Lucky Stiff (2014 film)

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Lucky Stiff
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Film poster
Directed by Christopher Ashley
Screenplay by Lynn Ahrens
Based on
Produced byVictor Syrmis
J. Todd Harris
Starring Jason Alexander
Dennis Farina
Cinematography Greg Gardiner
Edited byTrudy Ship
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Annette Davey
Music byStephen Flaherty
Production
companies
Branded Pictures Entertainment
New Oz Productions
Distributed byArclight Films
The Orchard
Abramorama
Release date
Running time
78 minutes [2]
79 minutes [3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Lucky Stiff is a 2014 American musical comedy film directed by Christopher Ashley and starring Jason Alexander and Dennis Farina (in his final film role). [3] It is based on the 1988 musical of the same name by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and the 1983 novel The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Mike Butterworth. [2]

Contents

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Los Angeles and Monte Carlo. [4]

Release

The film premiered at the 2014 Montreal World Film Festival. [5] [6] It was then released in theaters and on VOD on July 24, 2015. [7]

Reception

The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [8] Wes Greene of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four. [9]

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Results are equal parts diverting and strained, most likely to please the same niche audiences who have given the material a modest stage shelf life for the last quarter-century." [2]

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References

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