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). 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.
Cast Dominic Marsh as Harry Witherspoon Nikki M. James as Annabel Glick Pamela Shaw as Rita LaPorta Jason Alexander as Vinnie Di Ruzzio Dennis Farina as Luigi Guadi Don Amendolia as Uncle Tony Katherine Shindle as Dominique Mary Birdsong as Maid Anthony Skordi as Nicky Jayne Houdyshell as Harry's Landlady Maggie Carney as Miss. Iris Crum Kent Avenido as Boy Hardwick Herschel Sparber as Bill Siller Steve West as Harry's Boss Mary Jo Catlett as Shoe Store Lady Noah Weisberg as Bellhop Cheyenne Jackson as Emcee Jennifer Cody as Mary Alice Jim Piddock as Mr. Hobbs Juliet Mills as Miss Thorsby Benjamin Stone as Telegraph Boy Paul Tigue as Mr. Loomis Kevin Chamberlin as Fred Mahew III Heather Ayers as Mrs. Delila Wagstiff-Duncan Chryssie Whitehead as Miss. Coco Blankship
Production The film was shot in Los Angeles and Monte Carlo.
Release The film premiered at the 2014 Montreal World Film Festival. It was then released in theaters and on VOD on 24 July 2015.
Reception The film has a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Wes Greene of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four.
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."
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