Funny Money is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Leslie Greif and starring Chevy Chase, Penelope Ann Miller, and Armand Assante. It is based on the 1996 British play Funny Money by Ray Cooney. It is a co-production between Germany, the United States, and Romania.
A couple accidentally gains possession of a briefcase containing $5 million belonging to the Romanian Mafia.
In April 1998, it was reported Leslie Greif had acquired the rights to the Ray Cooney penned farce Funny Money. The film is set in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was shot in Romania.
ThinkFilm set a January 2007 limited release for the film in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, Seattle, Dallas, and Phoenix in a cross promotion with timeshare company Consolidated Resorts. In some territories, the film was released under the title National Lampoon's Funny Money.