Material Girls (2006)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers (WGA):

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

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 | Cellular Phone | Heiress | Loss Of Father | Hair Wrapped In Towel

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

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 T. Scopes in the infamous "Monkey Trial" against opposing prosecutor Williams Jennings Bryan. Darrow passed away in 1938.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tanzie is looking through the files in KLAE, Gene is looking at her when she drops the file. In the next shot, Gene isn't looking at her, but then turns to discover she has dropped the file and yells "Hurry!"

Quotes:

Ava Marchetta: [from trailer] He has such great taste.
Tanzie Marchetta: Ava, you picked that out.
Ava Marchetta: I know, but he likes it.

Movie Connections:

References Erin Brockovich (2000)

Soundtrack:

Live Like I'm Rich

Ode to shallowness

If you are a fan of trendy clothes, superficiality, and emptiness, "Material Girls" is the film for you. But, if on the contrary, you have a mind of your own, and couldn't care less for designer labels, and all the trendiness of a certain group of people, then this is a movie you might not enjoy. Even as the Marchetta girls keep getting poorer by the minute, they seem to have a knack for pulling the right outfits to go with their new impoverished state!

One was curious as to what attracted Martha Coolidge, its director, to such paper thin material. She has done better with other movies, so we were surprised to see her at the helm of this project which will not add anything to her resume. As far as the acting goes, this movie will not win any awards, that's for sure. Even Angelica Huston, an actress of excellent taste seems to be asking to herself, "What am I doing in this piece of $#%%^%"!