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Jul 11, 1980 · With Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Jessica Lange, Richard Benjamin. A caper comedy about three suburban housewives who, in order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping center.
- (1.9K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Robert Scheerer
- 1980-07-11
Set in the aftermath of the economic recession of the 1970s, the film follows three women in suburban Oregon who, each facing personal and financial crises and desperate for money, devise a plan to steal a large amount of cash from a giveaway event in the local shopping mall.
- $4.8 million
- July 11, 1980
- Robert Kaufman, Jerome M. Zeitman, Bernard G. Wilens
- Patrick Williams
Divorcée Jane (Susan Saint James) is dating the financially lacking Robert (Fred Willard), and she gets pregnant despite their lack of money. Elaine (Jane Curtin) is broke after her recent ...
- (7)
- Robert Scheerer
- PG
- Susan Saint James
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In order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, three suburban housewives plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping center. Robert Scheerer. Director. Robert Kaufman. Screenplay.
Summaries. A caper comedy about three suburban housewives who, in order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping center.
