Life Stinks
“From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool.”
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.
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Cast
56 people
Mel Brooks
Goddard Bolt
Known for
Spaceballs
Robots
Lesley Ann Warren
Molly
Known for
Secretary
The Limey
Jeffrey Tambor
Vance Crasswell
Known for
Arrested Development
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Stuart Pankin
Pritchard
Known for
Dinosaurs
Fatal Attraction
Michael Ensign
Knowles
Known for
Ghostbusters
Solaris
Howard Morris
Sailor
Known for
Garfield and Friends
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Matthew Faison
Stevens
Known for
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
Rudy De Luca
J. Paul Getty
Known for
History of the World: Part I
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Teddy Wilson
Fumes
Known for
Bound by Honor
The Hunter
Stanley Brock
Store Owner
Known for
Days of Our Lives
UHF
Billy Barty
Willy
Known for
Masters of the Universe
Legend
Raymond O'Connor
Yo
Known for
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Cast a Deadly Spell
Mel Brooks Director · Rudy De Luca Screenplay Steve Haberman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.1M · Budget $13M · United States release July 26, 1991
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,102,526
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Brooksfilms
Production
MGM-Pathé Communications
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 15, 1991
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · July 26, 1991
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 1991
Physical · VHS
United States
January 29, 1992 · Physical · VHS
February 18, 2003 · Physical · DVD
July 7, 2010 · Digital · Amazon
July 14, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 27, 2020 · Digital · HBO Max
France
June 5, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
August 15, 1991 · Theatrical
Italy
August 15, 1991 · Theatrical
Spain
August 23, 1991 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 23, 1991 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 17, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 6, 1991 · Theatrical
February 5, 1992 · Physical · VHS
December 26, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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