Elaine — How to Beat the High Cost of Living Character Profile

About Elaine

A recently abandoned wife facing severe financial ruin who conceives the idea to steal from a mall's cash giveaway and orchestrates the distraction during the heist.

Elaine — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jane Curtin

Appears in

How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Elaine — Alliance Co-Conspirators — Jane (Susan Saint James)

  Jane and Elaine form a tight operational partnership during the heist planning and execution.

• Elaine — Alliance Co-Conspirators — Louise (Jessica Lange)

  Elaine and Louise coordinate the distraction and escape logistics during the heist.

• Elaine — Professional Recruiter — Natalie (Cathryn Damon)

  Natalie provides Elaine with the mall access and pageant context that sparks the heist idea.

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