Funny Money (2006 film)

Funny Money is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Leslie Greif and starring Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller, and Armand Assante.^[4] It is based on the 1996 British play Funny Money by Ray Cooney. It is a co-production between Germany, the United States, and Romania.

Funny Money
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Leslie Greif
Written by	Leslie Greif Harry Basil
Based on	Funny Money by Ray Cooney
Produced by	Leslie Greif Cristian Bostanescu Herb Nanas Brad Siegel
Starring	Chevy Chase Penelope Ann Miller Armand Assante Christopher McDonald
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Edited by	Stephen Adrianson Terry Kelley Stephen Lovejoy
Music by	Andrea Morricone
Production companies	Castel Film Romania FWE Picture Company Thinkfactory Media Tobebo Filmproduktions
Distributed by	THINKFilm
Release date	March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10-20 million[1][2]
Box office	$31,290[3]

Synopsis

A couple accidentally gains possession of a briefcase containing $5 million belonging to the Romanian Mafia.

Cast

• Chevy Chase as Henry Perkins
• Penelope Ann Miller as Carol Perkins
• Armand Assante as Genero
• Christopher McDonald as Vic
• Robert Loggia as Feldman
• Guy Torry as Angel
• Rebecca Wisocky as MM. Virginia
• Kevin Sussman as Denis Slater
• Alex Meneses as Gina
• Marty Belafsky as Stan Martin

Production

In April 1998, it was reported Leslie Greif had acquired the rights to the Ray Cooney penned farce Funny Money.^[1] The film is set in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was shot in Romania.^[5]

Release

ThinkFilm set a January 2007 limited release for the film in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Dallas, and Phoenix in a cross promotion with timeshare company Consolidated Resorts.^[6] In some territories, the film was released under the title National Lampoon's Funny Money.^[7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10.^[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[9]