Diggers (2006)

Director:

Katherine Dieckmann

Writer:

Ken Marino (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

No one can drift forever.

Plot:

A coming-of-age story about four working-class friends growing up in Long Island, New York, as clam diggers. Their fathers were clam diggers as well as their grandfathers before them. |

Plot Keywords:

Clam Digger | Digger | Clam | Long Island New York | Friend

Cast

Paul Rudd	...	Hunt
Ken Marino	...	Lozo
Ron Eldard	...	Jack
Josh Hamilton	...	Cons
Maura Tierney	...	Gina
Sarah Paulson	...	Julie
Lauren Ambrose	...	Zoey
Beeson Carroll	...	Hunt's Father
Jack O'Connell	...	Mr. Wilson
Shannon Barry	...	Lisa
Andrew Cherry	...	Anthony Lozo
Alexander Pickett	...	Frankie Lozo Jr. (as Alex Pickett)
Jonny Pickett	...	Jon Jon Lozo
Caroline Wallis	...	Donna Lozo
Alison Folland	...	Beth
Mather Zickel	...	Alan
John Taylor	...	A.P.
Michael Potts	...	South Shell Pot Buyer
Tom Wiggin	...	Nick the Bartender
Dale Soules	...	Silly Lilly Waitress
Matthew Glave	...	South Shell Guy #1
Cindy Smith	...	South Shell Secretary
Scott Sowers	...	South Shell Guy #2
Chazz Menendez	...	South Shell Guy #3
Marc Spencer	...	Radio Announcer (voice)
Margie Sutcuoglu	...	TV Announcer
Charlie Prott	...	Call-In Clamdigger (voice)
Nola	...	Van Gogh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Council	...	Guy in Truck (uncredited)
Robert Feeley	...	Clammer (uncredited)
Marc Fogel	...	Clammer (uncredited)
Adam Watt	...	Mooner (uncredited)

Directed by
Katherine Dieckmann

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ken Marino		writer

Produced by
Anne Chaisson	....	producer
Mark Cuban	....	executive producer
Jason Kliot	....	producer
Rosemary Lombard	....	associate producer
Ken Marino	....	producer
Satsuki Mitchell	....	associate producer
Alan Oxman	....	associate producer
Jonathan Stern	....	co-producer
Joana Vicente	....	producer
Todd Wagner	....	executive producer
David Wain	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Mansfield

Cinematography by
Michael McDonough		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sabine Hoffmann		(as Sabine Hoffman)
Malcolm Jamieson

Casting by
Cindy Tolan

Production Design by
Roshelle Berliner

Art Direction by
Katya DeBear

Set Decoration by
Chryss Hionis

Costume Design by
Catherine George

Makeup Department
Daisy Curbeon	....	additional hair stylist
Scott W. Farley	....	key hair stylist (as Scott Farley)
Christina Grant	....	hair stylist assistant: second unit and additional shooting
Maya Hardinge	....	key makeup artist
Theodora Katsoulogiannakis	....	hair stylist: second unit and additional shooting
Robert Kushner	....	wig maker: Ira Senz Inc.
Tania Ribalow	....	additional hair stylist
Tania Ribalow	....	makeup artist: second unit and additional shooting

Production Management
Christopher Edwards	....	post-production supervisor
Rosemary Lombard	....	unit production manager
Gretchen McGowan	....	executive in charge of production
Olly Roskill	....	unit manager (as Oliver Roskill)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniela Barbosa	....	second second assistant director
Malcolm Jamieson	....	second unit director
Scott Larkin	....	second second assistant director
Jeffrey Lazar	....	first assistant director
Scott Lazar	....	second assistant director
Louise Lovegrove	....	second assistant director
Jim McKinney	....	first assistant director
Bethann Schebece	....	second second assistant director (as Beth Schebece)
Tonko Soljan	....	additional second second assistant director
Jonathan Stern	....	first assistant director
Jonathan Stern	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Chrissie Atkinson	....	art assistant: second unit and additional shooting
Leni Calas	....	property master
Kaem Coughlin	....	charge scenic artist
Robert Covelman	....	set dresser
Rachelle Crocker	....	set decorator intern
Mandie DeMeskey	....	assistant property master
Yolan Fisher	....	property master: second unit and additional shooting
William Gertler	....	construction grip: second unit and additional shooting
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	assistant property master
Abbey Katz	....	graphic artist
Jeff Maksym	....	art direction production assistant
Bruce McNally	....	scenic artist
Nicholas J. Mongelli Jr.	....	key construction grip (as Nick Mongelli Jr.)
Alex Quarles	....	leadman
Nicole Scoppa	....	set dresser
Richard Tenewitz	....	construction coordinator
Heather Wellik	....	set decorator production assistant
Elena Zviavuina	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Chad Birmingham	....	foley editor
Bob Chefalas	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Stuart Deutsch	....	boom operator
Tim Elder	....	sound utility
Bret Johnson	....	sound re-recording assistant
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Beauxregard Neylen	....	adr recordist (as Beaux Neylen)
James Nichols	....	consultant: Dolby sound
Jeff Pullman	....	sound mixer
Alex Raspa	....	adr mixer
Nicholas Renbeck	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Nicholas Rembeck)
Nicholas Renbeck	....	supervising sound editor (as Nicholas Rembeck)
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Serge Stanley	....	sound effects editor

