby

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