Surviving Eden

2006 American film
  • August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25) (Manhattan)
Running time
83 minutes[1]
89 minutes[2][3]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Surviving Eden is a 2004[2] American comedy film written by Joanne Giovannini Storkan and Greg Pritikin, directed by Pritikin and starring Michael Panes, Cheri Oteri, Jane Lynch and Peter Dinklage.[1]

Plot

Dennis Flotchky wins a reality TV show and becomes the subject of a documentary that chronicles his short-lived fame and fortune.

Cast

  • Michael Panes as Dennis Flotchky
  • Cheri Oteri as Maria Villanova
  • Jane Lynch as Maude Silver
  • Sam Robards as Gary Gold
  • Savannah Haske as Sister Agnes O'Malley
  • Peter Dinklage as Sterno
  • John Landis as Doctor Levine
  • Conchata Ferrell as Rosemary Flotchky
  • Kentaro Abe as Kendo
  • Gary Rosen as Larry
  • Jackie Katzman[1]

Release

The film was released in Manhattan on August 25, 2006.[3]

Reception

The film has a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews.[4] Nick Schager of Slant Magazine awarded the film 1 and a half stars out four.[2]

Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Although the early scenes hold out some promise that Greg Pritikin’s Surviving Eden, a parody of Survivor in which contestants compete for a million-dollar payday by playing Adam and Eve in a jungle setting, could amount to something, the movie quickly runs out of ideas."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c McCarthy, Todd (February 10, 2005). "Surviving Eden". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Schager, Nick (August 15, 2006). "Review: Surviving Eden". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Holden, Stephen (August 25, 2006). "Adam and Eve in Search of a Million-Dollar Payday". The New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Surviving Eden". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

External links

  • Surviving Eden at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Surviving Eden at Rotten Tomatoes