Down and out in Beverly Hills

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Down and Out in Beverly Hills is an updated remake of the 1932 Jean Renoir film Boudu Saved From Drowning. Philandering businessman Dave Whiteman Richard Dreyfuss rescues scraggly tramp Jerry Baskin Nick Nolte from drowning himself in Dave's swimming pool. Much against his will, Jerry is invited to enjoy the hospitality of Dave, his social-climbing wife, Barbara Bette Midler, and their sexually ambivalent son, Max Evan Richards. The hapless hobo bonds only with the family dog, Matisse, which fascinates Barbara to...
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills is an updated remake of the 1932 Jean Renoir film Boudu Saved From Drowning. Philandering businessman Dave Whiteman Richard Dreyfuss rescues scraggly tramp Jerry Baskin Nick Nolte from drowning himself in Dave's swimming pool. Much against his will, Jerry is invited to enjoy the hospitality of Dave, his social-climbing wife, Barbara Bette Midler, and their sexually ambivalent son, Max Evan Richards. The hapless hobo bonds only with the family dog, Matisse, which fascinates Barbara to the point that she's willing to share her bed and a few other things with him. Dave is twice cuckolded when Jerry makes out with the maid Elizabeth Peña, with whom he has been carrying on a torrid -- and noisy -- affair. He plans to wreak revenge on the tramp, but several plot twists result in Dave and Jerry becoming bosom companions. Little Richard appears as the family's easily irritated next-door neighbor. Down and Out in Beverly Hills was the R-rated film that compelled Disney to create its adult-oriented Touchstone Films division. The property was later cleaned up for TV consumption and converted into a short-lived Fox-network sitcom.
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All Movie Guide - Michael Costello
Renoir's Boudu Saved From Drowning is the ostensible source of Paul Mazursky's hilarious satire of Beverly Hills affluence, but it seems much more like a comic version of Pasolini's Teorema. The story centers on Jerry Nick Nolte, a homeless man who is prevented from drowning himself in a Beverly Hills swimming pool by its owner, Dave Richard Dreyfuss. Dave takes in the stranger, and it soon appears that Jerry is the answer to every family member's prayers. Mazursky's dissection of upper-crust anomie is surprisingly good-natured, suggesting that those in its grip are far worse off than a bum. Nolte's bewilderment at his hosts' embrace is quickly replaced by an instinctive sense of exactly how he fits into their lives, but Dreyfuss steals the movie as a man whose boredom with his lucrative business makes him comically grateful for this new diversion. Bette Midler also has an amusing turn as a shopper of world-class talents.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 8/13/2002
  • UPC: 012257473032
  • Original Release: 1986

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  • Source: TOUCHSTONE / DISNEY
  • Format: VHS

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Nick Nolte Jerry Baskin
Richard Dreyfuss Dave Whiteman
Bette Midler Barbara Whiteman
Little Richard Orvis Goodnight
Tracy Nelson Jenny Whiteman
Elizabeth Peña Carmen
Evan Richards Max Whiteman
Donald F. Muhich Dr. Von Zimmer
Paul Mazursky Sidney Waxman
Valerie Curtin Pearl Waxman
Donald V. Allen Security Guard
Carolyn Allport Girl Feeding Kerouac
Alexis Arquette Band Member
Ranbir Bahi Ranbir
Reza Bashar Iranian Neighbor
Michael Blue Cop
Jack Bruskoff Mel Whiteman
Eloy Casados Tom Tom
Eugene Choy Chinese Delegation
Bill Cross Helicopter Pilot
Neil Cunningham Security Guard
Carlton Cuse Water Man
Mike the Dog Matisse
Geraldine Dreyfuss Sadie Whiteman
Salvador R. Espinoza Caterer's Assistant
Bobby Good Security Alarm Dispatcher
Dr. Toni Grant Herself
Michael Greene Ed
Darryl Henriques Geraldo
Lew Hopson Paramedic
Pearl Huang Translator
Sandy Ignon Barry
Sue Kiel Roxanne
Ken Koch Patrick
Mae Koh-Ruden Chinese Delegation
Raymond Lee Yamato
Joseph Makkar Iranian Boy
Allan Malamud Caterer
Betsy Mazursky Stylish Jogger
Felton Perry Al
Andre Philippe Party Guest
Barry Primus Lou Waltzberg
Bill Primus
Margrit Ramme Sandra Goodnight
George Sasaki Chinese Delegation
Yung Sun Minister Chan
Leland Sun Chinese Delegation
Dorothy Tristan Dorothy
Irene Tsu Shiela Waltzberg
Nick Ullett Nigel
Michel Voletti Maurice
Jason Williams Lance
Michael Yama Nagamichi
Technical Credits
Paul Mazursky Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Jane Bogart Set Decoration/Design
Leon Capetanos Screenwriter
Pato Guzman Production Designer
Todd Hallowell Art Director
Richard Halsey Editor
Donald M. McAlpine Cinematographer
Bob Mills Makeup
Ken Speed Special Effects
Andy Summers Score Composer
Geoffrey Taylor Producer
Albert Wolsky Costumes/Costume Designer
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