Greedy [Blu-ray]

Director: Jonathan Lynn Jonathan Lynn

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/05/2019
UPC:	0191329091449
Original Release:	1994
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	24,060

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kirk Douglas	Uncle Joe
Michael J. Fox	Daniel
Nancy Travis	Robin Hunter
Olivia d'Abo	Molly
Phil Hartman	Frank
Ed Begley Jr.	Carl
Jere Burns	Glen
Colleen Camp	Patti
Bob Balaban	Ed
Joyce Hyser	Muriel
Mary Ellen Trainor	Nora
Siobhan Fallon	Tina
Karen Rea	Actor
Kevin McCarthy	Bartlett,Daniel Sr.
Khandi Alexander	Laura
Jonathan Lynn	Douglas
Tom Mason	Actor
Austin Pendleton	Hotel Clerk
Lowell Ganz	TV Director
Bea Soong	Assistant TV Director
Beau Byron	Danny (age 8)
Ronnie Prettyman	Little Carl
Sean Babb	Dennis
Adam Hendershott	Joe (age 9)
Eric Lloyd	Joe (age 6)
Kirsten Dunst	Jolene
Lisa Bradley	Joette
Rita Gomez	Yolanda
John Lafayette	Wayne
Rich Barretta	Beefy Worker
Vince Morton	Uncle Vince at the Piano
Chris Schenkel	Himself
Actor	Actor

Technical Credits

Lowell Ganz

Babaloo Mandel

Jonathan Lynn	Director
Lowell Ganz	Screenwriter
Babaloo Mandel	Screenwriter
Charlie Croughwell	Stunts
George Folsey Jr.	Executive Producer,Producer
David T. Friendly	Executive Producer,Producer
Rocky Gehr	Special Effects
Brian Grazer	Producer
Karen Rea	Casting