Material Girls (2006)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

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

18 AUGUSZTUS 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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:

Cosmetics | Wealth | Teen Movie | Autograph | Board Meeting

Awards:

2 nominations

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
Dennis Lee Kelly	...	Joe Tweeney
Judy Tenuta	...	Margo Thorness
Joanne Baron	...	Gretchen
Faith Prince	...	Pam
Damian d'Entremont	...	Gene
Dot Jones	...	Butch Brenda (as Dot Marie Jones)
Cheryl Hawker	...	Big Sue
Tanya Alexander	...	LaPorscha
Philip Casnoff	...	Victor Marchetta
Natalie Lander	...	Actress / Model / Whatever
Larry Poindexter	...	Sol
Carl Lewis	...	"People" Reporter
Lalena Nash	...	Hotel Receptionist
Timothy Davis-Reed	...	Security Guard
Anthony Crivello	...	Surly Man
Beckie King	...	Actress in "Long Island"
Alejandro Rose-Garcia	...	Phone Repairman
Annie McKnight	...	Jailer
Carson Brown	...	Girl at Tribute
Kayla Ewell	...	Fabiella Receptionist
Terri Seymour	...	"Extra" Reporter
Suzanne Whang	...	TV News Anchor
Tonya Rowland	...	Fundraiser
Joel Madden	...	Mistaken Valet #1
Benji Madden	...	Mistaken Valet #2
Brad Parker	...	'E' Reporter (as Brad Blumenthal)
Troy Rowland	...	Burly Bouncer
William Barillaro	...	Bus Driver
Miguel A. Gaetan	...	Street Vendor (as Miguel Gaetan)
Jason Huber	...	Photographer
Jaclyn Whitman	...	Jacqueline Tweeney
Cheyenne Haynes	...	Inez's Daughter #1
Andrea Ramírez	...	Inez's Daughter #2
Kim Estes	...	Security Guard
Darcy Halsey	...	Second Scarred Woman
Kristen Hagen	...	Gossip Weekly Reporter
Charlie Pineda	...	Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Harter	...	Creep on the bus
Arnold Chun	...	Tran (uncredited)
Gina Fricchione	...	Board of Director (uncredited)
Michael Lugenbuehl	...	Swedish Masseuse (uncredited)
Albert Malafronte	...	Nelson (uncredited)
Dee Mas	...	Club Goer (uncredited)
Eduardo Renta	...	Fabiela's Ex. (uncredited)
Keith E. Smith	...	Tribute Dinner Security (uncredited)
Breanna Startzel	...	Woman at the Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Martha Coolidge

Writing credits (WGA)
John Quaintance		(written by) and
Jessica O'Toole		(written by) &
Amy Rardin		(written by)

Produced by
Greg Carney	....	executive producer
Ronald Colby	....	line producer
Haylie Duff	....	co-producer
Hilary Duff	....	producer
Susan Duff	....	producer
Brent Emery	....	co-producer
David Faigenblum	....	producer
Gary Hamilton	....	executive producer
Milton Kim	....	producer
Eve LaDue	....	producer
Michael Mendelsohn	....	executive producer
Mirjana Mijojlic	....	co-producer
Mark Morgan	....	producer
Guy Oseary	....	producer
Tara Pirnia	....	executive producer
Troy Rowland	....	co-producer
Austen Tayler	....	executive producer
Tim Wesley	....	producer

