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The Check is in the Mail...

Plastic Money... Phony Credit... Enough is Enough! This American Family Has Had It!
May 2, 1986 · 1h 23m
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Comedy

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Meet Richard Jackson - a man fed up with the insanity of "plastic" suburban living. Rallying his befuddled family around him, Richard mounts an outrageously comic assault on credit card craziness, "Yuppie" status symbols and "the system" in general!

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CAST

Brian Dennehy
Richard Jackson
Anne Archer
Peggy Jackson
Hallie Todd
Robin Jackson
Chris Hebert
Danny Jackson
Michael Bowen
Gary Jackson
Dick Shawn
Donald
Nita Talbot
Donald's Wife
Greg Mullavey
Harry Danvers
Directed by Joan Darling

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
Media Home Entertainment
Country
US

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