Money for Nothing (1993 film)
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Theatrical film poster
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| Directed by | Ramón Menéndez |
| Produced by | Tom Musca |
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| Based on |
The Joey Coyle Story by Mark Bowden |
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| Music by | Craig Safan |
| Cinematography | Tom Sigel |
| Edited by | Nancy Richardson |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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Release date
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September 10, 1993 |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,039,824 |
Money for Nothing is a 1993 American comedy crime film directed by Ramón Menéndez. It is based on a reporter's article about the life of Joey Coyle, an unemployed longshoreman in Philadelphia who, on February 26, 1981, found $1.2 million in the middle of the street after it had fallen out of the back of an armored car. The screenplay, written by Menéndez, Tom Musca and Carol Sobieski, is based on an article by Mark Bowden. The film stars John Cusack as Coyle, and features a supporting cast that includes Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio del Toro, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Maury Chaykin, Currie Graham and Fionnula Flanagan.
The real Coyle committed suicide less than one month before the film was released.
Joey (John Cusack) is an unemployed longshoreman who finds a bag full of money that fell out of the back of an armored car. Joey forces his friend Kenny Kozlowski (Michael Rapaport) to drive Kenny's car in the lake to hide the tire tracks. Unknown to them, a local boy witnesses them doing the crime. Joey tells Kenny that he's not going to turn the money in and will keep it for himself. Joey refuses to tell his family about it. The police are investigating the missing money and the local boy tells them about the car.
The police find the car in the lake and trace it back to Kenny's house. Later, the police head to Kenny's house. During that, Kenny's dad beats his son with a belt and Kenny tells the police that Joey took the money. The neighbors overhear this and word spreads around the city that Joey took the money. Joey and his girlfriend head to the airport to leave the country, until they get arrested.
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