Spike Nolan

"Yeah but have you seen his wife?"

- Spike to a Yankees player

Spike Nolan was a protagonist from the 1985 film Brewster's Millions.

He was portrayed by the late John Candy, who had also portrayed the animated character John Candy and Buck Russell.

In 1985 Spike was a minor league baseball player on the Hackensack Bulls, along with his friend Monty Brewster. One night after a bar fight they wound up in the local jail. A stranger bailed them out of jail and took them to the New York City law firm of Granville and Baxter.

There Brewster learned that he had a rich uncle named Rupert Horn, who had left him $300 million dollars, provided that Brewster could spend $30 million in 30 days and have nothing to show for it. Brewster was forbidden from telling anyone about the condition of the will, not even Spike.

Spike was overjoyed to learn his friend and inherited a great deal of money, and accepted an offer from Monty to be his business manager. Brewster paid Spike a great deal of money. While enjoying his friend's spending spree, he was genuinely concerned about his friend apparently blowing his inheritance.

In additional to his managerial duties, Spike also played a exhibition game against the New York Yankees. During the game he used his trash talking abilities to force one player to strike out by insulting the player's wife. The next player warned Spike not to say anything. When Spike asked the player if he had seen the previous player's wife, he agreed she was ugly before hitting a home run.

After Brewster had apparently squandered all of his money Spike tried to offer Brewster the proceeds of a collection his friends had taken up for him, but Brewster refused. Spike told Brewster that he had saved almost all the money Brewster had paid him, and suggested buying a car and going out west. Brewster also refused that offer.

The two parted company after Brewster's final celebration of spending the entire $30 million dollars.