Every Gregory Peck Movie Ranked Worst To Best

In his final big screen role, Gregory Peck starred alongside Danny DeVito, Piper Laurie, and Penelope Anne Miller in the 1991 comedy “Other People’s Money.” It’s an unorthodox role for Peck, who for decades played the strong man of action or charismatic leading man, but in his twilight years was mostly playing wise mentor types. Instead, here he plays Andrew Jorgenson, the chairman of a cable company that employs most of the people in the small town in which it’s based. Not the greedy corporate big wig you might expect, Peck’s part sees him as a principled and old fashioned money man who tries to be the town’s savior.

DeVito, meanwhile, plays a more ruthless modern executive named Larry Garfield. A corporate raider, he comes to town with his eye on a hostile takeover, hoping rip the company apart and sell it off piece by piece for massive profits. But Jorgenson isn’t about to take this lying down, and tries to use his attractive stepdaughter Kate (Miller) to disrupt his plans. Representing the company, Kate and the slimy Garfield actually hit it off, and the hotshot businessman must decide if he wants the girl or the green.

A dark comedy seen today as a warning about corporate greed (via Hollywood in Toto), “Other People’s Money” carries an important message and timeless words of caution. Unfortunately, the movie itself isn’t all that memorable.