I can pinpoint the exact moment in my life when I knew I had to watch the movie Money Plane. It was when I saw a 15 second-long clip of five-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer explaining what a Money Plane is to WWE superstar Edge, aka Adam Copeland:

Its called a Money Plane. Some of the baddest motherfuckers on the planet are on that plane, all craving action. Whatever you want to wager on, the Money Plane has you covered. You want to bet on a dude fucking an alligator? Money Plane.

This clip, setting up the very concept of Money Plane, captured my imagination like nothing before. The specific line, You want to bet on a dude fucking an alligator?, rocked the foundations of my world. I didnt know a dude could have sex with an alligator, much less that the rich and mighty would want to bet on it! I was so transfixed that I rewatched this clip upwards of 12 times before furiously texting two of the only friends I have in my pandemic bubble: WE HAVE TO WATCH MONEY PLANE!!! And watch it we did

Money Plane is a movie about a casino heist in the skies. It tells the tale of an ordinary man, Jack Reese (Copeland), charged with leading an impossible mission at the behest of an evil man named Darius The Rumble Grouch (Grammer). It is profane, bizarre, and, at $10 to own on VOD, arguably one of the best summer movie deals of 2020.

However, like the wild bets those bad motherfuckers make in the sky, watching Money Plane is a gamble in and of itself. Yes, its a deliciously bad movie and watching bad movies can be its own brand of fun but that also means youre signing up to watch a bad movie. Money Plane is the best and worst of what a bad movie experience can be. It is shameless in its boorish approach to entertainment, but fails to really go as gonzo as it could, making it ultimately disappointing, with one major exception.

The biggest complaint I have about Money Plane comes down to quality. Made on a shoestring budget, its hard to buy that the rather meh commercial style flight we see our heroes take over would actually be this mythical casino of the skies. Blank, bland rooms try their best to double for VIP sky suites and the fake stewardess costume worn by one of Jacks team is laughably out of style. Plot-wise, the story is also rather wanting. Ultimately Money Plane isuhkind of boring? At times it drags like a dead weight and still there are moments of unhinged wildness.

Money Planes most gloriously ridiculous moments come courtesy of director Andrew Lawrences brothers, Joey and Matthew. Yes, Money Plane is a Lawrence brothers joint. You remember Joey Lawrence from the show Blossom, right? The heartthrob and his two younger brothers co-starred together in the short-lived sitcom Brotherly Love in the 90s. Money Plane proves they still have a healthy working relationship. Director Andrew co-stars as one of Jack Reeses crew while oldest brother Joey plays the John Wick rip-off character, The Concierge, and middle brother Matthew gets to ham it up as a high-roller called The Cowboy. The latter two characters are introduced with a whiff of camp that this film could have honestly used more of.

Money Plane definitely features a scene where acting titan Kelsey Grammer talks about betting on a dude fucking an alligator, but it peaks in that moment as well. No other moment has the insane bluster of that one line or the creative majesty. Thats because the best part of Money Plane is Kelsey Grammers performance. He powers through every line of dialogue as though hes delivering Shakespeare and sells Grouchs pernicious plots from beginning to end. While other actors in the film seem to be phoning it in, Grammer gives Money Plane his all. What does Money Plane give him back? Immortality in the guise of that damn alligator line.

Money Plane is a monstrosity of a movie, but hey, that just makes it the perfect summer movie for 2020, eh?

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