late October. While filming an outdoor scene in Eugene, a middle-aged man drove by in a car and yelled "Jane, you ignorant slut!", referring to the Curtin and Dan Aykroyd Weekend Update Point/Counterpoint segment on Saturday Night Live. Release Home media MGM Home Entertainment released How to Beat the High Cost of Living on DVD in 2003. In 2015, Olive Films released the film on Blu-ray and DVD. References Sources External links 1980 films 1980 comedy films 1980s crime comedy films 1980s female buddy films 1980s heist films Adultery in films American crime comedy films American heist films American International Pictures films 1980s English-language films Films about criminals Films about divorce Films directed by Robert Scheerer Films scored by Patrick Williams Films set in Oregon Films shot in Eugene, Oregon Filmways films 1980s American films