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From: waltt@tekecs.UUCP (Walt Tucker)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: notes on Brewster's Millions
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Date: Tue, 28-May-85 16:31:11 EDT
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> >BREWSTER'S MILLIONS
> >
> >Starring Richard Pryor and John Candy.
> 
> The original BREWSTER'S MILLIONS was done in the mid-forties with 
> Dennis O'Keefe. In that version he had to spend 1 million in order
> to inherit another 6.5 million. Shows you what inflation can do.
> If this movie is one laugh as funny as the original it should be
> a winner.

The Portland Oregonian, the movie review segment of the local news, and 
"At the Movies" (Siskel & Ebert) have all mentioned that this is the 
SIXTH remake of "Brewster's Millions."  I don't know when all the versions 
were done, but the one above is at least one of the early ones, if not 
the earliest.  By the way, none of reviewers in the three mediums mentioned 
liked the movie.  They didn't say it was ultra bad, but they did say it 
wasn't that good.   Gene and Roger both gave it thumbs down.  Or, it may 
be bad, but it's not really good.

                             -- Walt Tucker
                                Tektronix, Inc.