Brewster's Millions (1985 film)
Brewster's Millions is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, and Hume Cronyn with supporting roles by Jerry Orbach, Pat Hingle, and Tovah Feldshuh. The screenplay by Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris was based on the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. It is the seventh film based on the story as this version tells the story of a Minor League Baseball pitcher who inherits his great-uncle's fortune of $300,000,000.00. The catch is that he must spend $30,000,000.00 in 30 days to inherit it and the pitcher takes the challenge as the heads of a law firm make plans to see that he fails so that they can get the inheritance.
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| Directed by | Walter Hill |
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| Based on | Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon |
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| Cinematography | Ric Waite |
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| Music by | Ry Cooder |
Production company | Silver Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $45.8 million |
The film was met with negative reviews.