Diamond Men (2000)

Director:

Dan Cohen

Writer:

Dan Cohen (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The story of a salesman who must mentor a young replacement when his company downsizes.

Plot Keywords:

Mentor | Downsizing | Traveling Salesman | Female Nudity | Robbery

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Robert Forster	...	Eddie Miller
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Bobby Walker
Bess Armstrong	...	Katie Harnish
Jasmine Guy	...	Tina
George Coe	...	Tip Rountree
Jeff Gendelman	...	Brad
Douglas Allen Johnson	...	John Ludwig
Kristin Minter	...	Cherry
Nikki Fritz	...	Fran
Shannah Laumeister	...	Amber
Katie Rimmer	...	Priscilla
Paul Price	...	Carl
Kateri Walker	...	Melody
Kathleen Conner	...	Angel
Melissa Greenspan	...	Krystal

Also Known As:

The Altoona Riding Club (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Artist View Entertainment

Quotes:

Bobby Walker: You never carry rubbers around?
Eddie Miller: No.
Bobby Walker: Not even for special occasions?
Eddie Miller: Like what, my birthday? No.

Soundtrack:

If I Had You

A quirky "small" movie for people who like good movies

I just saw a free "prescreening" of this movie at the Motion Picture Association screening room in Washington DC. Apparently this movie is being re-released. Don't know if it's any different from the version released last year, which I didn't see. Anyway, I highly recommend it. This is a movie for adults, with interesting characters, fine performances by Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg and Bess Armstrong in the leads, and an entertaining, unpredictable storyline about a 60-ish wholesale diamond salesman (Forster) who has to break in a 20-ish rookie salesman (Wahlberg) to take over his job servicing jewelry stores throughout central Pennsylvania. Armstrong plays a masseuse and sometime prostitute who becomes the love interest of the older man.

This is one of those quirky "small" films with no big name stars, which probably won't do nearly as well at the box office as it deserves to. It focuses on character development and telling a story, with no special effects or shoot-outs or car crashes. I was most surprised by Donnie Wahlberg, who showed himself to be a much more attractive and nuanced actor than his more famous brother Mark.

Go see this if it opens at a theater near you. If it ends up going quickly to video, then rent it. You won't be sorry.