Life Stinks
From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool.
1991 | 92m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Mel Brooks |
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| Writer: | Steve Haberman, Ron Clark, Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca |
| Staring: |
| A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with a homeless woman. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 05, 1991 |
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| Director: | Mel Brooks |
| Writer: | Steve Haberman, Ron Clark, Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | satire, parody, wealth, teacher, wager, los angeles, california, class prejudice, homeless, privileged life, wealth differences, homeless woman, comedy |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Brooksfilms |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mel Brooks | Goddard Bolt |
| Lesley Ann Warren | Molly |
| Jeffrey Tambor | Vance Crasswell |
| Stuart Pankin | Pritchard |
| Michael Ensign | Knowles |
| Howard Morris | Sailor |
| Matthew Faison | Stevens |
| Rudy De Luca | J. Paul Getty |
| Teddy Wilson | Fumes |
| Stanley Brock | Store Owner |
| Billy Barty | Willy |
| Raymond O'Connor | Yo |
| Brian Thompson | Mean Victor |
| Sammy Shore | Reverend at Wedding |
| Robert Ridgely | Fergueson |
| James Van Patten | Wheelchair Attendant |
| Mike Pniewski | Male Nurse |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Head Nurse |
| Anne Betancourt | Nurse |
| Darrow Igus | Maynard |
| Anthony Thomas Mitchell | Nibbler Driver |
| Kathryn Skatula | Nurse |
| Angela Gordon | Capacity Nurse |
| Danny Wells | Mercedes Driver |
| Larry Cedar | Paramedic |
| Christopher Birt | Paramedic |
| Brad Grunberg | Burrito-Eating Bum |
| Clifton Wells | Taco Stand Owner |
| Paul Brinegar | Old Bellboy |
| George Berkeley | Derelict Outside Flophouse |
| David Correia | Policeman |
| Anthony J. Messina | Policeman |
| Helene Winston | Society Patron |
| Terrence Williams | Boy Dancing in Doorway |
| Joan Crosby | Woman at Fire |
| Ira Miller | Man at Fire |
| Jim Mapp | Blind Man |
| Ralph Ahn | Chinese Cook |
| Stu Gilliam | Desmond |
| Raf Mauro | Hors d'Oeuvres Vagrant at Party |
| Danny Dayton | Dirty Bum at Party |
| Jack DeLeon | Pompous Party Guest |
| Carmen Filpi | Pops (elevens-up) |
| Casey King | Shopping Cart Chauffeur |
| Jere Laird | Stock Market Reporter |
| Ronny Graham | Priest (voice) |
| Mary Watson | Newscaster |
| Saida Pagan | Newscaster |
| Tamara Taylor | Newscaster |
| Henry Kaiser | Newscaster |
| Martin Charles Warner | Dirty-Faced Vagrant at Party |
| S. Scott Bullock | Outraged Party Guest |
| Cullen G. Chambers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Doshia Darmane | Upscale Ceremony Guest (uncredited) |
| Robert Gatewood | Homeless Bum (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steven Poster | Director of Photography |
| Todd M. Thaler | Casting |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Michael Mulconery | Editor |
| Steve Haberman | Screenplay, Story |
| Ron Clark | Story |
| David Rawlins | Editor |
| Anthony Redman | Editor |
| Bill Shepard | Casting |
| Peter S. Larkin | Production Design |
| Josan F. Russo | Art Direction |
| Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Fred C. Blau Jr. | Makeup Department Head |
| Mark Bussan | Makeup Artist |
| Carolyn Elias | Hairstylist |
| Barbara Lorenz | Hairstylist |
| Dianne Roberson | Hairstylist |
| Eugenia Weston | Makeup Artist |
| Mel Brooks | Screenplay, Director, Story |
| John Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Rudy De Luca | Screenplay, Story |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Jesse Wayne | Stunts |
| Richard M. Ellis | Stunts |
| Don Pulford | Stunts |
| Denise Lynne Roberts | Stunts |
| Justin De Rosa | Stunts |
| Steve Boyum | Stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| Kim Kurumada | Production Manager |
| Mitchell Bock | First Assistant Director |
| Martha Elcan | Second Assistant Director |
| Albert Cho | Second Assistant Director |
| Catherine Schlesinger | Second Assistant Director |
| Carroll Johnston | Set Designer |
| George Kohut | Camera Operator |
| John Koester | Additional Camera |
| Norman Edward Parker | First Assistant Camera |
| Brian T. Pitts | Second Assistant Camera |
| Paul Plannette | Camera Loader |
| Mike Moyer | Chief Lighting Technician |
| David Burnett | Best Boy Electrician |
| Robert Gray | Key Grip |
| Rick Rader | Best Boy Grip |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Marvin E. Lewis | Boom Operator |
| Robert W. Harris | Utility Sound |
| Jack M. Marino | Property Master |
| Judi Townsend | Script Supervisor |
| Darren T. Holmes | Assistant Editor |
| Ben Williams | Assistant Editor |
| Albert Coleman | Assistant Editor |
| Dennis Newman | Assistant Editor |
| Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Leah Zappy | Post Production Supervisor |
| Paula Benson-Himes | Production Coordinator |
| Paki Wolfe | Assistant Costume Designer |
| John Richards | Scoring Mixer |
| Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Steve Pederson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tom Perry | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| James Troutman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dwayne Avery | Sound Editor |
| Edward Hirsch | Sound Editor |
| Allan Schultz | Sound Editor |
| Adam Johnston | Sound Editor |
| Greg Stacy | Sound Editor |
| Mike Goodman | ADR Supervisor |
| Casey Troutman | Foley Artist |
| Bess Hopper | Foley Artist |
| Peter Sorel | Still Photographer |
| Kevin Constant | Art Department Coordinator |
| David R. Ellis | Stunt Coordinator |
| David P. Kelsey | Special Effects |
| Jeffrey Hornaday | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kim Kurumada | Associate Producer |
| Ezra Swerdlow | Executive Producer |
| Mel Brooks | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 10 |
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