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Uncle Joe is ageing. He's also a millionaire. That's why his family is trying so very hard to get into his good books. They all want a piece of his empire. Unfortunately Uncle Joe isn't as stupid as his family thinks he is. He can see that his family is only nice to him because they want his money. Along comes Daniel McTeague, a struggling bowler, imported from another city by his family, to put an end to this ridiculous situation. The fight won't be easy, though, because the poor family has a little bit of competition - A beautiful nurse who takes care of Uncle Joe (and no doubt would love to take care of his bank account). Who gets all the money? Written by
Michael Feller <reb@magna.com.au>
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Where there's a will...there's a relative.
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Trivia
A very young Kirsten Dunst plays Jolene, one of the greedy relative's children, who is named after their Uncle Joe.
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Goofs
In the beginning of the movie Carl's younger son hits him with a toy sword on the left eyebrow. In the next scene, Carl is driving the car and he has a band aid on his right eyebrow.
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Quotes
Molly Richardson:
You tell your cousins I'm not afraid of them.And you leave Joe alone.
Daniel McTeague:
You keep your breasts off his eyebrows.
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Crazy Credits
The movie opens with a lengthy black and white sequence of Jimmy Durante performing "Inka Dinka Doo" from the 1944 film Two Girls and A Sailor, while the pink credits roll.
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References
Greed (1924)
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Soundtracks
"Soft Way Of Talkin'"
Written and Produced by
Phil Marshall
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You must see this movie if you like Phil Hartman and offbeat comedies! And if you simply don't care about popular opinion and what critics say, then you should definitely see this movie!
This film tackles a subject matter that I've never seen in a movie: inheriting money and being included in a will. Kirk Douglas plays a wealthy and eccentric business man bound to a wheelchair who says what he wants and gets whatever he asks for. Retired from his coal mining business, his days now consist of toying with his asskissing moneyhungry family who secretly are waiting for him to die, and being with his sexy live in housemaid (played by The Wonder Years' Olivia D'abo, whom I did not know was British, not to mention the daughter of Doo Wa Diddy's Manfred Mann). Led by the hilarious and unfortunately late Phil Hartman in top form, the family take turns accomodating Douglas and verbally assaulting him in private. The movie takes a turn when they decide to call Douglas' favorite nephew, played by Michael J. Fox, who has moved away to get away from his gold digging cousins, in order to cheer up Douglas. Fox, and his wife, played by the charming Nancy Travis, are the only ones who aren't after their uncle's money. Or are they?
With many twists and an ending to die for, this movie is my pick for the most underrated comedy of the 90's. See it!