Taglines: Proof positive that money can buy a lot of laughs.
Greedy movie storyline. 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?
Greedy is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. The film starred Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, and Nancy Travis, with Phil Hartman, Ed Begley, Jr., Olivia d’Abo, Colleen Camp, and Bob Balaban appearing in supporting roles. The original music score was composed by Randy Edelman.
About the Story
Carl, Ed, Frank, Glen, and Patti McTeague are the greedy relatives of wealthy, wheelchair-bound scrap-metal tycoon Uncle Joe McTeague. They continually suck up to him and try to outdo each other in order to inherit his millions when he passes away. With their attempts constantly failing and irritable Uncle Joe showing a decided interest in his new sexy “nurse” Molly, Frank decides to hire a private detective named Laura to bring in his brother Daniel (who turned his back on the family years ago because of their selfishness) believing if they can make up, Uncle Joe will thaw towards them.
Instead of finding Daniel, Laura finds his son Danny of whom Uncle Joe had always been especially fond. A professional bowler, Danny left the family with his father, but he accepts the cousins’ invitation to return — after rolling a gutter ball in a big tournament and finding out that he has a pre-arthritic condition developing in his wrist.
Danny’s television sports producer girlfriend Robin encourages him to ask Uncle Joe for a loan to invest in a bowling alley. A typically rude and crude Joe says he will lend the money only if Danny sides with him against his own father. Danny is offended and leaves with his girlfriend, much to the annoyance of the other relatives. They confront Molly later on and she realizes just how conniving and desperate they are for Uncle Joe’s money.
Uncle Joe asks Danny to visit him at his scrapyard, to apologize for trying to bribe him, but the old man calls a number to place a shipping order to a company he finds out has been closed for 25 years. Realizing that his relatives could declare him incompetent and throw him in a retirement home, he tells Danny that he plans to hand his fortune over to Molly. Danny realizes how much he’d like to inherit his fortune and tells him not to rush into anything.
Danny moves in with Uncle Joe and starts competing for his money, even so far as to sing a Jimmy Durante song that Joe loved him to perform as a little kid. But Molly has other ideas and decides to use her “assets” to outdo Danny and have sex with the elderly gentleman, if only to keep the relatives from getting his money. But after her successful attempt to get Joe in the bedroom, they are interrupted by Danny’s father Daniel and he and Danny engage in an heated argument, in which Danny chooses Uncle Joe over him. Molly feels disgusted with herself for almost having sex with Joe and tells Danny she has to leave, but not before Danny promises to look after Joe. However, Danny tells Robin that he’d actually hired an actor to play his “so-called” father, to win favor with his Uncle, and she feels he’s become too greedy and leaves him.
Greedy (1994)
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis, Olivia d’Abo, Phil Hartman, Ed Begley Jr., Colleen Camp, Bob Balaban, Mary Ellen Trainor, Joyce Hyser, Khandi Alexander
Screenplay by: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Production Design by: Victoria Paul
Cinematography by: Gabriel Beristain
Film Editing by: Tony Lombardo
Costume Design by: Shay Cunliffe
Set Decoration by: Anne H. Ahrens
Art Direction by: Dan Webster
Music by: Randy Edelman
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: March 4, 1994
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