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Life Stinks (1991)

92 min · Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Political Satire, comedy drama

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend9.8k3.7kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

9.8k02025-09: 3,818 views2025-10: 5,790 views2025-11: 4,416 views2025-12: 4,029 views2026-01: 9,788 views2026-02: 7,267 views2026-03: 7,973 views2026-04: 5,829 views2026-05: 8,682 views2026-06: 7,540 views2026-07: 7,755 views2026-08: 3,659 views
Sep3.8kOct5.8kNov4.4kDec4.0kJan9.8kFeb7.3kMar8.0kApr5.8kMay8.7kJun7.5kJul7.8kAug3.7k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Mel Brooks

Cast

Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor, Stuart Pankin, Howard Morris, Rudy De Luca, Theodore Wilson

The story

Goddard Bolt is the callous CEO of Bolt Enterprises. Bolt shows little regard for other people's needs or for the environment. He has his eye on the slum of Los Angeles, with the intent of tearing it down.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alarm, Baustelle, Beggar, Bet, Billionaire, Business Man, Delirium, Emergency Room, Excavator, Female Dancer, Fish out of water, Hobo, Homeless Person, Husband, Leg irons, Los Angeles, Mental Incapacity, Mission, Pappkarton, Poverty, Protector, Purification, Real Estate, Reichtum, Schlägerei, Slum, Star-Rechtsanwalt, Taschentuch, Parody, Comedy-drama, Comedy, Slapstick

Genres

Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Political Satire, comedy drama
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