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Turing Trash Into Cash

1990•1h 30m•

★4.0(11 ratings)

ComedyTV Movie

Overview

Ralph and Freddy work as janitors at a brokerage firm and become rich by making investments based on insider information they gather from the brokers' garbage.

Director

Writers

David Loucka, Jon Connolly

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Main Cast

George Carlin

George Carlin

Ralph Sawatzky

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Freddy Novak

Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen

Vandevere Lodge

Leslie Hope

Leslie Hope

Susan Fahnestock

Michael J. Pollard

Michael J. Pollard

Palomar

Jack Blessing

Jack Blessing

R. Judson Kimbrough

Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta

George Agrande

Ellen Ratner

Ellen Ratner

Ruth

Mindy Sterling

Mindy Sterling

Mary

Lisa Montgomery

Lisa Montgomery

Vi

Michael Gregory

Michael Gregory

Real Cop

Gregg Almquist

Gregg Almquist

Herb

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Alan Metter

Writing

Writer: David Loucka
Writer: Jon Connolly

Production

Casting: Melissa Skoff
Producer: Andrew Sugerman

Music & Sound

Foley Mixer: Derek Marcil

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Brian Capener

Editing

Editor: Sharyn L. Ross

Art Direction

Production Design: Michael Paul Clausen

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Cynthia Bergstrom

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Turing Trash Into Cash"

#2

The runtime is 90 minutes (1h 30m).

#3

The film was directed by Alan Metter.

#4

The screenplay was written by David Loucka and Jon Connolly.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Brian Capener.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0100954.

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Rating

4.0/10

Mixed

11 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Working Tra$h

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

FNM Films

Aurora Development Fund