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Herbie and Sly were doing time, now they're doing fine
1989 | 95m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Boris |
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| Writer: | Ken Krauss, Merrin Holt, Louis Peraino |
| Staring: |
| Herbie Altman is framed for Stock fraud by his boss when the SEC starts investigating his company. Sent to prison, he helps a fellow inmate successfully invest his money. Soon all the inmates want his help. To manage all the money, he forms CON INC. and runs it from the prison under the noses of the warden and the guards. But when the IRS and SEC begin to investigate this successful company, it looks like he may be in trouble again | |
| Release Date: | Jan 27, 1989 |
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| Director: | Robert Boris |
| Writer: | Ken Krauss, Merrin Holt, Louis Peraino |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | stockbroker, stock fraud |
| Production Companies | Empire Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Carradine | Herbie Altman |
| Randall "Tex" Cobb | Wolf |
| Malcolm McDowell | Warden Tennant |
| Roddy Piper | Cowboy |
| Tony Plana | Raoul |
| Fred Travalena | VCR |
| Ben Vereen | Shaka |
| Michael Winslow | Sly |
| Lise Cutter | Dr. Ellen Scott |
| Michael Goodwin | Reggie |
| Mickey Knox | Arthur |
| Geretta Geretta | Sonia |
| Imogene Coca | Reggie's Mother |
| West Buchanan | Muncy |
| Tony Carroll | Duke |
| Larry Clark | Neil |
| Carolyn De Fonseca | Female Board Member |
| Robert Spafford | Male Board Member |
| Paul DeDomenico | Emilio |
| Julian Jenkins | Malcolm |
| Harold Bradley | Detective |
| Josephine Kaplin | Secretary |
| Erminio Bianchi Fasani | Prison Officer (uncredited) |
| John Leamer | Newscaster (uncredited) |
| Gary Shuman | (uncredited) |
| Robert Sommer | Reggie (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ken Krauss | Screenplay |
| Merrin Holt | Screenplay |
| Bert Glatstein | Editor |
| Robin Lewis West | Costume Design |
| Robert Boris | Director |
| Louis Peraino | Story |
| Daniele Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Mark Shreeve | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Band | Executive Producer |
| Frank Yablans | Producer |
| J. Larry Carroll | Producer |
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| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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