Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

Directed by

Paul Mazursky

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 283 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family in Beverly Hills takes in a homeless man after he tries to kill himself. The newcomer's presence shakes up their unhappy routines.

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What happens

Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film co-written and directed by Paul Mazursky, based on the 1919 French play Boudu sauvé des eaux, which was later adapted into the 1932 film Boudu sauvé des eaux by Jean Renoir. The film stars Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, and Richard Dreyfuss. The plot follows a rich but dysfunctional family who save the life of a suicidal homeless man. Musician Little Richard appears as a neighbor, and performs "Great Gosh A'Mighty" during a party scene. Released by Touchstone Films, a film label of The Walt Disney Studios, Down and Out in Beverly Hills has the distinction of being the first film released by Touchstone Pictures (a Disney owned studio) to receive an R rating by the MPAA. The film was Dreyfuss' first substantial success after his much publicized drug problems and helped to reignite his career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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