How to Beat the High Cost of Living [Blu-ray]

Director: Robert Scheerer Robert Scheerer

Overview

Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James share star-billing with Jessica Lange in this uninspired comedy about three women who need a cash infusion. (Curtin and Saint James would later co-star in the popular sitcom Kate and Allie.) Jane (Saint James) is divorced and financially pressed to raise her children in the manner to which they were accustomed. Elaine's (Curtin) husband left with all their assets except for the house and car, and Louise's (Lange) antique store is going to go bust unless she gets rid of the red ink. After the three women share their angst, they hit on a scheme of robbing cash from the local shopping mall, a place they know quite well. That familiarity, it turns out, cannot guarantee success.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2015
UPC:	0887090096409
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	PG
Source:	Olive
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:45:00
Sales rank:	20,014

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Susan Saint James	Jane
Jane Curtin	Elaine
Jessica Lange	Louise
Richard Benjamin	Albert
Fred Willard	Robert
Eddie Albert	Max
Dabney Coleman	Jack Heintzel
Art Metrano	Gas Station Attendant
Ronnie Schell	Bill Pike
Garrett Morris	Power and Light Man
Cathryn Damon	Natalie
Sybil Danning	Charlotte
Al Checco	Tim Lundy
Carmen Zapata	Mama Figueroa
Dru Wagner	Harriet
Michael Bell	Tom
Susan Tolsky	Patty
Byron Morrow	Charlie Goldring
Allan Warnick	Steve
David Lunney	Leon
Michael K. Daly	Sheriff
James 'Izzy' Whetstine	Eddie the Bartender
Jack Krupnick	Man in Chevy
Sarah Leonard	Laurie
Robin Hickman	Singing Salesman
Daniel Maves	Shoe Salesman
Tom Morrison	Shoe Salesman
Jonathan Schwartz	Shoe Salesman
Jane Van Boskirk	Woman in Office
Jon Dickman	Donald
Bill Ritchie	Festive Young Man
Robert Canaga	Garage Sale Man
Colleen Murff	Lady at Garage Sale
Jerry Zinnemon	Card Crony
Tom Gressler	Card Crony
Philip Miller	Security Guard #1
Ralph Garrett	Security Guard #2
Robert W. Talbot	Security Guard #3
Harvey Lewis	Process Server
Nanci Westerland	Woman Civilian
Joan Schumacher	Woman Civilian on Stage
Linda Hall	Woman Civilian on Stage
Craig Jackson	Man Civilian on Stage
Larry Woodruff	Man Civilian on Stage
Wendy Shawn	Pageant Assistant
Michael Patrick Bell	Actor
Susan St. James	Actor
Patrick Williams	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Kaufman

Samuel Z. Arkoff	Executive Producer,Producer
Robert Kaufman	Producer,Screenwriter
Robert Scheerer	Director
Jerome M. Zeitman	Producer