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Diggers (2007)

Diggers (2007), directed by Katherine Dieckmann, starring Paul Rudd and Lauren Ambrose.

04/27/2007 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 36m

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In 1976, four working-class friends come of age in The Hamptons, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers, as were their fathers and their grandfathers before them. They must cope with and learn to face the changing times in both their personal lives and their neighborhood.

  • Michael McDonoughCinematography
  • Katherine DieckmannDirector
  • Malcolm JamiesonEditing
  • Sabine HoffmanEditing

About the film

Diggers is an American film directed by Katherine Dieckmann. It portrays four working-class friends who work as clam diggers in West Islip, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, in 1976.

The movie was written by Ken Marino, who also stars. His father worked as a clam digger, in Moriches, New York.

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Diggers is an American film directed by Katherine Dieckmann. It portrays four working-class friends who work as clam diggers in West Islip, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, in 1976.

The movie was written by Ken Marino, who also stars. His father worked as a clam digger, in Moriches, New York.

Plot

Four working-class friends work on Long Island, New York, as clam diggers. Their fathers were clam diggers as well as their grandfathers before them. They must learn to face the changing times in both their personal and professional lives.

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Production

Diggers was filmed over a period of 21 days, mostly in Tottenville, Staten Island. The budget was $1.5 million. David Wain was originally set to direct the film. Marino wrote the screenplay with Rudd in mind as the lead character. Dieckmann shot the photographs used by Rudd's character.

Release

Diggers was released on April 27, 2007, and premiered on HDNet on April 27, and was released on DVD on May 1.

Critical reception

The Boston Globe called the film "a tragicomedy of entropy, a film that wonders what happens to men when they can't do the only thing they know how to." The Washington Post opined that it "never quite breaks out of its talky inertia." The Village Voice concluded that "the movie belongs to Ken Marino, who is riotously funny as the family man whose anger-management problem at last finds a fitting target in the big businessmen who come to destroy his living."

The New York Times wrote: "It also demonstrates that a solid formula, no matter how frequently followed, can be refreshed if it is handled with affectionate care. From I Vitelloni to Diner to The Groomsmen, a group of aging boys clinging together as the scary future threatens their solidarity is a natural movie subject. And Diggers works that formula with such confidence and knowledge of its particular environment that you hardly notice the craft behind it."

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Text from Diggers (2006 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diggers_(2006_film)

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What is Diggers about?

Diggers: In 1976, four working-class friends come of age in The Hamptons, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers, as were their fathers and their grandfathers before them. They must cope with and learn to face the changing times in both their personal lives and their neighborhood.

Who directed Diggers?

Diggers was directed by Katherine Dieckmann in 2007.

Who stars in Diggers?

The cast of Diggers includes Paul Rudd, Lauren Ambrose, Josh Hamilton, Ron Eldard and Ken Marino.

How long is Diggers?

Diggers runs for 96 minutes, or 1h36.

Where can I watch Diggers?

Diggers is available on Cindie Amazon Channel. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.

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