

Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986-01-31 · 103 min · ★ 5.9
Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.
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Production details
- Directors
- Paul Mazursky
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 14,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 62,134,225
Top Cast
Nick NolteJerry Baskin
Bette MidlerBarbara Whiteman
Richard DreyfussDave Whiteman
Little RichardOrvis Goodnight
Tracy NelsonJenny Whiteman
Elizabeth PeñaCarmen
Evan RichardsMax Whiteman
Paul MazurskySidney Waxman
Valerie CurtinPearl Waxman
Barry PrimusLou Waltzberg
Irene TsuSheila Waltzberg
Michael YamaNagamichi
Felton PerryAl
Eloy CasadosTom-Tom
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