Another You

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Another You is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Maurice Phillips and written and produced by Ziggy Steinberg. The film stars Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Mercedes Ruehl, Stephen Lang, and Vanessa Williams. It follows con man Eddie Dash (Pryor) and former pathological liar George (Wilder), who become entangled in a scheme to pass the latter off as the missing heir to a brewery fortune. Production was troubled, with original director Peter Bogdanovich replaced during filming after his footage was deemed unusable, and a shift in shooting locations from New York City to Los Angeles led to the film being rewritten for the new setting. Pryor described the shoot as a negative experience. Released on July 26, 1991, by Tri-Star Pictures, Another You was a critical and commercial failure, grossing approximately $2.9 million against a reported $17 million budget. Reviews were negative, describing the film as lacking any comedic entertainment, with even the combined talents of Pryor and Wilder...

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