Greedy (1994)
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29% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(7,656 ratings)
It's been said that nothing can bring two men closer together than a dollar placed between them, and a large family finds themselves becoming far closer than they'd like over several million dollars in this satiric comedy. Uncle Joe McTeague (Kirk Douglas) is an elderly man with a… More It's been said that nothing can bring two men closer together than a dollar placed between them, and a large family finds themselves becoming far closer than they'd like over several million dollars in this satiric comedy. Uncle Joe McTeague (Kirk Douglas) is an elderly man with a multi-million dollar fortune that he made in the scrap metal business and has no immediate heirs. While Joe has no children, he has plenty of relatives, most of whom don't really like him but want to curry his favor in hopes of inheriting his money when he dies (and Uncle Joe is just shrewd enough to know this). However, Uncle Joe has hired a "nurse," Molly Richardson (Olivia D'Abo), who considers modeling bikinis in Joe's Jacuzzi to be therapeutic. The family is afraid that Molly will end up with the lion's share of Joe's money after they've been bending over backwards to earn his approval, so they bring in a ringer. Daniel McTeague (Michael J. Fox) is one of the only members of the family that Uncle Joe actually likes; a professional bowler of no particular skill, Daniel is the son of the family's black sheep, a leftist activist who decided years ago and wanted nothing to do with Uncle Joe. But Joe has a soft spot for Daniel and his imitation of Jimmy Durante, so the family tracks him down and has him come to visit his uncle. The idea is that if Daniel can get on Uncle Joe's good side, he'll be rewarded in his will, and then Daniel will share his fortune with the rest of the family. So Daniel and his wife Robin (Nancy Travis) move to be closer to Uncle Joe, but Daniel soon discovers that he doesn't like his family much more than Uncle Joe does. Greedy also features Phil Hartman, Ed Begley, Jr., Bob Balaban, Jere Burns, and Kirsten Dunst as some of the venal members of the extended McTeague Family; incidentally, the name "McTeague" is a reference to the lead character in Erich von Stroheim's silent epic Greed. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jonathan Lynn
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Mar 4, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Forgettable farce
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Show how the unrestrained pursuit of greed makes people poor in spirit
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Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Surprisingly sharp and funny. Fox, Douglas, and Travis are gems.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Douglas, Fox and Travis are a riotous threesome!
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
One of those "breathless ensemble farces" that I always seem to like. (See also: "Clue" & "Noises Off")
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Cast
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Michael J. Fox
as Daniel McTeague
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Kirk Douglas
as Uncle Joe McTeague
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Nancy Travis
as Robin Hunter
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Olivia d'Abo
as Molly Richardson
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Phil Hartman
as Frank
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Ed Begley Jr
as Carl
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Jere Burns
as Glen
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Colleen Camp
as Patti
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Bob Balaban
as Ed
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Jonathan Lynn
as Douglas
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Joyce Hyser
as Muriel
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Mary Ellen Trainor
as Nora
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Siobhan Fallon
as Tina
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Khandi Alexander
as Laura
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Kirsten Dunst
as Jolene
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Rita Gomez
as Yolanda
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Adam Hendershott
as Joe (9 years old)
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John La Fayette
as Wayne
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Tom Mason
as Actor
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Austin Pendleton
as Hotel Clerk
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Chris Schenkel
as Himself
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Lowell Ganz
as TV Director
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Kevin McCarthy
as Bartlett
- Karen Rea
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Eric Lloyd
as Joe (6 years old)
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Francis X. McCarthy
as Daniel Sr.