Stunts
Stephen Mann	....	marine coordinator
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Agliata	....	camera operator
Dave Baney	....	third electrician
Mark Belhumeur	....	camera equipment: Video Equipment Rentals
Eric Boncher	....	best boy electric
Bobby Booth	....	third grip
Jose V. Cabiya-Morales	....	camera operator: second unit and additional shooting (as Jose Cabiya-Morales)
Matt Craig	....	gaffer: second unit and additional shooting
Katherine Dieckmann	....	photographer: Hunt's polaroids
Kenneth J. Eckardt	....	second assistant camera: second unit and additional shooting
Bob Izzo	....	key grip
Jessica Kreimer-Bennett	....	third grip
Mary Latvis	....	first assistant camera: second unit and additional shooting
Abby Levine	....	consultant: high definition camera
Dennis A. Livesey	....	first assistant camera: second unit and additional shooting (as Dennis Livesey)
William Lucia	....	third grip
Jeff Maksym	....	insert photography
Willy Murgolo	....	lightboard operator
Mario Nila	....	camera production assistant
Ken Ortiz	....	second assistant camera
Marialuisa Ramirez	....	third electrician (as Maria-Luisa Ramirez)
Edward Rodriguez	....	first assistant camera (as Edward A. Rodriguez)
Edward Rodriguez	....	first assistant camera: second unit and additional shooting
R. Samul	....	best boy grip
Mark Stetz	....	third electrician
Chad Strohmayer	....	third electrician
JoJo Whilden	....	still photographer
Charles Wing	....	third electrician
John Woods	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting
Jennifer Peralta-Ajemian	....	casting intern (as Jennifer Ajemian)
Amelia Rasche	....	casting assistant
Laura Verbeke	....	extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sonja Cizmazia	....	costume assistant
Rachel Greene	....	costume supervisor (as Rachel Leah Greene)
Zulma Mejia	....	costume production assistant
Soubhik Saha	....	costume assistant
Nancy Tran	....	costume production assistant

Editorial Department
Don Ciana	....	lab color timer
Christy Denes	....	additional editorial assistant
Lance Edmands	....	additional editorial assistant
Kyle Martin	....	assistant editor
Jesse Morrow	....	on-line conformer
Marygrace Nicolas	....	digital intermediate project manager
Katie Stern	....	additional editorial assistant
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Virginia A. Williams	....	post-production coordinator
Christian Zak	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Brian Dozoretz	....	score mixer
Jim Dunbar	....	music supervisor
Jamie Lowry	....	music editor
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Paul Elliacin	....	driver
Steven Menasian	....	transportation captain (as Steve Menasian)

Other crew
Courtney Andrialis	....	assistant: Mr. Kliot & Ms. Vicente, HDNet Films
Steve Armstrong	....	craft service intern
Abby Bailey	....	production accountant
Khalid Banoujaafar	....	location assistant
Rachel Barrett	....	production secretary
Will Battersby	....	head of development: HDNet Films
Jean Bingham	....	production intern
Robert Broder	....	set medic
Gene Buxton	....	advisor: boating and clamming
Vanessa Caesar-Loopez	....	production secretary: second unit and additional shooting
Ralph Costanza	....	print manager
Tristan Cowen	....	craft service
Derek Edwards	....	set production assistant
Steve Faughnan	....	assistant location manager
Adrian Fernandez	....	key production assistant
Kenneth J. Ferris	....	title designer (as Ken Ferris)
Lauren Fritz	....	location scout
Naomi Gassel	....	production intern
Elisabeth Giglio	....	business manager: C5 Inc.
Jonathan Gray	....	legal council: Spinak & Gray
Evan Gregg	....	location scout
Ganesh Hennigs	....	set production assistant (as Ganesh Hennings)
Greg Highsmith	....	production office assistant
Angela Hisel	....	set production assistant
Micky Hohl	....	production assistant
Steve Holmgren	....	office manager: HDNet Films
Doe Kim-Corcoran	....	studio manager: C5 Inc. (as Doe Kim)
Missy Kirwan	....	set production assistant
Christine Leaman	....	location scout
Meggan Lennon	....	clearances coordinator
Quentin Little	....	development executive: HDNet Films
Christopher Matson	....	head of business affairs: HDNet Films
Laura Maxfield	....	assistant: Ms.McGowan, HDNet Films
Juan Mazara	....	set production assistant
Ross A. McIntyre	....	office manager: Dirty Rice
Eric B. Morse	....	production intern (as Eric Morse)
Sean Murray	....	key production assistant (as Juan 'Maz' Mazara)
Kate Nexon	....	accounting intern
Manuela Odell	....	production intern
Anthony Pettine	....	script supervisor
Rebecca Powling	....	set production assistant
Charlie Prott	....	advisor: boating and clamming
Kristina Redick	....	office manager: HDNet Films
Aton Roberts	....	set production assistant
John Schuman	....	location scout (as John Eric Schuman)
Nicholas Shumaker	....	development associate: Dirty Rice
Daniel Silverman	....	film recorder
James Spencer	....	production intern
Anthony Torre	....	caterer: Kingston-Upon-Thames & North Yorkshire
Amy R. Trachtman	....	production coordinator
Christina Walker	....	set production assistant
Adam Watt	....	set production assistant
Nils Widboom	....	location manager
Kasheim Williams	....	set production assistant
Dana Zolli	....	production intern
Elliott Breeden	....	craft service (uncredited)

