Material Girls (2006)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

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

18 August 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 | Credit Card | Wealth | Night Club | Merger

Awards:

1 win & 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 (as Obba Babatunde)
Henry Cho	...	Ned Nakamori
Misti Traya	...	Martinique
Christina R. Copeland	...	Brigitta
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 Blumenthal	...	'E' Reporter
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
Gary Raskin	....	co-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
Peter Ayala	....	set dresser
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
Jack White	....	food stylist
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
Dylen Terflinger	....	lead post audio mixer (2006)
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
Demeon Carter	....	grip
Isaac Chee	....	best boy grip (2006)
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
Josh Kuykendall	....	grip (uncredited)

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
George Doering	....	musician
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
Michael Maga	....	driver
Kathryn Moll	....	driver
Harold L. Woods	....	driver: production van

Other crew
David Barish	....	accounting clerk
Jaclyn Bashoff	....	assistant: Anjelica Huston
Steve Berman	....	completion bond
Kim Blank	....	choreographer
Joanie Blum	....	script supervisor
Samantha Covington	....	assistant: executive producer: Mark Morgan
Lisa Gabriel	....	stand-in
Chris Gutierrez	....	location scout
Leah Holmes	....	post production accountant
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
Christy Powers	....	key medic: supervisor nurse
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
Kyle K. Stewart	....	attorney
Donna Tegan	....	key set production assistant
Craig Vegas	....	production assistant
Catherine Petra Villalobos	....	production assistant
Zane Weber	....	production assistant
Brad Wilder	....	production assistant
Melinda Eichberg	....	cat trainer (uncredited)
Evan Peller	....	assistant location manager (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)
• CW Television Network (2010) (USA) (TV)
• 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

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

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:

Henry named his cat after Clarence Darrow. Darrow was an American lawyer best known for defending John Thomas Scopes in the infamous "Monkey Trial" against opposing prosecutor William Jennings Bryan. Darrow passed away in 1938.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: During the credits, Rick Lock is credited as a driver twice.

Quotes:

Ava Marchetta:[talking to a lawyer for broke people] Yeah we sort of burnt the house down.
Tanzie Marchetta:And our car got stolen.
Ava Marchetta:Besides everything we own belongs to the company. And they want to sell us to Fabiella.
Tanzie Marchetta:For only 60 million dollars.
Ava Marchetta:Each!
Tanzie Marchetta:Obviously we need help.

Movie Connections:

References "Nova" (1974)

Soundtrack:

I Came To Party

Admit it - We all like a chick flick!

OK I know it's not the best film ever made, God knows it would only compete in Razzie nominations! However I think we all love a chick flick every now and again, pretty, rich and kinda dumb girls, cute guys and a cosmetics empire! PERFECT for a boring Sunday afternoon. I gave the film 5 out of 10 because I don't really think its worth more than that, but I don't think it's as bad as the IMDb user rating, or to be placed #1 in the bottom 100 there are far worse movies out there you could see. The Duff sisters aren't going to be acting legends, nor Oscar winners so don't expect the best when it comes to the acting. The plot is a tad superficial but you will get a few cheap giggles and it will brighten your mood.