Easy Money is a 1983 comedy film starring Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Jennifer Jason Leigh. It was directed by James Signorelli and written by Dangerfield, Michael Endler, P.J. O'Rourke and Dennis Blair. Monty Capuletti is a hard-living, dope-smoking, drinking, gambling family man who makes his living as a baby
photographer. He loves his wife Rose but has a very tense relationship with his snobby mother-in-law, Mrs. Monahan, who runs a successful department store chain. She hates the way Monty acts and lives. The irresponsible Monty can't even pick up a wedding cake for his engaged daughter Allison without fouling up. He and his best friend, Nicky, a plumber, drink while driving and destroy the cake. Monty's mother-in-law dies. His wife is in for an inheritance, but attorney Scrappleton reveals that Mrs. Monahan left a stipulation in her will that if Monty is able to curb his vices for a year by going on a diet and giving up drugs and gambling, he will receive $10 million. If not, the family gets nothing. Allison's wedding to the peculiar Julio goes off without a hitch, at least until the wedding night. Meanwhile, the scheming Clive, right-hand man to