Diggers (2006 film)

Diggers
Promotional poster
Directed byKatherine Dieckmann
Written byKen Marino
Produced byMark Cuban
Todd Wagner
David Wain
StarringPaul Rudd
Lauren Ambrose
Ron Eldard
Josh Hamilton
Ken Marino
Sarah Paulson
Maura Tierney
CinematographyMichael McDonough
Edited bySabine Hoffmann
Malcolm Jamieson
Music byDavid Mansfield
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09) (TIFF)
  • April 2007 (2007-04)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Diggers is a coming-of-age film directed by Katherine Dieckmann.[1] It portrays four working-class friends who work as clam diggers in West Islip, on the South Shore of Long Island, New York, in 1976.

The movie was written by Ken Marino, who also stars.[2] His father worked as a clam digger, in Moriches, New York.[3]

  1. ^ Lemire, Christy (27 Apr 2007). "Working-class Hamptons". The Record. Bergen County. p. G8.
  2. ^ Garcia, Chris (13 Mar 2007). "Three Times the Rudd". Austin American-Statesman. p. E1.
  3. ^ Everitt, David (15 Apr 2007). "Digging Into His Past". The New York Times. p. LI12.