Product Details

• Actors: Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: December 26, 2006
• Run Time: 113 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783230354
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,329 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Greedy" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The best thing about this misguided 1994 comedy is the performance of Kirk Douglas as a feisty old scrap-metal millionaire named Joe whose venal family is out to get his fortune. Douglas had scored a modest hit with Burt Lancaster in the 1986 buddy comedy Tough Guys, but this was the veteran actor's chance for a late-career comeback--and his last major movie role before he was temporarily sidelined by a stroke in 1995. Douglas is quite funny here, playing an old codger who keeps frustrating his greedy relatives by refusing to die. Instead he threatens to will his fortune to his sexy "nurse" (Olivia D'Abo), and the scheming family reacts by finding a long-lost nephew named Daniel (Michael J. Fox), who is the only relative that Uncle Joe remembers with any fondness. The idea is that Joe will warm up to his welcomed nephew and will him his fortune--but of course this only makes the old man more crotchety and protective of his money. The movie's got a strong supporting cast including Ed Begley Jr. and the late Phil Hartman, but director Jonathan Lynn (who also plays Douglas's butler) fails to maintain a steady pace and the movie's cynical humor gradually wears out its welcome. Along the way, however, Fox keeps up a lively rapport with Douglas, who's obviously enjoying himself in a role that lets him cut loose with plenty of saucy and savvy attitude. --Jeff Shannon

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Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Comedy about Manipulation, May 19, 2004

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G. Jennings "G. J." (Outside) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greedy (DVD)

If your great uncle Joe is a filthy rich yet stubborn millionaire with a good chance of keeling over, would you brown nose and back stab to get a shot at his inheritance? Director Jonathan Lynn toys with this very idea througout this extremely funny film with hilarious results and surprise after surprise.

It's uncle Joe's 75th birthday, and his rotten relatives fight each other to earn the slightest ounce of respect from him. But Uncle Joe surprises them all with the arrival of a sexy young English nurse. Highly suspicious of this woman's intentions, the relatives enlist the help of their cousin Danny (Michael J. Fox) who had always been in Uncle Joe's good favor over the years. While secretly jealous of Danny, they realize he's their only hope in keeping the family fortune within the family. Danny reluctantly agrees to help his greedy cousins only if it benefits Uncle Joe's welfare. But slowly, he too becomes tempted by wealth, and like the rest, falls prey to Uncle Joe's crafty game of manipulation. In the end, who will rise above the rest in Uncle Joe's complex test?

Absolutley hilarious with many laugh out loud moments. You don't want to miss it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very funny movie, excellent cast, September 6, 2007

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T. Sedivy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greedy (DVD)

This is a movie you can enjoy time and time again. Kirk Douglas really plays the cranky old man well; you laugh at him, and feel sorry for him both at the same time. Michael J. Fox bends over backwards to please "Uncle Joe" to no avail, and his "Greedy" relatives, played by a wonderful cast, are a hoot!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very funny movie with a great cast of characters., March 14, 1999

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[e-mail] --Adam (Penn State University) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greedy (DVD)

After watching this movie for the first time, it quickly became a favorite. The story of a family with a rich uncle, Kirk Douglas, and who will inherit his money. Phil Hartman and Michael J. Fox are hilarious, and watching the entire family feud over money with great one liners and plots against each other keeps you laughing and wondering. A believable story with and unpredictable ending, this is a funny film that keeps you guessing as to how things will turn out. Watch it, I guarantee you'll like it!