National Lampoon's Gold Diggers

Jun 15, 2003

1h 30m

★ 3.2

A comedy about two guys who'd do anything to be on top.

Overview

Calvin and Leonard, two broke losers, are arrested for trying to rob rich old sisters Doris and Betty. The women have a change of heart, drop the charges and invite the the boys over to their mansion. Calvin decides he and Leonard should marry the women, and, when they soon die, live off the inheritance. The ladies, however, have run into their own financial troubles and wed the boys with plans of murdering them for insurance money.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Winston Davis and Associates

National Lampoon Productions

National Lampoon

National Lampoon's Gold Diggers Trailers

Cast

Calvin Menhoffer

Will Friedle

Leonard Smallwood

Chris Owen

Doris Mundt

Louise Lasser

Betty Mundt

Renée Taylor

Bikini Girl

Tawny Amber Young

Fantasy Girl

Rena Riffel

Fantasy Girl

Akira Lane

Gospel Singer

Carmen Twillie

Woman on the Street

Mary Albee

Charlene

Nikki Ziering

Ferrari and Pool Girl

Mary Ann Schmidt

Uncle Walt

Rudy De Luca

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