Nickel & Dime

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Nickel & Dime
Directed by Ben Moses
Written byBen Moses
Eddy Pollon
Seth Front
Produced byLynn Danielson
Starring C. Thomas Howell
Wallace Shawn
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
91 minutes [1]
96 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Nickel & Dime is a 1991 [1] American comedy film written by Ben Moses, Eddy Pollon and Seth Front, directed by Moses and starring C. Thomas Howell and Wallace Shawn. [2]

Contents

Cast

Reception

Scott Hamilton and Chris Holland of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "Never very funny, and the middle portion of the film drags terribly..." [1]

TV Guide gave the film a negative review, describing the screenplay as "frenetic but weak-kneed and almost totally implausible." [2]

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "The film may wind up a loser, but Howell and Shawn are certainly winning." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hamilton, Scott; Holland, Chris. "Nickel & Dime". Radio Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nickel & Dime Reviews". TV Guide. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. Thomas, Kevin (September 18, 1992). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Nickel' Shortchanges Its Cast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2023.