Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer. Buffer's dad doesn't like Ceasar, so he makes Caesar a bet. If Caesar can make a hundred thousand dollars within six months, he can stay with Buffer... but if he fails, their relationship is over forever. How can Ceasar win the bet if he only knows how jam with his band?
Acting
Robert Downey Jr. somehow gives 110% to five minutes of screen time.
Production
The rubber eraser factory set looks genuinely expensive. Confusing.
Director
Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall
Julius Caesar McMurty
Bobbie Phillips
Buffer Bidwell
Leslie Danon
Annie
Nicholas Pryor
Bidwell
Robert Downey Jr.
Jerry
Kane Picoy
Remora
Samuel L. Jackson
Mailman
Ilia Volok
Wlad
Frank Gorshin
Pete Dewitt
Grant Cramer
Squash Pro
Judd Nelson
Prisoner One
Robert Downey Sr.
Butler
Jaime Cardriche
Prisoner Two
Gary Grossman
Dr. Fleckenstein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Anthony Michael Hall's directorial debut at age 26, and he also wrote, produced, and starred in it. The hubris is almost admirable. It remains his only feature as director.
Released in 1994, this captures the exact moment when 'slacker gets rich' comedies peaked and immediately curdled. The rubber eraser mogul plot feels like a rejected Simpsons B-story.
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