Diggers (2006 film)
| Diggers | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Katherine Dieckmann |
| Produced by |
Mark Cuban Todd Wagner David Wain |
| Written by | Ken Marino |
| Starring |
Paul Rudd Lauren Ambrose Ron Eldard Josh Hamilton Ken Marino Sarah Paulson Maura Tierney |
| Music by | David Mansfield |
| Cinematography | Michael McDonough |
| Edited by |
Sabine Hoffmann Malcolm Jamieson |
Release dates |
September 9, 2006 (TIFF) April 2007 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $28 million |
| Box office | $24,019,048 |
Diggers is a coming-of-age film directed by Katherine Dieckmann. It portrays four working-class friends who grow up in West Islip, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, as clam diggers in 1976. Their fathers were clam diggers as well as their grandfathers before them. They must cope with and learn to face the changing times in both their personal lives and their neighborhood.
The movie was written by actor Ken Marino, who also stars.
Plot
A coming-of-age story about four working-class friends growing up on Long Island, New York, as clam diggers. Their fathers were clam diggers as well as their grandfathers before them.
Cast
- Paul Rudd... Hunt
- Lauren Ambrose... Zoey
- Ron Eldard... Jack
- Josh Hamilton... Cons
- Ken Marino... Lozo
- Sarah Paulson... Julie
- Maura Tierney... Gina
Release
Diggers was released on April 27, 2007 and premiered on HDNet on April 27, and was released on DVD on May 1. It was released much in the same way as the 2005 film Bubble.