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How to Beat the High Cost of Living

Three suburban housewives concoct a scheme to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball on display in a local shopping center to combat inflation and supplement their alimony payments.

In 1980s Oregon, three friends, Jane, Elaine, and Louise, struggle to make ends meet due to inflation. Jane's life is turned upside down when her war veteran father moves in, while Louise's antique shop is threatened by the IRS. Elaine, a newly single mother, faces financial struggles and catches the eye of a police officer. The trio hatches a plan to steal a giant money ball from the local mall, hoping to solve their financial woes.

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Info about How to Beat the High Cost of Living

Studio(s): Stage III Productions, American International Pictures

Originally Released: United States, Jul 11, 1980

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Crime