History Film / AllTheMoneyInTheWorld

The movie gained a special notoriety when Creator/KevinSpacey, who had originally been cast to play the [[PlayingGertrude octogenarian]] Getty under a pile of makeup, was accused of sexual misconduct by several men, after the movie was completed and only a few months before its release. With the looming threat of a boycott and a BoxOfficeBomb, the studio agreed to Scott's proposal to [[TheOtherMarty replace Spacey with Plummer]] and reshoot the 22 scenes he was in in a couple of weeks. This was accomplished one day before the deadline. As a result, the movie came out less than a week after its projected release.

* WhamShot: Only in the original trailer. After hearing about him but never getting a clear look we suddenly see [[AndStarring "With Creator/KevinSpacey as J. Paul Getty"]] which then cuts to a clear shot of Getty approaching the camera, removing a pair of SinisterShades, and revealing [[PlayingGertrude Spacey under a lot of old man makeup]]. The trailer for the released version where Creator/ChristopherPlummer [[TheOtherMarty replaced a disgraced Spacey]] did not try to recreate this moment, showing Getty beforehand instead of a big reveal. This makes sense, as while plenty of audiences likely didn't hear about the movie until the initial trailer, and thus would be surprised by an elderly looking Spacey, by the time of the second trailer, due to previous publicity, Spacey having his career ruined by a accusations of molestation, and thus being removed in favor of Plummer, everybody knew about this film and how Plummer would be playing Getty, meaning nobody would be surprised. Not to mention, Plummer, actually being in his eighties, didn't need to wear the same prosthetics, meaning the trailer couldn't bank on emphasizing an actor transformation.

* WealthyEverAfter: J. Paul Getty wills his enormous estate to his grandchildren. Since they’re not yet of age, this leaves Gail in control of his assets.

* WealthyEverAfter: J. Paul Getty wills his enormous estate to his grandchildren. Since they’re not yet of age, this leaves Gail in control of his assets.
* YourCheatingHeart: Gail’s husband before their divorce is seen sleeping with hookers.

* TheScrooge: J. Paul Getty is the wealthiest man in the history of the world, but also infamously tightfisted. Besides refusing to pay his grandson’s ransom, he also washes his clothes by hand (instead of paying for a laundering service) and makes his houseguests use a coin-operated pay phone.

** In the movie, J. Paul Getty dies of a stroke on the night his grandson is released. The real Getty died of heart failure several years later.

The movie gained a special notoriety when Creator/KevinSpacey, who had originally been cast to play the [[PlayingGertrude octogenarian]] Getty under a pile of makeup, was accused of sexual misconduct by several men, after the movie was completed and only a few months before its release. With the looming threat of a boycott and a BoxOfficeBomb, the studio agreed to Scott's proposal to [[TheOtherMarty replace Spacey with Plummer]] and reshoot the 22 scenes he was in in a couple of weeks. This was accomplished one day before the deadline. As a result, the movie came out less than a week after its projected release, the box office was saved, and Plummer landed an Oscar nomination to boot.

The movie gained a special notoriety when Creator/KevinSpacey, who had originally been cast to play the [[PlayingGertrude octogenarian]] Getty [[UncannyValley under a pile of makeup]], was accused of sexual misconduct by several men, after the movie was completed and only a few months before its release. With the looming threat of a boycott and a BoxOfficeBomb, the studio agreed to Scott's proposal to [[TheOtherMarty replace Spacey with Plummer]] and reshoot the 22 scenes he was in in a couple of weeks. This was accomplished one day before the deadline. As a result, the movie came out less than a week after its projected release, the box office was saved, and Plummer landed an Oscar nomination to boot.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: Kind of. Although J. Paul Getty is obviously a tightwad who obviously goes way too far with his greed and avarice, he does make a few points that are not inherently wrong. He does point out that if he paid the ransom without any question, that this would put his other grandchildren at risk of other kidnappers, not an invalid concern. Also, near the beginning, when someone writes him a letter asking him to pay for her husband's surgery, he points out that it would be impossible to respond to every single request that people send him for money. However, this is mitigated by the fact that he's merely hiding behind these points, making excuses for his inaction, rather than because he finds these arguments have any merit. Also by the fact he has no qualms about spending a lot of money for art and expensive villas.

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: The hookers in the beginning lose any interest in Paul when they learn he is underage and advice him to go home before worrying his mother.

In 1973, 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer) is kidnapped by Calabrian gangsters and held for ransom. His grandfather, J. Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer, [[NamesTheSame no relation]]), is an oil tycoon, the richest man in the world…and an infamous miser. When Getty refuses to pay the ransom, his daughter-in-law, Gail (Williams), has to work with Getty’s head of security, Fletcher Chase (Wahlberg) to find some other way to free Paul.

