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A Fool and His Money (1989 film)

A Fool and His Money
Directed byDaniel Adams
Written byMichael Mailer
Daniel Adams
Produced byMichael Mailer
Starring
Production
companies
Release date
  • September 24, 1989 (1989-09-24)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Fool and His Money (originally titled, Religion, Inc.) is a 1989 American comedy film directed by Daniel Adams and written by Michael Mailer and Adams. The film stars Jonathan Penner, George Plimpton, Wendy Adams, Gerald Orange, Chuck Pfiefer and Sandra Bullock in her first leading role.[1] The movie was released on September 24, 1989.

Plot

While watching TV, Morris Codman, a New York ex-adman, receives a message from God and is inspired to form a new religion called "The Preferent Church". Codman hires Ian Clarity, a janitor, to be in charge of his new religion, which is founded on a philosophy of selfishness and greed. The new religion is a success, and Codman and Clarity get rich. Later, in a predictable epiphany, and with the help of his skeptical girlfriend Debbie, he discovers the beauty of altruism, realizing that bilking people out of their money isn't worth the loss of his morals and his love.

Cast

Reception and reviews

TV Guide was critical of the film when it was released on video stating, "Bullock has only a small role in this clunker, and she's fine...but the production is too shabby-looking to approach the level of satire. Even as straightforward whimsy it fails. As if the Fool And His Money experience wasn't made unpleasant enough by the charisma-free team of Penner and Orange, sound quality is harsh and tinny, and the music is lousy. "Preferent" is spelled four different ways in the film, if that's indication of anything".[2]

On the online publishing platform Medium, Brian Rowe calls the film a "lackluster comedy" and said..."unfortunately she [Bullock] has little to do in this movie. She shows up in a random scene every twenty minutes or so, usually upset with her boyfriend’s get-rich-quick scheme. Her only notable scene comes toward the end, when she counsels an African-American man, impressing him with her striking gray business suit".[3]

Sandra Bullock

The film is notable for featuring a young Sandra Bullock several years before she became a well-known star. Later video and DVD releases of the film would feature Bullock prominently on the cover to maximize on her celebrity status.[4][5][2]

References

  1. ^ Block, Alex Ben (February 27, 2014). "Filmmaker Breaks Silence Over Tax-Credit Prison Nightmare". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^ a b "A Fool And His Money". TV Guide.
  3. ^ Rowe, Brian (May 20, 2018). "The Sandra Bullock Files #5: A Fool and His Money (1989)". Medium.
  4. ^ "Daniel Adams Sets Actioner 'Panama' as His First Post-Prison Project". Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  5. ^ Maltin, Leonard (September 2, 2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 822–. ISBN 978-0-698-18361-2.

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