Million Dollar Mystery
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| Million Dollar Mystery | |
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Stephen F. Kesten |
| Written by | Rudy De Luca Tim Metcalfe Miguel Tejada-Flores |
| Starring | Tom Bosley Jamie Alcroft Royce D. Applegate Penny Baker Eddie Deezen Mack Dryden |
| Music by | Al Gorgoni |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Editing by | John W. Wheeler |
| Distributed by | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| Release date(s) | June 12, 1987 |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Million Dollar Mystery (also known as Money Mania) is a 1987 American film released as a promotional piece for Glad-Lock brand bags. It was performing a routine stunt for this film that cost legendary stuntman Dar Robinson his life on November 21, 1986.
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[edit] Plot summary
Tom Bosley has the starring role as Sidney Preston, a disgruntled White House aide who took off with $4 million that belonged to the government. While on the run, he stops at a roadside diner and has their world famous chili. He suffers a fatal heart attack and before dying, reveals to onlookers the location of the first million dollars.
The occupants of the diner head out on a mad dash to find the loot. When they find the loot, they lose it in a mishap. They follow clues to the next million and lose it as well. After finding and losing the third million the movie ends. During the closing credits, one of the characters informs the audience that there is a million dollars somewhere in the USA and if they follow the clues in specially marked Glad-Lock bags, they have the chance to win $1,000,000.
[edit] Cast
- Tom Bosley as Sidney Preston
- Royce D. Applegate as Tugger
- Penny Baker as Charity
- Eddie Deezen as Rollie
- Douglas Emerson as Howie Briggs
- Rich Hall as Slaughter Buzzárd
- Daniel McDonald as Crush
- Rick Overton as Stuart Briggs
- Kevin Pollak as Officer Quinn
- Jamie Alcroft as Bob
- Mack Dryden as Fred
- Tawny Fere as Faith
- H.B. Haggerty as Awful Abdul
- LaGena Hart as Hope
- Mona Lyden as Barbara Briggs
- Pam Matteson as Dottie
- Gail Neely as Officer Gretchen
- Bob Schott as Bad Boris
- Wendy Sherman as Lollie
[edit] Award nominations
- Nominated: Worst Original Song, Barry Mann & John Lewis Parker (1988)
- Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor, Tom Bosley (1988)
- Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor, Jamie Alcroft (1988)
- Nominated: Worst Supporting Actor, Mack Dryden (1988)
