How to Beat the High Cost of Living

A caper comedy about three suburban housewives who, in order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping center.

How to Beat the High Cost of Living is a 1980 crime comedy movie directed by Robert Scheerer, starring Richard Benjamin, Jessica Lange, Jane Curtin. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 from 2,256 votes and runs 1h 45m.