Richie Rich (film)
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| Directed by | Donald Petrie |
| Produced by | Davis Entertainment |
| Written by | Neil Tolkin, Tom S. Parker |
| Starring | Macaulay Culkin, Edward Herrmann, Michael McShane, Claudia Schiffer, Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Hyde, John Larroquette |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 21,1994 |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish |
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Richie Rich (sometimes stylized Ri¢hie Ri¢h) is a 1994 live-action film based on the Harvey Comics comic book character Richie Rich, produced by Davis Entertainment, released by Warner Bros. Pictures, and starring Macaulay Culkin as the title character. Edward Herrmann, Michael McShane, Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Hyde, and John Larroquette served in supporting roles, while Claudia Schiffer and Ben Stein appeared in cameo roles. Culkin's younger brother Rory Culkin played the part of little Richie.
In 1998, it was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish.
While in theaters, the film was shown with a Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoon called Chariots of Fur.
Taglines:
An adventure so big... even the world's richest kid can't afford to miss it!
Without the inventions, the butler, and the private fast-food restaurant...he's just a normal 12-year-old billionaire.
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[edit] Synopsis
Richie Rich is the world's wealthiest kid, a billionaire, getting $100,000 a week and has anything money can buy, except friends (save his loyal butler Cadbury). But he thinks he might get his chance when he encounters a group of sandlot kids playing baseball. By being himself, he manages to win their friendship and loyalty. Meanwhile, evil businessman Lawrence Van Dough is conspiring to dispose of Richie and his family in order to break into the fabled Rich family vault. Now, it's up to Richie and his friends to stop Van Dough and save his parents.
[edit] Production
The house and grounds at which Richie Rich is filmed are those of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The roller coaster in the back yard is the Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America.
[edit] The aging Culkin
This was Macaulay Culkin's final major movie appearance as a child actor and his last film for nearly a decade. This movie cast tall actors in most of the main roles (including 6'4" John Larroquette, 6'5" Edward Herrmann and 5'10" Christine Ebersole) to make Culkin appear smaller and younger than his actual age of 14.
[edit] Reaction
While the movie was unsuccessful at the box office and maintains a 25% rating on RottenTomatoes.com it is still shown on occasion on T.V. Noted film critic Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars saying he was surprised how much he enjoyed it and though it wasn't the greatest movie, he liked that it had style and didn't go for cheap payoffs.
[edit] Connections
- In one scene Van Dough is seen watching North by Northwest. Later in the movie, a scene of North by Northwest is spoofed in the scene dealing with Mount Richmore.