Original Music by
Jennie Muskett

Cinematography by
Johnny E. Jensen

Film Editing by
Steven Cohen

Casting by
Aleta Chappelle

Production Design by
James H. Spencer

Art Direction by
Ian Phillips

Set Decoration by
Kathryn Peters

Costume Design by
Van Broughton Ramsey

Makeup Department
Kathrine Gordon	....	hair department head
Tonie Keyton	....	additional makeup artist
Cindy J. Williams	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Jennifer Campbell	....	production supervisor
Ronald Colby	....	unit production manager
Tim Wesley	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anya Adams	....	additional assistant director
Xochi Blymyer	....	second assistant director
Cara Giallanza	....	first assistant director
John Tagamolila	....	second second assistant director
Maileen Williams	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Eddie Acuña	....	labor foreman
Kieran Brown	....	scenic
Leslee Burdette	....	set dressing assistant
Ryan P. Dreyer	....	swing gang boss
Chris Forster	....	construction coordinator
Yvonne Garnier-Hackl	....	set designer
Wendy Jerde	....	stand-by painter
Eric P. Paczkowski	....	flooring foreman
Eric Reichardt	....	lead scenic
Abigail Sheiner	....	art department coordinator
Nathan A. Smith	....	set dresser
Andy Visser	....	art department assistant
Bob Warner	....	painter
Heather L. Watson	....	lead man
Thomas 'Noe' Welch	....	set dresser
Fante Zamora	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound recordist
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
David MacMillan	....	sound mixer
Kathryn Madsen	....	adr supervisor
Harrison D. Marsh	....	boom operator
Robert Morrisey	....	first assistant sound editor
Todd Murakami	....	sound effects editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Bob Newlan	....	foley supervisor
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Kelly Kerby	....	special effects director

Visual Effects by
Travis Baumann	....	Inferno artist
Chad Buehler	....	compositor
Stephen Craig	....	visual effects production assistant: Digiscope
Brennan Prevatt	....	digital artist
Francis Puthanangadi	....	digital compositor
Christopher Stack	....	imaging supervisor: Digiscope

Stunts
John Branagan	....	stunt coordinator
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Hilary Duff

Camera and Electrical Department
Bryan Booth	....	dimmer board operator
Bill Brao	....	camera operator
Michael Duarte	....	grip
Peter Geraghty	....	assistant camera
Scott Graves	....	rigging best boy electric
Gene Hara	....	electrician
David L. Merrill	....	key grip
Glenn E. Moran	....	rigging gaffer
Juan Morse	....	electrician
David Parks	....	electrician
Brandon Ponticelle	....	assistant camera
Mark Santoni	....	first assistant camera
Richard Scarpone	....	key video assist operator
Mika Sogawa	....	electrician
Michael Svitak	....	film loader
Stephen Thorp	....	electrician (as Steve Thorpe)
Roger Wall	....	assistant camera
Rachel Wells	....	lighting technician
William D. Wynn	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Sasha Adkinson	....	extras casting
Natasha Ward	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Becky Gelbart	....	costumer
Linda Henrikson	....	costume supervisor
Sonny Merritt	....	key costumer
Betsey Potter	....	costumer
Cheri Reed	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
David Orr	....	color timer
Debra L. Tennant	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Stephen Coleman	....	orchestrator
Ron Finn	....	composer: additional music
Ron Finn	....	music editor
Brad Haehnel	....	scoring mixer
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Andrew Shulman	....	musician
Dawn Soler	....	music supervisor
Gina Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Rod Bearden	....	transportation coordinator
Gary Edelman	....	production driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Kathryn Moll	....	driver
Harold L. Woods	....	driver: production van

Other crew
David Barish	....	accounting clerk
Jaclyn Bashoff	....	assistant: Anjelica Huston
Kim Blank	....	choreographer
Joanie Blum	....	script supervisor
Samantha Covington	....	assistant: executive producer: Mark Morgan
Chris Gutierrez	....	location scout
Mary Jasionowski	....	production accountant
Michael Klastorin	....	publicist
Michael Leon	....	location manager (as Mike Leon)
Ravi Malhotra	....	assistant: Michael Mendelsohn
Robert Mazaraki	....	production coordinator
Kyle McGatlin	....	production assistant
Michael Mendelsohn	....	production financing
E. Christian Moore	....	assistant to director
Katie Muniz	....	photo double
Stevie Nelson	....	key assistant location manager
Kate Pulley	....	set production assistant
Jenny Sandell	....	assistant production coordinator
Jill Sayre	....	adr loop group
Jennifer Scott	....	first assistant accountant
Jeffrey Shepherd	....	key assistant location manager
Katherine Simmerman	....	assistant to line producer
Donna Tegan	....	key set production assistant
Craig Vegas	....	production assistant
Catherine Petra Villalobos	....	production assistant
Brad Wilder	....	production assistant
Melinda Eichberg	....	cat trainer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
• Maverick Films
• Rafter H Entertainment
• Patriot Pictures (in association with)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• DNC Entertainment (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• SND (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Verve Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Galileo Medien AG (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Arclight Films  world sales
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