* OscarBait: The studio hilariously put their hopes in an Oscar nom for Spacey, only to win it for Plummer, his replacement.

* DirtyCommunists: The police suspects involvement by the ''Brigate Rosse'' early on, and Chase finds that Paul actually negotiated staging his kidnapping with them. Chase almost references the trope's name when one spray paints his car to arrange a meeting.

** Fletcher Chase was a lot more incompetent in real life than in the movie. Besides believing that the kidnapping had been staged by Paul at first, he was also distracted by a relationship with an Italian woman he began during the case, lost $3,000 pursuing a false lead, and at one point freaked out and sent Gail and her other children to London for their safety when it wasn't really needed. The man who reportedly convinced Getty to finally pay the whole ransom was Gail's father, not Chase.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The movie implies that J. Paul Getty II was not involved in the hostage negotiations except to serve as a silent pawn in his father's attempt to gain the children's custody from Gail. In real life, he also tried to convince Getty, but he refused to talk to Getty directly because of an earlier falling out with him.

* NoNameGiven: The mafioso that buys Paul and his men are never named. Didn't stop members of the Mammoliti clan who kidnapped the real Paul from [[AndThatsTerrible crying misrepresentation.]]
* OscarBait: The studio hilariously put their hopes in an oscar nom for Spacey, only to win it for Plummer, his replacement.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Fletcher Chase delivers one to Getty as he resigns, and this is what causes him to decide to finally pay the ransom as well as drop the pursuit of what was effectively custody rights of Gail's children.

** The first black and white scene is modeled after ''Film/LaDolceVita''.

* TitleDrop: By Cinquanta, when asking Gail for the ransom.

* EnfantTerrible: Why everyone is skeptical about the kidnapping at first. Paul does drugs, sees hookers, and was expelled from hight school for causing a fire. And it turns out that he wanted to fake his kidnapping to extort money from his grandfather before he was kidnapped for real.

The movie gained a special notoriety when Creator/KevinSpacey, who had originally been cast to play the [[PlayingGertrude octogenarian]] Getty [[UncannyValley under a pile of makeup]], was accused of sexual misconduct by several men, after the movie was completed and only a few months before its release. With the looming threat of a boycott and a BoxOfficeBomb, the studio agreed to Scott's proposal to [[TheOtherMarty replace Spacey with Plummer]] and reshoot the 22 scenes he was in in a couple of weeks. This was accomplished one day before the deadline. As a result, the movie came out less than a week after its projected release, the box office was saved, and Plummer won an oscar nomination to boot.

* NoNameGiven: The mafioso that buys Paul and his men are never named. Didn't stop memberd of the Mammoliti clan who kidnapped the real Paul from [[AndThatsTerrible crying misrepresentation.]]

* BaitAndSwitch: Midway through the film, Getty arrives at a meeting with an Italian man with a BriefcaseFullOfMoney to negotiate the sale of something with an ominous Italian man. It seems like he's finally agreed to pay Paul's ransom, but he's actually there to buy a painting.

* NoNameGiven: The mafioso that buys Paul and his men are never named.

** In the movie, J. Paul Getty dies pf a stroke on the night his grandson is released. The real Getty died of heart failure several years later.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Fletcher Chase was a lot more incompetent in real life than in the movie. Besides believing that the kidnapping had been staged by Paul at first, he was also distracted by a relationship with an Italian woman he began during the case, lost $3,000 pursuing a false lead, and at one point freaked out and sent Gail and her other children to London for their safety when it wasn't really needed. The man who reportedly convinced Getty to finally pay the whole ransom was Gail's father, not Chase.

** In the movie, J. Paul Getty dies the night his grandson is released. The real Getty was still alive at the time (he died in 1976).

* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: Once the word got out that Paul was kidnapped, local police had to field dozens of different people claiming to be the ones responsible. It wasn't until they got a FingerInTheMail that they could really coordinate

* ArbitraryLargeBankAccount: In an interview J. Paul Getty says that you can't really consider yourself a billionaire until you have no idea how much money you actually have.

* LimaSyndrome: Cinquanta develops sympathy for Paul. He persuades the other kidnappers to cut off Paul’s ear (rather than a foot) and, at the climax, prevents a co-conspirator from killing Paul.
** It's implied, albeit silently, that Cinquanta knew Paul was attempting to escape and was purposely turning a blind eye to give him a shot at it. He also advises him to ignore orders and not wait around after he's dropped at the exchange spot, and this advice likely saves his life.

* DirtyCommunists: The police suspects involvement by the ''Brigate Rose'' early on, and Chase finds that Paul actually negotiated staging his kidnapping with them. Chase almost references the trope's name when one spray paints his car to arrange a meeting.