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Brewster’s Millions is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Richard Pryor and John Candy. The screenplay by Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris was based on the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. It is the seventh film based on the story. The movie was the first film greenlit by Frank Price after he became head of production at Universal. The director was Walter Hill who had intended to make a film of Dick Tracy but left that project and was available. He had never made a comedy before, but had made the successful 48 Hrs. which featured comic scenes and a comic lead, Eddie Murphy. The script was written by the writers of Murphy’s Trading Places. Casts: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, David White, Jerome Dempsey, Jerry Orbach, Pat Hingle, David Wohl, Milt Kogan, Tovah Feldshuh, Hume Cronyn, Grand L. Bush, Rosetta LeNoire, Joe Grifasi, Peter Jason, Rick Moranis, Robert Ellenstein, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Ken Medlock. Directed: Walter Hill. Written: Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod. Based: Brewster’s Millions, by George Barr McCutcheon. Produced: Lawrence Gordon, Gene Levy, Joel Silver. Edited: Freeman A. Davies, Michael Ripps. Cinematography: Ric Waite. Music: Ry Cooder. Release: May 22, 1985. Distributed: Universal Pictures. Production: Silver Pictures. Duration: 01:41:09.
