Richie Rich (film series)
The Richie Rich films is a series of two American family films, based on the character of the same name, who was originally featured in Harvey Comics. The first film was a theatrical release directed by Donald Petrie, that stars Macaulay Culkin. Its sequel was a direct-to-video feature directed by John Murlowski, starring David Gallagher replacing Macaulay Culkin. Both films were distributed by Warner Bros.
| Richie Rich | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Donald Petrie (1) John Murlowski (2) |
| Produced by | Joel Silver (1) John Davis (1) Mike Elliott (2) Amy Goldberg (2) |
| Screenplay by | Tom S. Parker & Jim Jennewein (1) |
| Based on | |
| Starring |
Martin Mull (2) Michelle Trachtenberg (2) Eugene Levy (2) Keene Curtis (2) |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri (1) Deddy Tzur(2) Saban (2) |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess (1) Christian Sebaldt (2) |
| Edited by | Malcolm Campbell (1) John Gilbert (2) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (1–2) |
Release date |
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Running time | 179 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | $40 million (1) |
| Box office | $38 million (1) |
Films
Richie Rich (1994)
The film features Richard "Richie" Rich Jr. (Macaulay Culkin), who is the world's wealthiest kid, who has what any kid could ever image, but the thing that Richie desires the most is to have friends. When a greedy CFO plans to steal the Rich's family fortunes, Richie must do whatever he can to save his home, with the help of what he's been searching for.
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
The film plays quite similar to It's a Wonderful Life where Richie Rich (David Gallagher) plays the role George Bailey, when he wishes that he was never born after being blamed for ruining Christmas, but this don't go well when after using the wishing machine invented by Professor Keenbean, everything has turned upside down where his spoiled cousin Reggie Van Dough has taken over his life, and it is up to Richie to find Professor Keenbean to take him back to the machine and undo the wish.
Cast and characters
| Character | Theatrical film | Direct-to-Video film |
|---|---|---|
| Richie Rich | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | |
| 1994 | 1998 | |
| Richard "Richie" Rich Jr. | Macaulay Culkin Rory Culkin (young) |
David Gallagher |
| Herbert Arthur Runcible Cadbury | Jonathan Hyde | Keene Curtis |
| Richard Rich, Sr. | Edward Herrmann | Martin Mull |
| Regina Rich | Christine Ebersole | Lesley Ann Warren |
| Professor Keenbean | Mike McShane | Eugene Levy |
| Gloria Pazinski | Stephi Lineburg | Michelle Trachtenberg |
| Pee Wee | Jonathan Hilario | Austin Stout |
| Laurence Van Dough | John Larroquette | |
| Ferguson | Chelcie Ross | |
| Diane Pazinski | Mariangela Pino | |
| Omar | Joel Robinson | |
| Tony | Michael Maccarone | |
| Reggie Van Dough | Jake Richardson | |
| Irona | Don McLeod | |
| Sgt. Mooney | Richard Riehle | |
| Mr. Van Dough | Richard Fancy | |
| Mrs. Van Dough | Marla Maples | |
| Freckles | Blake Jeremy Collins | |
Crew
| Title | Release Date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Editor(s) | Composer(s) | Distributor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Rich | December 21, 1994 | Donald Petrie | Neil Tolkin | Joel Silver John Davis | Malcolm Campbell | Alan Silvestri | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment |
| Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | November 3, 1998 | John Murlowski | Jason Feffer Mark Furey Rob Kerchner | Mike Elliott Amy Goldberg | John Gilbert | Deddy Tzur, Saban | Warner Home Video |
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office revenue | Box office ranking | Budget | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Foreign | Worldwide | All time domestic | All time worldwide | ||||
| Richie Rich | December 21, 1994 | &38,087,756 | N/A | N/A | #2,027 | N/A | $40 million | [1] |
Critical and public reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Rich | 24% (21 reviews)[2] | N/A | A-[3] |
| Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | 33% (3 reviews)[4] | N/A | N/A |
References
- "Richie Rich (1994)", Box Office Mojo, retrieved January 16, 2017
- "Richie Rich". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 16 January 2017.