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A pair of losers marry two elderly sisters, thinking they'll inherit their fortune and Beverly Hills estate.A pair of losers marry two elderly sisters, thinking they'll inherit their fortune and Beverly Hills estate.A pair of losers marry two elderly sisters, thinking they'll inherit their fortune and Beverly Hills estate.
Rudy De Luca
- Uncle Walt
- (as Rudy DeLuca)
Jeff Eveleth
- Jail Inmate
- (uncredited)
Akira Lane
- Fantasy Girl
- (uncredited)
John Paul Lubran
- Young Leonard Smallwood
- (uncredited)
Rena Riffel
- Fantasy Girl
- (uncredited)
Mary Ann Schmidt
- Ferrari and Pool Girl
- (uncredited)
Tawny Amber Young
- Bikini Girl
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of only six theatrical wide releases on record in the United States to average less than $600 US Dollars on its debut weekend per theater in the past 25 years.
- GoofsEarly in the movie where we see how bumbling the two guys are in their acts of crime, Leonard grabs a purse that is attached to a woman's prosthetic left arm. When he brings it back to her, she beats him with a right arm (the hands have switched).
- Quotes
Leonard Smallwood: Cal's built like a stallion!
Calvin Menhoffer: A black stallion.
[snorts like a horse]
- Crazy credits"The Producers Wish to Thank the Following for Their Contribution in Making this Comedic Masterpiece Possible"
- Alternate versionsThere is a version released on DVD that is Unrated.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Cattle Call (2006)
Featured review
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers is a black comedy about two losers in their twenties, Calvin Menhoffer (Will Friedle) and Leonard Smallwood (Chris Owen), who are out to get the good life without working for it. The two young men try to rob two 70-year-old sisters, Betty Mundt (Renee Taylor) and Doris Mundt (Louise Lasser). The two sisters beat the two young men up, and send them to jail. The ladies drop the charges, and invite the jailbirds to their Beverly Hills mansion. Cal gets an idea that they could marry the women for their money and live the good life. Hopefully, they will only live 6-months and at most one-year. It turns out that Betty and Doris are broke, and they have come up with a plan to marry the boys, kill them, and collect the life insurance money. After several unsuccessful murder attempts on each other, they join forces to rob Betty and Doris's rich uncle. This film is funny, and you will laugh through the entire movie. One of the funniest scenes is what the women are wearing as they walk down the staircase to meet Call and Lenny. (Delfino Entertainment, Run time 1:27, Rated PG-13) (5/10)
- the-movie-guy
- Sep 16, 2004
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Gold Diggers
- Filming locations
- 1120 Westchester Place Los Angeles, California, USA(Uncle Walt's Mansion)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $527,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $403,164
- Sep 19, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $829,140
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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