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National Lampoon's Gold Diggers
EMAILPRINTVoyage Entertainment

Overwhelming dislike
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 28 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
Gary Preisler
Michael Canale (story)
Directed by: Gary Preisler
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 17, 2004
DVD: March 29, 2005
Running Time: 87 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, and some drug related material
Starring Will Friedle, Chris Owen, Louise Lasser, Renée Taylor, Nikki Schieler Ziering, and John Paul Lubran
National Lampoon breaks new comedic ground as it explores the misadventures of two completely incompetent con men who, in desperation, turn their attention to the art of gold digging. (Voyage Entertainment)
Also On Metacritic
FILM: National Lampoon's Electric Apricot
Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database View The Trailer Official Studio Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
Originally titled Lady Killers, this rancid, underlit B-movie aspires to little more than cheap laughs eked out of the discomfort and queasiness Owen and Friedle feel over sexually servicing assertive, kinky old women.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Achy Obejas
For the most part, The Gold Diggers is not even chuckle-producing. At best, it might warm a cockle or two or provoke a bit of a smile.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Robert Dominguez
It all makes Nat Lamp's recent "Van Wilder" look like an instant classic.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Janice Page
Put it this way: National Lampoon's Gold Diggers makes "The Anna Nicole Show" look sophisticated.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Luke Sader
Cheap-looking, broad and ultimately unnecessary comedy.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust
A one-gag movie and that one gag isn't funny. Taylor and Lasser are reduced to playing sex-starved Norma Desmonds, and while Friedle and Owen are certainly game, their plan is a waste of everyone's time, especially the audience's.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Jen Chaney
So stupefyingly hideous that after watching it, you'll need to bathe in 10 gallons of disinfectant, get a full-body scrub and shampoo with vinegar to remove the scummy residue that remains.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Hank Sartin
Nothing's quite so painful as failed comedy, and this atrocity is equivalent to a compound fracture.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
Less offensive than embarrassing, at least for the chagrined performers.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub
A movie so filled with contemptible, ugly and unfunny characters that it is physically difficult to watch.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Certainly the most painfully unfunny of the countless bad movies that have licensed the name of the long-defunct humor magazine.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Tim Appelo
A May-September sex farce so prodigiously unintriguing that audiences could be forgiven for stampeding from theaters to strangle its writer-director, Gary Preisler, in his sleep.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 2.7 (out of 10) based on 28 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tad B gave it a10:
A truly insightful, hilarious romp that will no doubt bring tears of laughter and joy to the whole family. The scenes involving the young actors sexually engaging with old ladies brought particular glee to all who had the pleasure of viewing this fun holiday family treat. If you only see one comedy this year, make it this one! Well done everyone!
merkle k gave it a10:
Highly original and entertaining.
Roger E. gave it a10:
Soul-touching. Thumbs up. Hands down, the greatest film of the year: don't miss under any circumstances.
nathan B. gave it a0:
I felt completely betrayed by this movie. Super hot, bikini-clad woman on the cover. Kinky, disturbing, horrifying old lady sex in the film. Terrible doesn't begin to describe the acting and the storyline is just as bad. If you ever fantasize about your grandmother getting it on with your best friend then this is a movie for you. If not, stay away from this piece of garbage they call a "movie". Worst movie ever made by far.
Jordan N. gave it a0:
It was the worse flim ive ever see the story line was rubbish the acting was 4/10. this flim was really a waste of time and money.
tim M. gave it a0:
Atrocious waste of time and money. hollywood has a hit a new low with this sorry excuse for a movie.
michael w gave it a0:
Unbearably terrible. give it a Razzy for worst picture and worst screenplay. painfully unfunny. garbage.
