Funny Money Page #9

Synopsis: Henry Perkins, a mild-mannered accountant, accidentally trades briefcases with another man, to find out that there's five million dollars inside. Henry tells his unsuspecting wife of their new-found fortune, but she doesn't embrace it as well as he does. Soon they're joined by their best friends, a cop on the take, a cop on the hunt, and the dreaded Mr. Big, who has come to claim his million dollars.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Leslie Greif
Production: ThinkFilm
 
IMDB:
5.3
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
R
Year:
2006
98 min
743 Views


-I reaIIy need you.

CaroI needs me more.

And you know what I reaIized tonight?

-I need her.

-And I need some pants.

Mr. Perkins!

Your wife CaroI...

what a taIent!

I'd very much Iike to give her

a show at my gaIIery.

-ReaIIy?

-Yes.

And I think

this might beIong to you.

I have one just Iike it.

I must have picked yours by mistake.

SoI, I have the feeIing

you won't be needing those pants.

Happy birthday, Henry.

We are out of here.

Come on, baby.

Ladies and gentlemen,

FeIdman's Wax Fruit presents...

Tom Jones!

Come on!

-Hey, have you seen Henry Perkins?

-Haven't you heard? Henry's dead.

-Hi, Vic, how are you?

-Hey.

Henry? I got it!

Henry, this is the briefcase

with the money.

-Vic, Henry, they're here!

-Where?

Mr. Perkins!

It's being over five minutes.

"Brerfcurse"!

-What?

-What?

Awesome, it's Iike seeing

some Tarantino movie.

Happy birthday to

Brerfcurse!

Looks Iike we'II aII be going

to the morgue.

Make a wish, honey.

Drop it!

They're reaI buIIets, everybody.

Run!

What the heII is going on?

-Great party, Henry.

-Thanks.

He's got a gun.

-Let's go!

-Go, go, go!

I'm a cop!

I'm a cop!

Let's go!

-Run!

-Hurry!

Henry, I changed my mind.

I want to go to BarceIona.

It's not BarceIona, it's Greece.

Greece?

I aIways wanted to go to Greece.

It's my dream.

-I Iove you.

-I Iove you too.

Let's get down

through the back stairs. Come on!

My fish!

I need backup. Send heIp.

Send the Swat team, send anybody.

We're Iive at Hoboken, New Jersey,

where a vioIent shooting...

has Ieft three men dead.

VasiIe ZoIton, suspected Romanian

crime syndicated boss...

was one of the three men

found dead...

in the apartment

of Henry and CaroI Perkins.

Detective Dennis Slater

is the officer who crack the case.

Detective Slater,

how did you do it?

l cannot comment

on the particuIars of this case.

Are you watching

what I'm watching?

On a personal note

white sIavery is wrong...

sex toys should be

for aduIts onIy...

and drugs kill as is evidenced

by this ghastIy occurrence.

Hey, Iisten, I spoke to the broke.

He said we give him cash.

What the heII is this?

Perkins!

Perkins!

Henry, you're the man.

I toId you, Vic.

Yeah, but, CaroI, I'm sorry you missed

your fIight to Greece.

Who needs Greece

when we're on Paradise?

-Hey, can I see it, honey?

-Yeah, come on.

"VoiI".

CaroI!

Lower your hand, honey.

Come on, baby.

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Harry Basil

Harry Basil is a stand-up comedian and comedy club operator, known for his impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Superman. As an actor, Basil appeared in the film Peggy Sue Got Married. His film credits include Meet Wally Sparks, which he co-wrote with Rodney Dangerfield.A native of Bergenfield, New Jersey, Basil attended Bergenfield High School, where he made a student film called Land Shark. As a high school student, Basil won a film award from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, as part of a presentation to him from director Otto Preminger.In May 1984, Basil made a major break as a stand-up comedian as part of show at The Comedy Store in Las Vegas, where he appeared as part of a group that included future comedy performers Louie Anderson, Jim Carrey, Andrew Dice Clay and Paul Rodriguez making their first appearances on a stage in Las Vegas. Basil is a partner in the Laugh Factory comedy club located at Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Las VegasAs a film writer, Basil worked extensively with comedian Rodney Dangerfield, including such films as Meet Wally Sparks (1997), My 5 Wives (2000) The 4th Tenor (2002) and Back by Midnight (2005). In total, Basil has directed 11 films, including Funky Monkey (2004), Fingerprints (2006) and Urban Decay (2007). more…

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