Greedy (1994)

Director:

Jonathan Lynn

Writers (WGA):

Lowell Ganz (written by) &
Babaloo Mandel (written by)

Release Date:

4 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Where there's a will...there's a relative.

Plot:

Uncle Joe is ageing. He's also a millionaire. That's why his family is trying so very hard to get into his good books...

Plot Keywords:

Jacuzzi | Father Son Relationship | Hospital | Golf | Hotel Room

Cast

Michael J. Fox	...	Daniel McTeague
Kirk Douglas	...	Uncle Joe McTeague
Nancy Travis	...	Robin Hunter
Olivia d'Abo	...	Molly Richardson
Phil Hartman	...	Frank
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Carl McTeague
Jere Burns	...	Glen
Colleen Camp	...	Patti
Bob Balaban	...	Ed
Joyce Hyser	...	Muriel
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Nora McTeague
Siobhan Fallon	...	Tina
Kevin McCarthy	...	Bartlett
Khandi Alexander	...	Laura Densmore, P.I.
Jonathan Lynn	...	Douglas the Butler
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Daniel McTeague Sr.
Tom Mason	...	Actor
Austin Pendleton	...	Hotel Clerk
Lowell Ganz	...	TV Director
Bea Soong	...	Assistant TV Director
Beau Byron	...	Little Danny
Ronnie Prettyman	...	Little Carl
Sean Babb	...	Dennis
Adam Hendershott	...	Joe (9 years old)
Eric Lloyd	...	Joe (6 years old)
Kirsten Dunst	...	Jolene
Lisa Bradley	...	Joette
Rita Gomez	...	Yolanda the Maid
John Lafayette	...	Wayne
Rich Barletta	...	Beefy Scrap Yard Worker
Vince Morton	...	Uncle Vince at the Piano
Chris Schenkel	...	Himself

Directed by
Jonathan Lynn

Writing credits (WGA)
Lowell Ganz		(written by) &
Babaloo Mandel		(written by)

Produced by
George Folsey Jr.	....	executive producer
David T. Friendly	....	executive producer
Brian Grazer	....	producer

Original Music by
Randy Edelman

Cinematography by
Gabriel Beristain

Film Editing by
Tony Lombardo

Casting by
Karen Rea

Production Design by
Victoria Paul

Art Direction by
Dan Webster

Set Decoration by
Anne H. Ahrens

Costume Design by
Shay Cunliffe

Makeup Department
Felicity Bowring	....	makeup department head
Ken Diaz	....	makeup artist
Bron Roylance	....	makeup artist: Michael J. Fox

Production Management
John J. Smith	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew H. Rowland	....	second assistant director
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser
Lauren E. Polizzi	....	set designer
Jimmy Raitt	....	property master
Greg Sanger	....	second lead man
Greg Sanger	....	set dresser
Cheryl Tyre Smith	....	set designer
Chris Snyder	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Randall Guth	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Morrisey	....	first assistant sound editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Perry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Wolf Schmidt	....	sound effects editor
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
Dan Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Rocky Gehr	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt double: Mr. Fox
Billy Morts	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alexonis	....	grip
Brian Bernstein	....	assistant camera
Ted Chu	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Peter Iovino	....	still photographer
Bob Leitelt	....	rigging key grip
Peter McAdams	....	grip
Michael K. O'Melia	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Charles Smith	....	key rigging grip
H. Mark Vuille	....	gaffer
Tom Wholey	....	electrician
Ron Wisnesky	....	rigging gaffer
Randy Nolen	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Bianca Cioffi-Zaring	....	casting associate
Katie McCaffrey	....	casting intern

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Terry Anderson	....	costumer
Vincent Lapper	....	costumer
Austin Meyers	....	assistant costume designer
Austin Myers	....	assistant costume designer
Taryn Walsh	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Christopher Kroll	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor
Phil Marshall	....	composer: additional music
Bill Pearson	....	music engineer

Other crew
Gregory Alpert	....	assistant location manager
Susan Bierbaum	....	script supervisor
Lee J. Bognar	....	assistant: Kirk Douglas
Joshua Deighton	....	production assistant
Ryan Folsey	....	production assistant
Edward Lynn	....	production assistant
Gary MacPherson	....	assistant production coordinator
Burke Mattsson	....	title designer
Mark C. Smith	....	production assistant
Kayla Thames	....	location manager: re-shoots
Janet L. Wattles	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Imagine Entertainment

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Imaging  titles and opticals

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Italy:T (video premiere) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Paul Newman was the original choice for the part later played by Kirk Douglas.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the long shot of the bowling lanes they appear to be natural wood but in the close-ups, they are synthetic.

Quotes:

Frank: What's the matter with you? Are you retarded?
Dennis: Not according to the tests.

Movie Connections:

References Greed (1924)

Soundtrack:

Money

Best film I've ever seen

Saw it before, and watched it again last night, even though I normally don't watch films twice. Period.

I think this is a brilliant film.

The humour in it is great, even though I knew what was coming. I mean: the fact that I remembered some of the lines from watching it a couple of years ago, while I can't remember what I had for dinner yesterday, speaks for itself. In my book anyway. :-)

Regardless of the comments, by others or myself, this film deserves a chance, so if you've never seen it I heartily recommend watching it. I'm (pretty) sure you'll love it.