Life Stinks

"From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool."

Jul 26 1991 PG-13 1h 32m
Comedy

A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with a homeless woman.

Plot

Sticking to great comedy in a way no one else can, Mel Brooks plays a wealthy business man who finds himself getting suckered into a bet with a rival business over the worst slum area of L.A. They both want to develop on it and both own half. Mel agrees to living as a homeless person in this neighborhood. If he can make it 30 days without his wallet or anything else, then the rival will sign over his half of the property. It's full of visual gags, one liners and even some heart warming scenes. Mel's character learns a lot along the way.

Written by

Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, Rudy De Luca

Directed by

Mel Brooks

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English, Español

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
12,265
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
54
Popularity
NA