Diggers (2006)

Life, Love, Death

and Growing Up

Long Island. 1976. Four friend Hunt (Paul Rudd), Lozo (Ken Marino), Jack (Ron Eldard) and Cons (Josh Hamilton) continue their family tradition as clam diggers. But times are changing and big corporations are taking over the clamming business leaving little room for the family run operations.

The men are drawn even closer together when Hunt's father dies and the friends are left pondering their own futures.

Can Hunt make something of his life by pursuing his passion for photography and what is to become of his new-found relationship with Zoey (Lauren Ambrose), a wealthy young woman who is "slumming" out on the island?

Can Lozo get other work to support his wife (Sarah Paulson) and many children? Will womanizing Jack settle down with Hunt's sister Gina (Maura Tierney)? And what is to become of Cons, who deals drugs?

Directed by Katherine Dieckmann.

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

My personal rating: C+