movie
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Director: Robert Scheerer
Year: 1980
Plot: A caper comedy about three suburban housewives who, in order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping center.
Original Title:
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Director:
Robert Scheerer
Writer:
Robert Kaufman
,
Leonora Thuna
Producer:
Samuel Z. Arkoff
,
Robert Kaufman
,
Robin Krause
,
Jerome M. Zeitman
Type: movie
Year: 1980
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Cast:
Daniel T. Holden Jr.
,
David Castillo
,
Cindy Douglas
,
Jonathan Schwartz
,
Robert Canaga
,
Michael K. Daly
,
Robin Hickman
,
Susan Saint James
,
Jane Curtin
,
Jessica Lange
,
Richard Benjamin
,
Eddie Albert
,
Cathryn Damon
,
Dabney Coleman
,
Fred Willard
,
Art Metrano
,
Ronnie Schell
,
Michael Bell
,
Sybil Danning
,
Al Checco
,
Susan Tolsky
,
Garrett Morris
,
David Lunney
,
Byron Morrow
,
James 'Izzy' Whetstine
,
Jack Krupnick
,
James Aday
,
Wesley Baldwin
,
Sarah Leonard
,
Allan Warnick
,
Daniel Mayes
,
Tom Morrison
,
Jane Van Boskirk
,
Jon Dickman
,
Bill Ritchie
,
Stan Boyd
,
Jerry Zinnamon
,
Tom Gressler
,
Pip Miller
,
Ralph Garrett
,
Robert W. Talbot
,
Harvey Lewis
,
Nanci Westerland
,
Joan Schumacher
,
Scott Barkhurst
,
Linda Hall
,
Craig Jackson
,
Larry Woodruff
,
Colleen Murff
,
Wendy Shawn
,
Chris Strong
,
Dru Wagner Harris
,
Carmen Zapata
Runtimes:
105
Countries:
United States
Languages:
English
Color Info:
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Original Air Date: 11 Jul 1980 (USA)
Rating: 6.0
Votes: 1916
Year: 1980
Akas:
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (United States)
,
The Spirit of '80 (United States)
,
Moneyball (United States)
,
Les nanas jouent et gagnent (France)
,
Zahltag im Supermarkt (Germany)
Production Companies:
Cinema 77
,
Stage III Productions
Distributors:
Filmways Pictures
,
Astral Films
,
New Realm Entertainments
,
Syncron Film
,
Home Box Office (HBO)
,
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
,
Roadshow Home Video
,
Vestron Video
,
Rank Home Video
,
Media Entertainment
,
MGM Home Entertainment
,
Olive Films
Cinematographer:
James Crabe
Producer:
Samuel Z. Arkoff
,
Robert Kaufman
,
Robin Krause
,
Jerome M. Zeitman
Production Manager:
Salvatore Billitteri
,
Jere Henshaw
,
John W. Rogers
Certificates:
Australia:PG
,
Finland:K-12
,
Iceland:L
,
Norway:12
,
Norway:16::(video rating)
,
United Kingdom:AA
,
United Kingdom:15::(video)
,
United States:PG
,
West Germany:16
Composer:
Patrick Williams
Editor:
Bill Butler
Editorial Department:
Stephen Butler
,
Pattye Rogers
Sound Crew:
Marvin I. Kosberg
,
Gilbert D. Marchant
,
William L. McCaughey
,
Patrick Mitchell
,
Christopher Ramsey
,
Edward L. Sandlin
Music Department:
Earl Klugh
,
Daniel Allan Carlin
,
Buddy Epstein
,
Hubert Laws
,
Greg Sill
Miscellaneous Crew:
Donna Freed
,
Ned Moss
,
Virginia Ferrier-Skiles
,
Jonathan Schwartz
,
Vicki Arthur
,
Gary Gillingham
,
John W. Rogers
Other Companies:
La Da Productions
,
Mayflower Films
,
Modern Film Effects
,
Panavision
,
Ryder Sound Services
Make Up:
Marina Pedraza
,
Sidney Perell
,
Paul Stanhope Jr.
,
Maurice Stein
,
Adele Taylor
,
Delree F. Todd
Assistant Director:
Mitchell Bock
,
Duncan Henderson
,
Irby Smith
Art Department:
Ron Galloway
,
Walt Hadfield
,
Donald B. Nunley
,
Jerry T. Tirado
,
Serge Genitempo
Camera and Electrical Department:
Richmond L. Aguilar
,
Mike Benson
,
Paul Caven
,
David E. Diano
,
Howard Mase Hector
,
Mako Koiwai
,
Leonard Lookabaugh
,
Peter Sorel
,
Chris Strong
Set Decoration:
Peg Cummings
Costume Department:
Melissa Kaufman
,
Alan Anderson
,
Carolina Ewart
,
Erica Edell Phillips
Production Design:
Lawrence G. Paull
Special Effects:
Henry Millar
Videos: Video 1
Script Department:
Ana Maria Quintana
Stunt Performer:
Richard Elmore
,
George Fisher
,
Donna Garrett
,
Hubie Kerns
Location Management:
Paul Roedl
Number of Seasons:
George Cozze
,
Howard Brady Davidson
Seasons:
Jane Feinberg
,
Mike Fenton
Casting Department:
Sharry Manning
,
Mickie McGowan