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Monty Brewster
In one of the many retelling of the 1902 novel of the same name, Richard Pryor starred as Monty Brewster, a down on his luck baseball pitcher who stands to inherit 300 million dollars, providing he can spend 30 million in 30 days. Brewster had a very brief stint with the Chicago Cubs, and was flaming out with the minor league, Hackensack Bulls. While he was in the process of spending his 30 million he funded a game with the Bulls in an exhibition against the New York Yankees, where Monty again showed the pitching skills of (insert your least favorite pitcher here….we are going with Joey Hamilton). Actually, despite the film starring a lot of funny people (with the exception of Yakov Smirnoff, who was NEVER funny), the film wasn’t full of a lot of laughs, and Pryor was not exactly convincing on the mound.
The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Brewster’s Millions (1985)
Actor:
Richard Pryor
Position Portrayed:
Pitcher
Played for:
Hackensack Bulls
Why you should vote for him:
It won’t be often that you have a bona fide comedy legend you can vote for.
Why you should not vote for him:
Brewster’s baseball skills were limited, and when we did see him, he wasn’t any good.
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