How to Beat the High Cost of Living

Name: How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Director: Robert Scheerer
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1980-07-11
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, Jessica Lange, Richard Benjamin, Eddie Albert

“A hilarious new comedy for everyone who ever wanted to give the oil companies gas pains, turn off the power companies lights and make the banks stand in line for a change.”

1980

1h 45m

Comedy

Director: Robert Scheerer

Writers: Robert Kaufman, Leonora Thuna

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Overview

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.