Other people's money
| Movie | |
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| German title | Other people's money |
| Original title | Other People's Money |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| script | Alvin Sargent |
| production | Davina Belling , Norman Jewison , Ric Kidney , Ellen Krass |
| music | David Newman |
| camera | Haskell Wexler |
| cut | Lou Lombardo , Michael Pacek , Hubert C. de la Bouillerie |
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Other people's money (original title: Other People's Money ) is an American comedy film from the year 1991. The director led Norman Jewison , the writer wrote Alvin Sargent based on a stage play by Jerry Sterner . The main role was played by Danny DeVito .
action
Lawrence Garfield is a corporate raider , an entrepreneur who buys weak companies on the path of hostile takeover , cannibalizes and sells the assets for a profit. That's why he's also called Larry, the liquidator . His next goal is the Drahtfabrik New England Wire and Cable , which is led by Andrew Jorgenson. Garfield, who already owns shares, visits Jorgenson at his factory in Rhode Island and explains his plans to him: The wire factory is to be sold for income. At the moment it is not profitable. Jorgenson struggles to hold back a tantrum and throws Garfield out. He begins buying New England Wire and Cable shares in a big way. Lawyer Kate Sullivan, daughter of Jorgenson's wife and partner Bea Sullivan, are hired to fend off the takeover. After several legal battles between the handsome Kate and Lawrence, the shareholders' vote on the company's future is near. Garfield falls in love with Kate. Shortly before the vote, he proposes to her and reveals a sensitive side to her. He says she'd hate him after the vote. Also a few days before the decision, Jorgenson's wife offers Lawrence Garfield all of her personal savings, $ 1,000,000 if Garfield left the factory alone; on the other hand, one of the company's executives is willing to vote for Garfield for a high personal settlement.
At the shareholders' meeting, Jorgenson and Garfield make long speeches about their various economic positions. Jorgenson is a charismatic, patriarchal company leader who urges shareholders to save the company and its jobs. At the same time he insults Garfield, whom he portrays as amoral and greedy. Garfield compares Jorgenson's speech to a prayer that the company produces outdated products and is not economically viable. Its dismantling will at least bring money into the pockets of shareholders, who can then invest in other companies. Garfield wins the vote; society falls under his influence.
Shortly thereafter, Kate Sullivan calls Lawrence Garfield. The factory does not have to be closed; it has found Japanese investors who want to manufacture wire for airbags in the factory . Garfield is preparing for a new meeting with a lot of joy.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on October 18, 1991 that Danny DeVito was the right choice for the role of Lawrence Garfield . Ebert found the last scene of the film to be “manufactured”.
Desson Howe praised the portrayal of Danny DeVito in the Washington Post of October 18, 1991, and compared it in part to the portrayal of Michael Douglas in the film Wall Street . He criticized the "abrupt" end of the film.