Mad Money (2008)

Director:

Callie Khouri

Writers (WGA):

Glenn Gers (screenplay)
John Mister (earlier screenplay)

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

They're having the crime of their lives...

Plot:

Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed. |

Plot Keywords:

New Job | Trailer Home | Urination Scene | Toilet | Romance

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Diane Keaton	...	Bridget Cardigan
Ted Danson	...	Don Cardigan
Katie Holmes	...	Jackie Truman
Adam Rothenberg	...	Bob Truman
Queen Latifah	...	Nina Brewster
Peyton 'Alex' Smith	...	Older Dante
Charlie Caldwell	...	Cop #1
Richard F Law	...	Cop #2 (as Richard Law)
Meagen Fay	...	Mindy Arbogast
Christopher McDonald	...	Bryce Arbogast (as Chris McDonald)
Denise Lee	...	Counselor
Sylvia Castro Galan	...	Selina
Morgana Shaw	...	Molly
Roger R. Cross	...	Barry Cobb (as Roger Cross)
Stephen Root	...	Glover

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language, and brief drug references.

Runtime:

USA:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Big City Pictures

Goofs:

Factual errors: When currency is destroyed at a Federal Reserve, it is carefully accounted for: serial number, denomination, and destroy date.

Quotes:

Jackie Truman: Since I was 9, I knew for every day of the rest of my life I'd have to stick a needle in my arm. Early onset diabetes. But I didn't tell them.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-01-19)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Get Away With That

Worth The Ticket Price

We went to see this not expecting all that much and were nicely surprised by what a good little comedy this turned out to be. Diane Keaton was in top form as Bridget, a former upper-middle class hausfrau who's forced to toil away as a janitor at the federal reserve because her hubby (played by Ted Danson's perfect straight man) is no longer employed. Naturally frustrated with her circumstances and itching for a quicker fix to her financial woes, Bridget hatches a plan to rip off the Federal Reserve with the help to 2 other recruits, Nina (the moral centre of the trio, ably played by Queen Latifah) and Jackie (a really funny and charming Katie Holmes). Roger R. Cross and Adam Rothenberg give good supporting performances as Nina's nice-guy admirer and Jackie's amusing dim-bulb husband. The movie has a couple of good twists so that the outcome isn't the usual predictable stuff and it stays funny and warm throughout. It's a shame this opened around the same time as "Cloverfield" because this quirky little film didn't get the box office it should have. Hopefully, people will give this amusing chick-buddy flick a try. Give it a shot.