Material Girls (2006)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

John Quaintance (written by) and
Jessica O'Toole (written by) ...

Release Date:

18 August 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

It's A Short Trip From The Penthouse To The Poorhouse.

Plot:

Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth. |

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Housekeeper | Burglary | Tivo | Actor

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. May 16	11:45 AM	SHOW
Sat. May 17	4:15 AM	SHOW

Cast

Hilary Duff	...	Tanzie Marchetta
Haylie Duff	...	Ava Marchetta
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Inez
Anjelica Huston	...	Fabiella
Brent Spiner	...	Tommy Katzenbach
Lukas Haas	...	Henry Baines
Marcus Coloma	...	Rick
Ty Hodges	...	Etienne
Reagan Dale Neis	...	Jaden
Obba Babatundé	...	Craig
Henry Cho	...	Ned Nakamori
Misti Traya	...	Martinique
Christina R. Copeland	...	Brigitta (as Christina Copeland)
Brandon Beemer	...	Mic Rionn
Colleen Camp	...	Charlene

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and rude humor.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG (certificate #42152) | Ireland:PG | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Barwick Studios - 4585 Electronics Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Material Girls Productions LLC

Trivia:

The film began production on April 18, 2005. On March 31, 2006, Lukas Haas (Henry), told an entertainment website that the movie might not find a distributor. On April 6, Box Office Mojo reported that the movie had been bought by MGm, and would be released in August. It was released in 1,500 theaters, and flopped.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ava and Tanzie spend their first night at Lucy's house, Ava's phone repeatedly disappears and reappears on the table.

Quotes:

Tanzie Marchetta: We should do that.
Ava Marchetta: What? Wear push-up bras?
Tanzie Marchetta: No, we should become detectives.

Movie Connections:

References Erin Brockovich (2000)

Soundtrack:

Ready To Go

Nice Idea - Poor Outcome

OK I admit that when I saw the trailer for this, the movie look fresh with a new funny idea. When I came on here to see how well it rated, I was horrified that it had only 2 stars.

After seeing the movie I understood why.

The movie right from the beginning does little to capture your interest. If you think Hilary Duff can pull off a different character for a different film, you're wrong. She is still playing the similar character who falls for the guy you can pick out right at the beginning. Her sister however does an okay job for her role, she is a tiny bit interesting... and I mean tiny.

I truly attempted to give this movie ago, but after fifty minutes of endless torture, enough was enough. I walked off and left my Mum to watch this one on her own. I told her to tell me what happened in the end.

I guessed the ending correct anyway.

So basically my opinion is don't waste your time.