Thanks
John Baldi	....	special thanks
Nicole Bayless	....	special thanks
Danny Benair	....	special thanks
Brady L. Benton	....	special thanks
Linda Chelgren	....	special thanks
Stephanie Diaz-Matos	....	special thanks
Chris Geer	....	special thanks
Lyle Hysen	....	special thanks
Jeff Rosen	....	special thanks
Alec Setten	....	special thanks
Peter Wright	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Dirty Rice
• HDNet Films

Distributors

• Magnolia Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Avalon  payroll services
• Axium International  payroll services
• Bruce Bennett Studios  music facilities (as Bennett Studios)
• C5  post-production sound facility
• C5  post-production sound services
• C5  sound re-recording facility
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  insurance
• Gotham Sound  walkies
• Gourmet To Go  catering
• Ira Senz  wigmaker
• JP Morgan Chase Bank  production bank (as J.P. Morgan Chase)
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  unit publicity
• Luna Lighting  grip and electric equipment
• Sound Track  adr recording facility
• Sound Track  sound re-recording facility
• Spinak & Gray  production council
• Technicolor New York  digital intermediate (as Technicolor NY)
• Technicolor New York  picture editing facility
• Video Equipment Rentals  camera equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug use and some sexual content.

Runtime:

96 min | Canada:87 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Dirty Rice

Movie Connections:

References The Stepford Wives (1975)

Marble or wood?…Diggers

I often wondered, after seeing "Reno 911" and the other TV/movies done by the Michael Ian Black part of MTV's "The State," what had happened to Ken Marino? Sure he was in a couple bit parts with "Reno," but never a regular with any of the future endeavors by his old comedy troupe. Thanks to HDNet Films, Marino has been brought into the film world with his writing debut Diggers. This film is a drama to its core, yet also one of the funniest movies I have seen in a while. It's good to see that my old MTV comedians are all seeing some sort of success today.

Diggers is a tale of a small clamming community on Long Island. Like most working class towns, the people all know each other from school days and just growing up in close proximity with parents of similar occupation. A huge conglomerate has come to town, restricted the best clam areas, and taken away much of the towns financial opportunities. Some have defected and sold out to earn money for their families, however, the die-hard diggers at the forefront of this tale refuse to give in. They go out there and work for what little they can to scrap by and support their loved ones. Our main conduit into the story is Hunt, played perfectly by the always great Paul Rudd. He is a dreamer, taking photos wherever he goes, but still does his clam digging, meeting up with his father later in the day after sleeping in first. This day changes everything, though, as Hunt's father dies on the water. Everyone comes together for the funeral and you start to see a change for this group of friends and how they will continue their lives.

Rudd has the right mix of sarcasm and protective mindset for those he loves along with bottled up emotions just waiting to be let out. Diggers is at its core a story of how he finally looks at his life and decides to do what he wants; first though, he needs to accept himself and deal with the tragedy that has followed his life to this point. His mother always wanted to take him to the city when he got older, but she never got the chance. Maybe through the course of events in this film, he can finally get the courage to see what is out there for him.

Rudd is not the only shining spot in the movie. This is a great cast of "those guy" actors. Maura Tierney is effective as Hunt's sister, coping with the loss of her father and a burgeoning relationship with an odd choice for a suitor; Lauren Ambrose is fun as the city girl on vacation, "silent flirting" with Rudd until he ruins the façade; Ron Eldard shows his comedic worth as he always does in small roles; and Sarah Paulson plays the mother of five with love and compassion, but also an edge to counteract the verbal tirades of her husband. That husband steals every scene, and is played by our writer, Ken Marino. The scene that introduces his character in the bathroom is priceless. You have to give him credit for writing the role for himself so effectively—the hypocritical speech, swearing in front of his kids yet jumping at them when they swear is hilarious, and the verbal wars with his wife, always ending in a smile, are fantastic. Anytime a father can yell at his kids to go outside and play as punishment, and have it work, I'm totally with that role waiting anxiously for what he may do next…like sending them outside in the rain to finish their breakfast.

Overall Diggers is a wonderful little gem to enjoy. The laughs are big, but they surround a story that is really about friendship and family and the love necessary to work through it all. If nothing else, Marino infused his script with plenty of heart and you are with these crazy people from the start, experiencing how one tragedy can open their eyes and change their courses for the future. I can't wait now to see his follow-up The Ten.