A minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he’s not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal.
Brewster’s Millions is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins, and Hume Cronyn. The screenplay by Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris was based on the 1902 novel of the same name by George Barr McCutcheon. It is the seventh film based on the story, and focusing on a Minor League Baseball pitcher who accepts a challenge to spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million from his great-uncle.
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Brewster’s Millions follows Richard Pryor as he spends $30 million dollars in 30 days to inherit $300 million. The conceit behind it being that he will be so sick of money by the end of this term that he won’t want to spend another dime. The rules are stipulated in great detail, from how much he can use to gamble and how much can go to charity to making sure that he has receipts for everything and is left with nothing tangible to show for it. The only issue is the use of video to deliver these stipulations, which by itself, isn’t enforceable. But as long as all of what’s stated in the video is also included in writing, this is a creative way to make sure the heir of a massive fortune knows the true value of a dollar.
Rachel King, Author and Lead Litigation Attorney, King Law Firm Attorneys at Law, Inc.
