Life Stinks

"From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool."

A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with a homeless woman.

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Mel Brooks

Goddard Bolt

Lesley Ann Warren

Molly

Jeffrey Tambor

Vance Crasswell

Stuart Pankin

Pritchard

Michael Ensign

Knowles

Howard Morris

Sailor

Matthew Faison

Stevens

Rudy De Luca

J. Paul Getty

Teddy Wilson

Fumes

Stanley Brock

Store Owner

Billy Barty

Willy

Raymond O'Connor

Brian Thompson

Mean Victor

Sammy Shore

Reverend at Wedding

Robert Ridgely

Fergueson

James Van Patten

Wheelchair Attendant

Mike Pniewski

Male Nurse

Marianne Muellerleile

Head Nurse

Anne Betancourt

Nurse

Darrow Igus

Maynard

Anthony Thomas Mitchell

Nibbler Driver

Kathryn Skatula

Nurse

Angela Gordon

Capacity Nurse

Danny Wells

Mercedes Driver

Larry Cedar

Paramedic

Christopher Birt

Paramedic

Brad Grunberg

Burrito-Eating Bum

Clifton Wells

Taco Stand Owner

Paul Brinegar

Old Bellboy

George Berkeley

Derelict Outside Flophouse

David Correia

Policeman

Anthony J. Messina

Policeman

Helene Winston

Society Patron

Terrence Williams

Boy Dancing in Doorway

Joan Crosby

Woman at Fire

Ira Miller

Man at Fire

Jim Mapp

Blind Man

Ralph Ahn

Chinese Cook

Stu Gilliam

Desmond

Raf Mauro

Hors d'Oeuvres Vagrant at Party

Danny Dayton

Dirty Bum at Party

Jack DeLeon

Pompous Party Guest

Carmen Filpi

Pops (elevens-up)

Casey King

Shopping Cart Chauffeur

Jere Laird

Stock Market Reporter

Ronny Graham

Priest (voice)

Mary Watson

Newscaster

Saida Pagan

Newscaster

Tamara Taylor

Newscaster

Henry Kaiser

Newscaster

Martin Charles Warner

Dirty-Faced Vagrant at Party

S. Scott Bullock

Outraged Party Guest

Cullen G. Chambers

Party Guest (uncredited)

Doshia Darmane

Upscale Ceremony Guest (uncredited)

Robert Gatewood

Homeless Bum (uncredited)

Michael Mulconery

Editor

Mel Brooks

Producer

Mel Brooks

Screenplay

Mel Brooks

Director

John Morris

Original Music Composer

Dick Ziker

Stunts

Carolyn Elias

Hairstylist

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Mark Bussan

Makeup Artist

Mary Malin

Costume Design

Kim Kurumada

Associate Producer

Fred C. Blau Jr.

Makeup Department Head

Barbara Lorenz

Hairstylist

Dianne Roberson

Hairstylist

David Rawlins

Editor

Josan F. Russo

Art Direction

Bill Shepard

Casting

Todd M. Thaler

Casting

Peter S. Larkin

Production Design

Eugenia Weston

Makeup Artist

Steven Poster

Director of Photography

Ezra Swerdlow

Executive Producer

Anthony Redman

Editor

Gary McLarty

Stunts

Rudy De Luca

Screenplay

Ron Clark

Story

Steve Haberman

Screenplay

Rudy De Luca

Story

Mel Brooks

Story

Steve Haberman

Story

Jesse Wayne

Stunts

Richard M. Ellis

Stunts

Don Pulford

Stunts

Denise Lynne Roberts

Stunts

Justin De Rosa

Stunts

Steve Boyum

Stunts

Billy Hank Hooker

Stunts

Steve M. Davison

Stunts

Kim Kurumada

Production Manager

Mitchell Bock

First Assistant Director

Martha Elcan

Second Assistant Director

Albert Cho

Second Assistant Director

Catherine Schlesinger

Second Assistant Director

Carroll Johnston

Set Designer

George Kohut

Camera Operator

John Koester

Additional Camera

Norman Edward Parker

First Assistant Camera

Brian T. Pitts

Second Assistant Camera

Paul Plannette

Camera Loader

Mike Moyer

Chief Lighting Technician

David Burnett

Best Boy Electrician

Robert Gray

Key Grip

Rick Rader

Best Boy Grip

Willie D. Burton

Sound Mixer

Marvin E. Lewis

Boom Operator

Robert W. Harris

Utility Sound

Jack M. Marino

Property Master

Judi Townsend

Script Supervisor

Darren T. Holmes

Assistant Editor

Ben Williams

Assistant Editor

Albert Coleman

Assistant Editor

Dennis Newman

Assistant Editor

Eugene Marks

Music Editor

Leah Zappy

Post Production Supervisor

Paula Benson-Himes

Production Coordinator

Paki Wolfe

Assistant Costume Designer

Jeffrey Hornaday

Choreographer

John Richards

Scoring Mixer

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Steve Pederson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom Perry

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James Troutman

Supervising Sound Editor

Dwayne Avery

Sound Editor

Edward Hirsch

Sound Editor

Allan Schultz

Sound Editor

Adam Johnston

Sound Editor

Greg Stacy

Sound Editor

Mike Goodman

ADR Supervisor

Casey Troutman

Foley Artist

Bess Hopper

Foley Artist

Peter Sorel

Still Photographer

Kevin Constant

Art Department Coordinator

David R. Ellis

Stunt Coordinator

David P. Kelsey

Special Effects