Diggers (2006 film)
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Todd Wagner
David Wain
Lauren Ambrose
Ron Eldard
Josh Hamilton
Ken Marino
Sarah Paulson
Maura Tierney
| Diggers | |
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.jpg) Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Katherine Dieckmann |
| Written by | Ken Marino |
| Produced by | Mark Cuban Todd Wagner David Wain |
| Starring | Paul Rudd Lauren Ambrose Ron Eldard Josh Hamilton Ken Marino Sarah Paulson Maura Tierney |
| Cinematography | Michael McDonough |
| Edited by | Sabine Hoffmann Malcolm Jamieson |
| Music by | David Mansfield |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Diggers is a coming-of-age film directed by Katherine Dieckmann.[1] 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.[2] His father worked as a clam digger, in Moriches, New York.[3]
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.
Cast
- Paul Rudd as Hunt
- Lauren Ambrose as Zoey
- Ron Eldard as Jack
- Josh Hamilton as Cons
- Ken Marino as Lozo
- Sarah Paulson as Julie
- Maura Tierney as Gina
Production
Diggers was filmed over a period of 21 days, mostly in Tottenville, Staten Island.[4] The budget was $1.5 million.[4] David Wain was originally set to direct the film.[5] Marino wrote the screenplay with Rudd in mind as the lead character.[6] Dieckmann shot the photographs used by Rudd's character.[7]
Release
Diggers was released on April 27, 2007, and premiered on HDNet on April 27, and was released on DVD on May 1.