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Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Comedy · 1986

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.

Movie details

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

“See what happens when a dirty bum meets the filthy rich.”

1986 Comedy 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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5.9 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Paul Mazursky

Written by

Leon Capetanos · Paul Mazursky

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Jerry Baskin

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Barbara Whiteman

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Dave Whiteman

Little Richard

Little Richard

Orvis Goodnight

Tracy Nelson

Tracy Nelson

Jenny Whiteman

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Carmen

Evan Richards

Evan Richards

Max Whiteman

Court is in session

Put Down and Out in Beverly Hills on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.