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National Lampoon s Gold Diggers (also known as National Lampoon s Lady Killers) is a 2003 American black comedy film written and directed by Gary Preisler. It features two friends (Will Friedle and Chris Owen) who marry two elderly sisters (Louise Lasser and Renée Taylor) so they can inherit their fortunes when they die.
Plot
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Two dimwitted friends try to get rich through small crimes, including an unsuccessful attempt to mug two elderly women. They agree to get married, the women scheme to kill them off and collect on a life insurance policy, the men think the elderly women will die and leave them a big inheritance.
Cast
- Will Friedle as Calvin Menhoffer
- Chris Owen as Leonard Smallwood
- Louise Lasser as Doris Mundt
- Renée Taylor as Betty Mundt
- Nikki Ziering as Charlene
- Rudy De Luca as Uncle Walt
- John Ong as Mr. Woo
- J.J. Cole as Minster
- Carmen Twillie as Gospel Singer
- Gabriel Bologna as Jail Guard
- Rena Riffel as Fantasy Girl
- Saskia as The Bean Machine
Reception
Box office
The film was considered a dismal failure, with a theatrical run of only 1 week, and earning less than $400,000 as opening weekend receipts (less than $400 per theater).
Critical response
The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with 44 reviews, the film has a rare approval rating of 0% – meaning no favorable reviews whatsoever – receiving an average rating of 1.8/10. The film was included on the site s Worst of the Worst list of movies of the decade (2000–09). According to film review website Metacritic, which compiles and averages critics review scores, the film is the 11th worst reviewed film of all time. It also holds a score of 6 out 100 based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating overwhelming dislike .
Janice Page of the Boston Globe panned the film, and wrote: Put it this way: National Lampoon s Gold Diggers makes The Anna Nicole Show look sophisticated. Page continued Not only is there nothing thoughtful or interesting about this latest ultra-crass contribution to the Lampoon shelf, there s not even anything very funny. Luke Sader of The Hollywood Reporter called it Cheap-looking, broad and ultimately unnecessary comedy. Justin Chang of Variety described it as By turns pointless and pointlessly mean-spirited.
Home media
An unrated DVD was released in 2005. National Lampoon s Gold Diggers brought in $1.29 million during its first week on the rental market.
| Year | 2003 |
| ReleaseDate | 2004-09-17 |
| RuntimeMins | 90 |
| RuntimeStr | 1h 30min |
| Plot | A pair of losers marry two elderly sisters, thinking they’ll inherit their fortune and Beverly Hills estate. |
| Directors | Gary Preisler |
| Writers | Gary Preisler, Michael Canale |
| Stars | Will Friedle, Chris Owen, Louise Lasser |
| Produced by | Don Ashley,Dean Blagg,Amy Greenspun,Brian Greenspun,Howard Houng,Charles V. Kinstler II,J.B. Moresco,Kami Norton,Gary Preisler,Leland Preisler,Michael T. Rutter,Nick Goodwin Self |
| Music by | Chris Horvath |
| Cinematography by | Thomas L. Callaway |
| Film Editing by | Robert Brakey |
| Casting By | Aaron Griffith |
| Production Design by | Terrence Foster |
| Set Decoration by | Melanie Jones |
| Costume Design by | Ellen Falguiere,Rachel Sage Kunin |
| Makeup Department | Danielle Friedman,Cindy Miguens,Erica Pearce,Kathleen Toner |
| Production Management | Kami Norton |
| Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Jeff Fuller,Howard Houng,Matt Lake,William Lu,Casey Mako,David N. Schrager,Dawn Stewart |
| Art Department | David Brennan,Joshua T. Duman,Greg Finnin,Tom Gould,Gary Jones,Emile Kortleven,Tyler Lafferty,Ryon Peck,Regan Redding,Bob Skemp,Paul A. Still,John Stone,Daniel M. Swed,Jason Puga |
| Sound Department | Doug Andham,Seth Cooper,Dave Davenport,Lisa Hannan,James B. Howe,Markus Innocenti,Jackie Johnson,John Kohlbrenner,Darrin Mann,George E. Marshall Jr.,Sterling Moore,Steuart Pearce,Jesse Pomeroy,Sergio Reyes,Joan Rowe,Sean Rowe,Reuben Simon,Trevor Ward,Mike Welker,Nelson Ferreira,Andrew Tay |
| Visual Effects by | Owen Demers,David Emerson,Scott Fritts,Shane Roberts |
| Stunts | Mary Albee,Max Daniels,Ben Hernandez Bray,Denney Pierce,Lori Seaman,Ray Siegle,Lisa Varga,Frank Torres |
| Camera and Electrical Department | Derek Lee Bell,Mike Booth,Cris Borgnine,Brian Dawson,Rocky Ford,Saul Herckis,Bong Hung,Bodie Hyman,Greg Kidd,Craig Kief,Doug Lasater,Eric Lee,Bill-Brady Majors,Paul Marshall,John Massaro,Gerry O Malley,Craig Price,Michael Rha,Robert Schierer,Blake Scripps,Eric Sievering,Charles M. Smallwood,Jason Smith,James Lawrence Spencer,Michael S. Tunks,Rob Vaughan,C.J. Julian |
| Casting Department | Debe Waisman |
| Costume and Wardrobe Department | Laura Calcaterra,Jody Felz,Erika Munro,Grace Yim |
| Editorial Department | Jim J. Williams |
| Location Management | Leonid Choub,Eric Fierstein,Timothy Kiley |
| Music Department | David R. Barkley,Gerry Gershman,Peter M. Gordon,Benoit Grey,Jackie Johnson,Danielle Lindstrom,Bernard Matthews,Doug Rider,Talley Sherwood,Chris Tedesco |
| Script and Continuity Department | Jennifer S. Jackson |
| Transportation Department | George Bolton,Abiff Salcedo,Mario Simon |
| Additional Crew | Christina Barton,Joseph Bologna,Gina Brockett,Jim Brockett,Heather Burgett,Jill Coughlin,Harold De Jesus,Myles DeRussy,Judy Dixon,Leia Dunlap,Melissa Elliott,Jeff Eveleth,Vanessa Grayson,Scott Jolgen,Karl Lewis Miller,Marcel Valcarce,Lisa Varga,Julie Anne Wight |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime |
| Companies | Delfino Entertainment, National Lampoon, Voyage Entertainment |
| Countries | USA |
| Languages | English |
| ContentRating | PG-13 |
| ImDbRating | 3 |
| ImDbRatingVotes | 2549 |
| MetacriticRating | 6 |
| Keywords | bare breasts,public nudity,voyeur,breasts,scantily clad female |