Greedy
Greedy is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, and starring Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis, Olivia d'Abo, Phil Hartman, Ed Begley Jr., and Colleen Camp. It tells the story of an aging wheelchair-using scrap metal tycoon whose younger relatives compete to get the inheritance when he dies.
Plot
Joe McTeague is a wealthy, wheelchair-using scrap-metal tycoon who has to put up with his niece Patti, his nephews Carl, Frank, and Glen, and their respective spouses Ed, Nora, Tina, and Muriel. They usually named their kids after their uncle and continually suck up to him and try to outdo each other in order to inherit his 25 million dollars when he dies. With their attempts constantly failing and irritable Uncle Joe showing a decided interest in his new sexy "nurse" Molly Richardson, Frank decides to hire a private detective named Laura to bring in his brother Daniel (who turned his back on the family years ago because of their selfishness) believing if they can make up, Uncle Joe will thaw towards them.
Cast
- Adam Hendershott
- Austin Pendleton
- Bob Balaban
- Colleen Camp
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- Eric Lloyd
- Francis X. McCarthy
- Jere Burns
- Jonathan Lynn
- Joyce Hyser
- Kevin McCarthy
- Khandi Alexander
- Kirk Douglas
- Kirsten Dunst
- Lowell Ganz
- Mary Ellen Trainor
- Michael J. Fox
- Nancy Travis
- Olivia d'Abo
- Phil Hartman
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan
- Tom Mason
More details
| author | Babaloo Mandel Lowell Ganz |
|---|---|
| director | Jonathan Lynn |
| editor | Tony Lombardo |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | bowling alley change of heart fight game ill health jimmy durante make up old man private detective retirement home ship |
| musicBy | Randy Edelman |
| producer | Brian Grazer |
| productionCompany | Imagine Entertainment |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |