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Mad Money | 
| Director: Callie Khouri
Actors: Ted Danson, Queen Latifah, J.c. Mackenzie, Christopher Mcdonald, Stephen Root
Studio: Anchor Bay - ITN
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 4725
Format: Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 103
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: ANBD80000D
UPC: 013138000095
EAN: 0013138000095
ASIN: B0013ERFGE
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 09/30/2008 Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com
Take three women in need of cash, a slew of money about to be shredded, and a plot that nicks a bit from 2005's Fun with Dick and Jane and you've got Mad Money. Diane Keaton stars as Bridget, a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature turns out to be useless, so she accepts a janitorial position at the local bank. There she meets Nina (Queen Latifah) and Jackie (Katie Holmes), who could use some spare scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what they need: money! Because the gals are so cute and nice, it's clear they're not really going to rob the bank. What they will do, though, is take the old bills headed for the shredder and recycle it back into the economy by spending it. (Oh heck, they're basically stealing the money.) Played for laughs, the movie doesn't bother to discuss the economic ramifications of what would happen if too much money was recirculated, but that's neither here nor there. The trio of personable actors--particularly Keaton--does a good job of making the characters likable, even in some unbelievable situations. But Keaton deserves better than Mad Money, which isn't really funny enough to be a comedy and doesn't have enough romance to qualify as good chick flick. Still, Keaton, Latifah and Holmes share warm camaraderie. It'd be fun to see them reunited in a film that had a little more weight to it. Ironically, Mad Money was directed by directed by Callie Khouri, who wrote Thelma & Louise and Something to Talk About--movies that had all the key components (compelling storyline and characters worth cheering on) that Mad Money is lacking. --Jae-Ha Kim
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 For the Love of Money (4.5) November 11, 2008
Diane Keaton, Queen Latifiah, & Katie Holmes make a hilarious team along with their spouses as they proceed to pull of the ultimate crime.
In this movie Bridget played by Diane Keaton is force to get a job when her husband played by Ted Danson is laid off but when she gets a job at the Federal Reserve and sees Nina played by Queen Latifah shredding money she devises a plan to remove bills in small amounts one at a time. With the help, Jackie played by Katie Holmes who moves the untraced bills from one location to another the trio finds their selves pulling of the heist of the lifetime to only be busted by their husbands. As the movie, plays on a security guard Barry played by Roger Cross shows interest in Nina but not before a mistake goes wrong and he busts the girls plan leading to him becoming a part of the mission but not before another mistake by someone's husband sets off some alarms that starts a investigation.
Little does everyone known Bridget has the perfect plan with the help of a restaurant owner and a tax attorney that gets her out of the perfect crime but still leaves her happy. MAD MONEY is a funny chick movie that any male can sit in and be amazed by what females will do to make their family happy.
 I thought it was funny October 31, 2008
I thought this movie was funny especially with the way the economy is in the crapper. Ok so maybe it was a bit on the unrealistic side but who really cares. It wasn't so unrealistic that it took me out of the movie. I loved the friendship aspect of the show and I liked the "happy ending" aspect as well. The characters were funny and I like that it was a "feel good" movie. We need a few of those. It had a decent plot and none of the characters were overly annoying. Its not going to win any awards but who says every movie has to be a contender? Mad Money tells a good story and gives a few good laughs in the process, and even made me think a few times. Hey, I liked it.
Best line, "Hot damn, we're finally organized crime."
 Who is dumber - Hollywood for making or you for watching this unrelastic, made up piece of fluff October 28, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
O.K I know Hollywood thinks that the viewing audience is mainly composed of the "great unwashed" and BASED UPON literally means that they have an open license to portray the plot in what ever manner they feel is advantageous to the producer but this one takes the absolute cake.
Not going to go into plot and sub plot both of which did not really exist, but am going to explode the utterly fabricated story line.
I worked for the Fed for eleven years and was in charge of the unit that actually shredded the money besides working in the other areas of the currency unit. FIRST the money is shredded a bill at a time going through a CVCS computerized processing unit. NO repeat NO Fed shreds money in the manner portrayed. SECONDLY all currency is kept under dual control at all times. THIRD currency is processed by denominations and there is no mixing of denominations as shown in the first removal scene. FOURTH money to be destroyed that was in straps as shown in the movie was to be burnt but before burning had holes punched through them to identify them as such. As a matter of fact an employee who did steal was caught when the punched notes showed up in circulation. And as far as comparing serial numbers the numbers are only recorded when the currency is paid out and NEVER NEVER NEVER again.
A separate issue that tried to portray the MAN is oppressing the common people maybe to develop some empathy was the portrayal of the constant video surveillance by the guards. Does not happen. The cameras shown in the movie are located in the control room and are used to keep the public area monitored for security reasons. There was not a reason to monitor the currency because the currency never was in any publicly or general employee available area. Also monitoring in the secured areas was not done by the guards but internally.
For the record the entrance and exit scenes where the search and harass tactics were portrayed was even more made up than the shredding spoof.
I could go on but to try to spin any story line or evolve a plot without any touch of reality to base it upon is the main reason this midnight conceived drug induced piece of loosely spun "America will buy whatever garbage we put out" mania is fruitless.
 NAME THAT TUNE October 25, 2008
Hey, I love almost everything Queen Latifah does... but where was the comedy? This was more like every hard working person's fantasy! I thought the movie was ok... but Ted Dansen was so old and boring it was like time to go pee when his parts came on... all I want to know is what the heck is the title of the song Katie Holmes is dancing to while shoving money into the mail shoot - in the hallway as she waits for the elervator?
I like it... but can't find it nor the artist singing it.. has anyone noticed that music in film anymore is like a verison used not even included on the soundtrack IF there is one?? And the same songs from motown keep showing up on every film. ENOUGH ALREADY! Give us something new... there are hundreds of no body NEW groups - give them a shot at the soundtrack. If anyone knows the answer to the song Katie dances to please post it?? Thanx all!
Mad Money October 10, 2008
Sorry, I can't review this product yet. We are living in Mexico (we fled) and my husband drives back and also gets our packages when he is there. he will be coming back with the mail in a few days. so, cant review at this time.
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