Monday Morning Maybe

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Stick

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1985 | 109 min | Action, Drama, Crime

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Sexy Beast, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect drug use.

After getting out of jail, car thief Ernest "Stick" Stickley witnesses the murder of his friend Rainy during a drug deal. To avoid getting killed by the same people, who work for mobster Chucky, Stick gets a job as a chauffeur for millionaire Barry Braham and lies low. As he gets used to his new routine, Stick woos Barry's financial consultant, Kyle McClaren, but must fight back when Chucky's men come after him.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    38% on Rotten Tomatoes, 31 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.8 out of 10 from opening-week audiences

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $22 million worldwide on a $22 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 23K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Burt Reynolds

  • Burt ReynoldsStick
  • Candice BergenKyle
  • George SegalBarry
  • Charles DurningChucky
  • José PérezRainy
  • Richard LawsonCornell
  • Castulo GuerraNestor
  • Dar RobinsonMoke
  • Alex RoccoFirestone
  • David ReynosoLuis