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84%
Rotten Tomatoes

82%
Metacritic

Genre
  
Comedy

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.1/10
IMDb

4/4
Roger Ebert

Director
  
Paul Mazursky

Music director
  
Andy Summers

Country
  
United States

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Release date
  
January 31, 1986 (1986-01-31)

Writer
  
Rene Fauchois (play), Paul Mazursky (screenplay), Leon Capetanos (screenplay)

Screenplay
  
Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos

Cast
  
Nick Nolte
(Jerry Baskin),
Bette Midler
(Barbara Whiteman),
Richard Dreyfuss
(David 'Dave' Whiteman),
Elizabeth Peña
(Carmen),
Little Richard
(Orvis Goodnight),
Tracy Nelson
(Jenny Whiteman)

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,
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,
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Tagline
  
See what happens when a dirty bum meets the filthy rich.

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Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film based on the French play Boudu sauvé des eaux, which had previously been adapted on film in 1932 by Jean Renoir. Down and Out in Beverly Hills was directed by Paul Mazursky, and starred Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss. The film is about a rich but dysfunctional couple who save the life of a suicidal homeless man. Musician Little Richard also makes an appearance, and contributed the song "Great Gosh a'Mighty" to the Soundtrack.

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Released by Touchstone Films, a film label of The Walt Disney Studios, Down and Out in Beverly Hills has the distinction of being the first R-rated film ever released by Disney.

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Synopsis

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Dave Whiteman (Dreyfuss) and his wife, Barbara (Midler), are a couple whose 20-year marriage is unfulfilling. Dave is having an affair with the live-in maid (Elizabeth Peña), while Barbara tries to relieve her constant feelings of anxiety by experimenting with various New Age therapies.

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A "down and out" homeless man named Jerry Baskin (Nolte) wanders into the backyard of the Whitemans' Beverly Hills home, and tries to drown himself in the pool. Dave helps Jerry get back on his feet. The family is initially disgusted by Jerry, but they end up growing fond of him after getting to know him better.

Cast

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  • Nick Nolte – Jerry Baskin
  • Bette Midler – Barbara Whiteman
  • Richard Dreyfuss – Dave Whiteman
  • Elizabeth Peña – Carmen the Maid
  • Little Richard – Orvis Goodnight
  • Evan Richards – Max Whiteman
  • Tracy Nelson – Jenny Whiteman
  • Felton Perry – Al

    • Production credits

  • Mino Argento – Paintings

    • Reception

    The movie was a financial success, on a budget of $14,000,000, the film grossed $62,000,000 in the US alone. The critical response for the film was mostly positive; it currently holds an 84% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews.

    Soundtrack

    1. "Great Gosh A'mighty!" - Little Richard
    2. "California Girls" - David Lee Roth
    3. "El Tecaliteco" - Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan
    4. "I Love L.A." - Randy Newman
    5. "Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
    6. "Once in a Lifetime" - Talking Heads
    7. "Down and Out in Beverly Hills Theme" - Andy Summers
    8. "Search for Kerouac" - Andy Summers
    9. "Nouvelle Cuisine" - Andy Summers
    10. "Wave Hands Like Clouds" - Andy Summers
    11. "The Mission Blues" - Andy Summers
    12. "Jerry's Suicide Attempt" - Andy Summers

    While not included on the Soundtrack album, the film uses a remix of the Talking Heads song "Once in a Lifetime", as featured in their 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense and its companion album, in both the film's opening and closing credits.

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