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How to Beat the High Co$t of Living

1980 film by Robert Scheerer
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How to Beat the High Co$t of Living

Summary

How to Beat the High Co$t of Living is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was directed by Robert Scheerer[4].
  • Robert Kaufman wrote the screenplay for How to Beat the High Co$t of Living[5].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living's composer is recorded as Patrick Williams[6].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living's genre is heist film[7].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Jane Curtin[8].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Susan Saint James[9].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Jessica Lange[10].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Richard Benjamin[11].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Fred Willard[12].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Eddie Albert[13].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Dabney Coleman[14].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Art Metrano[15].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Sybil Danning[16].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Garrett Morris[17].
  • A cast member of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was Carmen Zapata[18].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was produced by Robert Kaufman[19].
  • The original language of How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was English[20].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was distributed by video on demand[21].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was released on January 1, 1980[23].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living's distributed by is recorded as Filmways[24].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living's narrative location is recorded as Oregon[25].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How to Beat the High Co$t of Living'}[26].
  • How to Beat the High Co$t of Living's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+114'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was produced by Robert Kaufman[19]. It was directed by Robert Scheerer[4]. Robert Kaufman wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jane Curtin[8], Susan Saint James[9], Jessica Lange[10], Richard Benjamin[11], Fred Willard[12], and Eddie Albert[13].

Publication

How to Beat the High Co$t of Living was published on January 1, 1980[23]. The original language of it was English[20]. Its genre is heist film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[21].

Why It Matters

How to Beat the High Co$t of Living ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Dabney Coleman Eddie Albert film Fred Willard Jane Curtin Jessica Lange Oregon Richard Benjamin United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 5188
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  2. 7w ago · Reubot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Screenwriter → Robert Kaufman
    Publication date → +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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