Life Stinks is a 1991 comedy-drama directed by and starring Mel Brooks. It is known as one of the few Mel Brooks comedies that is not a parody, nor at any time does the film break the fourth wall. It co-stars Lesley Ann Warren, Howard Morris and Jeffrey Tambor. The original music score was composed by John Morris. In order to own an entire slum area of Los Angeles so he can tear it down, a callous, rich businessman, Goddard Bolt , CEO of Bolt Enterprises, makes a bet with his biggest rival, Vance Crasswell , who also has an interest in the property, that he can survive on those streets for 30... days. There are three conditions: #1 Bolt will be completely penniless; #2 He must wear an electronic anklet that will activate if he leaves the boundaries, forfeiting the bet if he exceeds 30 seconds out of bounds; #3 At no time can he reveal to any of the slum area residents that he is Goddard Bolt. If he succeeds, Bolt will gain the neighborhood for almost nothing. Crasswell schemes to make Bolt's stay on the streets as bad as can be.
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| Release date: | July 26, 1991 |
| Directed by: | Mel Brooks |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Mel Brooks |
| Screenplay by: | Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, Ron Clark |
| Estimated budget: | $13,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |