Monty Brewster Face Discussion Questions

Monty Brewster was a relief pitcher for the Hackensack Bulls, a minor league baseball team. He was poor, lazy, and somewhat of a low life. Monty’s ultimate goal was to play in the majors, but he was not good enough for it. However, that all changed when he is told that his great uncle Rupert died, and left him his inheritance. There were conditions in the will, as Rupert saw Monty as unworthy of the money. The will stated that if Monty could spend thirty million dollars in thirty days, than he could keep the entire inheritance of three hundred million. In order for this to count, Monty would not be able to acquire any assets other than the clothes on his back, could only donate or gift a small portion of the money, and could not destroy anything. Rupert included a “wimp clause”, which he thought Brewster might take, that was simply one million dollars and walking away. Brewster takes the challenge, and spends the rest of the movie trying to spend the money while maintaining his friends. …show more content…
Rupert wanted to show Monty how money can change someone, and how others treat a person with money. Monty was a simple man, with a good friend and a seemingly happy life. No one paid him much attention, and he was an average person. However, once he became enormously wealthy, he attracted the attention of thousands of people. He spent furiously, and people tried to suck up to him to gain his favor. However, his affluent lifestyle drove away the person he wanted to pay him the most attention, Ms. Drake, the accountant. Throughout the movie, Monty makes several advances, but she refuses, frustrated with his lack of self