# Chienne de vie (1991)

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**Original title**: *Life Stinks*
**Runtime**: 92 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Mel Brooks
**Written by**: Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, Steve Haberman
**Starring**: Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor, Stuart Pankin, Michael Ensign, Howard Morris

> *From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently someone thought a wealthy guy on the streets would be hilarious. Goddard Bolt bets his rival he can survive penniless for thirty days. It turns out living rough is not a joke.

**Mood tags**: outsider, playful

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