The Check is in the Mail...(1986)
Plastic Money... Phony Credit... Enough is Enough! This American Family Has Had It!
Meet Richard Jackson - a man fed up with the insanity of "plastic" suburban living. Rallying his befuddled family around him, Richard mounts an outrageously comic assault on credit card craziness, "Yuppie" status symbols and "the system" in general!
Movie: The Check is in the Mail...
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Jackson
Peggy Jackson
Robin Jackson
Gary Jackson
Donald
Donald's Wife
Harry Danvers
Rocco
Fred Steinkrause
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