MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 4,388 this week

Greedy (1994)

PG-13  |   |  Comedy  |  4 March 1994 (USA)
6.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.2/10 from 9,720 users  
Reviews: 32 user | 17 critic

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

Watch Now

From $2.99 on Amazon Video

ON DISC

The 25 Most Immersive Worlds in Cinema

Highly immersive cinematic worlds can carry a movie, and we've rounded up the best of the best.

See the full list

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 41 titles
created 08 Apr 2012
 
a list of 30 titles
created 25 May 2012
 
a list of 32 titles
created 30 Dec 2012
 
a list of 29 titles
created 08 Jan 2013
 
a list of 34 titles
created 23 Apr 2014
 

Related Items

Search for "Greedy" on Amazon.com

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Greedy (1994)

Greedy (1994) on IMDb 6.2/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Greedy.

User Polls

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

Doug is a young man who works all day as a concierge at a luxurious hotel, saving money to make his own business. Unfortunately, when he finds the financial supporter he needs, he discovers... See full summary »

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins
The Hard Way (1991)
Action | Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.

Director: John Badham
Stars: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

A talented young man can't get an executive position without rising through the ranks, so he comes up with a shortcut, which also benefits his love life.

Director: Herbert Ross
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

A young doctor causes a traffic accident in a small town and is sentenced to work for some days at the town hospital.

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Barnard Hughes
Men of War (1994)
Action | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  

A former Special Ops soldier leads a group of mercenaries to an island in the South China Sea: their mission is obtain the rights to the unusual treasure that the island beholds.

Director: Perry Lang
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Charlotte Lewis, BD Wong
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

Director: James Bridges
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates
Teen Wolf (1985)
Comedy | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6/10 X  

A struggling high school student with problems discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself turning into a werewolf.

Director: Rod Daniel
Stars: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti
The Godsend (1980)
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.1/10 X  

An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children ... See full summary »

Director: Gabrielle Beaumont
Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence
Ha-Trempist (1972)
Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.2/10 X  

Incited by a disillusioned young man who has decided to flee from civilization, a group of 4 people go searching for freedom and happiness on an isolated island . When their boat goes ... See full summary »

Director: Amos Sefer
Stars: Asher Tzarfati, Shmuel Wolf, Lily Avidan
Horror | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.6/10 X  

Professor Groves, an expert in prehistoric life, proves his theories with an extract that'll regress a cat to a saber-tooth tiger and man to a Neanderthal.

Director: Ewald André Dupont
Stars: Robert Shayne, Joyce Terry, Richard Crane
Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4/10 X  

The Pinup Dolls are a hot retro act who put the tease back in striptease. But when an old friend (Suzi Lorraine) hires them to put on a show at a secluded campground, the girls find ... See full summary »

Directors: Geoff Klein, Melissa Mira
Stars: Karine Kerr, Suzi Lorraine, William Jarand
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

In 1927, in Kingdom County, Vermont, a large dam is to be built; however, Noel Lord, a logger and cedar-oil harvester, won't give up his lifetime lease on land that will be flooded. The dam... See full summary »

Director: Jay Craven
Stars: Rip Torn, Tantoo Cardinal, Bill Raymond
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ed
...
...
...
Tina (as Siobhan Fallon)
...
...
...
Edit

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? Written by Michael Feller <reb@magna.com.au>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

Come and Get It! See more »

Genres:

Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

4 March 1994 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

A pénz boldogít  »

Box Office

Gross:

$13,145,977 (USA)
 »

Company Credits

Production Co:

 »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

|

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael J. Fox was coached by professional bowler Johnny Petraglia to help his bowling style look convincing. See more »

Goofs

Almost at the end when Danny (Fox) is packing uncle Joe's stuff in the hospital you can see him putting in the bag a urinal which is clearly a mistake, and then he puts it back in the table. See more »

Quotes

Robin: Danny, I love you and I believe in you. But isn't everything you're telling me a big crock of bubbling shit?
See more »

Crazy Credits

The movie opens with a lengthy black and white sequence of Jimmy Durante performing "Inka Dinka Doo" from the 1944 film Two Girls and A Sailor, while the pink credits roll. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Arrested Development: The B. Team (2013) See more »

Soundtracks

Soft Way Of Talkin'
Written and Produced by Phil Marshall
Performed by Steve Wood
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

Very Underrated Comedy
7 May 2004 | by (Brooklyn, New York) – See all my reviews

You must see this movie if you like Phil Hartman and offbeat comedies! And if you simply don't care about popular opinion and what critics say, then you should definitely see this movie!

This film tackles a subject matter that I've never seen in a movie: inheriting money and being included in a will. Kirk Douglas plays a wealthy and eccentric business man bound to a wheelchair who says what he wants and gets whatever he asks for. Retired from his coal mining business, his days now consist of toying with his asskissing moneyhungry family who secretly are waiting for him to die, and being with his sexy live in housemaid (played by The Wonder Years' Olivia D'abo, whom I did not know was British, not to mention the daughter of Doo Wa Diddy's Manfred Mann). Led by the hilarious and unfortunately late Phil Hartman in top form, the family take turns accomodating Douglas and verbally assaulting him in private. The movie takes a turn when they decide to call Douglas' favorite nephew, played by Michael J. Fox, who has moved away to get away from his gold digging cousins, in order to cheer up Douglas. Fox, and his wife, played by the charming Nancy Travis, are the only ones who aren't after their uncle's money. Or are they?

With many twists and an ending to die for, this movie is my pick for the most underrated comedy of the 90's. See it!


11 of 12 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Phil Hartman Completely steals this friggin movie.... PatrickVerona
U Gotta Be Kiddin.!!!!!One of the Best Comedies firingpistonz
how the movie ends hitneosh
The hotel clerk haikuuder8
Song at the end arsdeviu
UK DVD release? miles_b_smith
Discuss Greedy (1994) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page