National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2004)
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American independent filmmaker Gary Preisler makes his film debut as a writer/director with the black comedy National Lampoon's Gold Diggers. Twentysomethings Calvin Menhoffer (Will Friedle) and Leonard Smallwood (Chris Owen) get arrested for the robbery of two sixtysomething women, Doris… More American independent filmmaker Gary Preisler makes his film debut as a writer/director with the black comedy National Lampoon's Gold Diggers. Twentysomethings Calvin Menhoffer (Will Friedle) and Leonard Smallwood (Chris Owen) get arrested for the robbery of two sixtysomething women, Doris (Louise Lasser) and Betty (Renee Taylor). The ladies decide to drop the charges and invite the crooks to their space-age mod Beverly Hills mansion. Cal and Lenny come up with a plan to marry the women for their money in hopes that they die within the year. It turns out that Doris and Betty are actually broke and they're planning to marry the boys, kill them, and cash in on their insurance money. After several unsuccessful murder attempts, all four characters end up robbing Doris and Betty's rich uncle. Originally titled Lady Killers but changed to avoid confusion with the Coen brothers' remake of the classic 1955 film, Gold Diggers was shown at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gary Preisler
- Written By
- Gary Preisler
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Sep 17, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Justin Chang, Variety
By turns pointless and pointlessly mean-spirited.
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, Time Out New York
The single punch line that sparks genuine laughter comes three minutes into the film; after that, these marriages are made in comedy hell.
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Hank Sartin, Chicago Reader
Nothing's quite so painful as failed comedy, and this atrocity is equivalent to a compound fracture.
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
This is the spectacularly inept directing debut of writer-producer Gary Priesler, who is said to have 12 other movies in development. God help us.
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Jen Chaney, Washington Post
So stupefyingly hideous that after watching it, you'll need to bathe in 10 gallons of disinfectant, get a full-body scrub and shampoo with vinegar to remove the scummy residue that remains.
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Cast
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Will Friedle
as Cal
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Chris Owen
as Lenny
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Nikki Schieler Ziering
as Charlene
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Louise Lasser
as Doris
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Renée Taylor
as Betty
