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title: 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Mazursky'
released: '1986-01-31'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/down-and-out-in-beverly-hills-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090966/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

1986 · 99 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film co-written and directed by Paul Mazursky, based on the 1919 French play Boudu sauvé des eaux, which was later adapted into the 1932 film Boudu sauvé des eaux by Jean Renoir. The film stars Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, and Richard Dreyfuss. The plot follows a rich but dysfunctional family who save the life of a suicidal homeless man. Musician Little Richard appears as a neighbor, and performs "Great Gosh A'Mighty" during a party scene.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Andy Summers](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-summers)
- **Producer:** [Pato Guzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/pato-guzman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Donald McAlpine](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-mcalpine)
- **Editor:** [Richard Halsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-halsey)

## Cast

- [Bette Midler](https://cinepixo.com/people/bette-midler)
- [Tracy Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracy-nelson)
- [Felton Perry](https://cinepixo.com/people/felton-perry)
- [Nick Nolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-nolte)
- [Elizabeth Peña](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-pena)
- [Barry Primus](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-primus)
- [Valerie Curtin](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-curtin)
- [Little Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/little-richard)
- [Paul Mazursky](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mazursky)
- [Dorothy Tristan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-tristan)
- [Sue Kiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sue-kiel)
- [Eloy Casados](https://cinepixo.com/people/eloy-casados)
- [Evan Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-richards)
- [Carlton Cuse](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlton-cuse)
- [Richard Dreyfuss](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dreyfuss)

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