Funny Money is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Leslie Greif and starring Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller, and Armand Assante. It is based on the 1996 British play Funny Money by Ray Cooney. It is a co-production between Germany, the United States, and Romania.
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Synopsis
A couple accidentally gains possession of a briefcase containing $5 million belonging to the Romanian Mafia.
Cast
Chevy Chase as Henry Perkins
Penelope Ann Miller as Carol Perkins
Armand Assante as Genero
Christopher McDonald as Vic
Robert Loggia as Feldman
Guy Torry as Angel
Rebecca Wisocky as MM. Virginia
Kevin Sussman as Denis Slater
Alex Meneses as Gina
Marty Belafsky as Stan Martin
Production
In April 1998, it was reported Leslie Greif had acquired the rights to the Ray Cooney penned farce Funny Money. The film is set in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was shot in Romania.
Release
ThinkFilm set a January 2007 limited release for the film in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Dallas, and Phoenix in a cross promotion with timeshare company Consolidated Resorts. In some territories, the film was released under the title National Lampoon's Funny Money.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.