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:

Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Italy:T | Argentina:16 | USA:PG (certificate #42152) | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

This is the first film that both Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff are in together.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the sisters are entering Inez's apartment, the first shot from behind, shows Tanzie's night suit with the strap off. However, once the camera angle changes to a front view, the strap is back in place.

Quotes:

Ava Marchetta: What? I'm not tipping you until I know how your service is.
Bus Driver: It's a dollar thirty five for both of you or no ride.

Movie Connections:

References Forrest Gump (1994)

Soundtrack:

DOIN IT

physically painful to endure

Material Girls

reviewed by Sam Osborn

rating: 1 out of 4

There's a moment in Material Girls when the infinitely wise and humble lawyer at the Free Legal Clinic bears down on the equally infinite stupidity of Ava Marchetta (Haylie Duff) and coolly snarls, "you're all frosting, without the cupcake." Granted, this one-liner is of no great wit or intelligence it does hold a kind of all-encompassing truth about Material Girls. Except, in saying Material Girls has as much density as a cupcake's frosting is probably giving the film a world of credit it has no business deserving.

The gimmick of Material Girls is in the Duff sisters. Whatever film photographed behind them on the film's posters is immaterial. For all we care, this could be Hong Kong Kung Fu Fury, just as long as it stars the Duff sisters. So in the same way people go to see Snakes on a Plane just to see some actual snakes on an actual plane, people will go see Material Girls only to watch they're adolescent idols bouncing and hopping and giggling about in front of the camera. The quality of the film behind them is irrelevant; just a prettily painted canvas for a blonde hullabaloo. But for all those parents goaded into bringing their ten-year old daughter, I suppose a synopsis is appropriate. Ava and Tanzie Marchetta (Haylie and Hilary Duff) are the faces of Marchetta Facial Products. They're glistening socialites in the vane world inhabited in reality by Paris Hilton and her partying cohorts–minus the sex tapes. They're father, Victor Marchetta, passed away two years earlier and the company will soon be left in the girls' hands. But when a cut-rate newscaster breaks a scandal on Marchetta products causing cancer, the girls' stock plummets and they're left, gasp, without their credit cards. The girls must unite and disprove the accusations in order to save the image of their father. In the process of course, Ava and Tanzie must learn humility and sincerity through the conduit of their loss of funds and fortune.

Director Martha Coolidge stumbles in her approach to the material. The film's intention bounces between parody and sentimentality. Sometimes it strives to ooze sympathy for its ditzy protagonists and rolls out the morals by the bushel. But other times, Coolidge ravages her characters with a volley of farcical gags. There's a happy middle-ground between the two intentions that a better director would likely find: where the believably clueless socialites learn to interact with the similarly convincing world of middle-class American society. But Coolidge veers more towards the feel of a sitcom, sans laugh-track. Without it, the jokes fall flat. Neither of the Duffs have a sense of comic timing and the screenplay doesn't bother with helping them along. Material Girls is so woefully unfunny that not even the heaps of twelve-year girls could be heard laughing.

Just before the film started, I mistimed my restroom break and admittedly missed the opening minute or two of the movie. I asked my girlfriend, who'd been kind enough to sit through its entirety, what I'd missed afterwards in that opening minute. She explained it to me and I felt a deep sympathy for her. She was subjected to two more minutes of Material Girls, and the thought of any more torture was physically painful to me. That's essentially the effect Material Girls has: it is physically painful to endure.

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