Richie Rich is a 1994 American live-action film adaptation of the Harvey Comics comic book character Richie Rich. Directed by Donald Petrie, the film stars Macaulay Culkin as the title character. Edward Herrmann, Michael McShane, Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Hyde, and John Larroquette serve in supporting roles, while Reggie Jackson, Claudia Schiffer and Ben Stein appear in cameo roles. Culkin's younger brother, Rory Culkin, played the part of little Richie. In 1998, it was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish. While in theaters, the film was shown with a Wile E.... Coyote and Road Runner cartoon called Chariots of Fur. Richie Rich was Macaulay Culkin's final film as a child actor. Richard "Richie" Rich Jr. is the world's wealthiest kid, the son of Imagineer and philanthropist Richard Rich, Sr. , worth $700 billion and 1 dollars. Richie has been raised with the best of everything money can buy, but with only loyal butler Herbert Cadbury as a companion. He lacks any friends his own age.
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| Release date: | December 21, 1994 |
| Directed by: | Donald Petrie |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Joel Silver, John Davis |
| Editor: | Malcolm Campbell |
| Music by: | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography: | Don Burgess |
| Screenplay by: | Jim Jennewein, Tom S. Parker |
| Estimated budget: | $40,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Richie Rich |
| Genre: | Comedy |