Based on the British sitcom Rising Damp, stingy landlord Rigsby manages a rooming house where he scams his lodgers, including arts student John and medical student Philip, making them share a room.

Rising Damp
The 1977 British comedy film "Rising Damp" is an adaptation of a popular TV series, following the story of Rigsby, a cunning and frugal landlord, as he tries to take advantage of his lodgers, including John, an arts student, and Philip, a medical student.