MATERIAL GIRLS at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

TITLE : Material Girls
YEAR OF RELEASE : 2006
CLASSIFICATION : PG
DIRECTOR : Martha Coolidge

STARRING : Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Maria Conchita Alonso, Anjelica Huston, Brent Spiner

TAGLINES :
* It's A Short Trip From The Penthouse To The Poorhouse.

* They lost a fortune but got a life.

Life is all preening, pouting and parties, parties, parties for Tanzie and Ava Marchetta (Hilary and Haylie Duff) - instantly recognised celebrities who are fawned over wherever they go and famous just for being who they are - heiresses to their father’s cosmetic empire. Everyone loves Tanzie and Ava and Tanzie and Ava love their life. But in the cutthroat world of business things can quickly change as the girls realise when they find they are on top of the beautiful people list one day - and personae non gratae the next.

At a function to honour their departed dad, the girls - and the world - discover that one of his skin care products has disastrous, disfiguring side effects - and suddenly no one wants to know the Marchetta sisters - including Ava’s actor fiancé, Mic (Brandon Beemer) who demands his ring back - through his agent, of course. With the scattering of the sycophantic set, Tanzie and Ava find themselves friendless, broke and homeless (after accidentally burning down their house) so they move in with their ex-housekeeper, Inez (Maria Conchita Alonso).

The company - run by their father’s best friend, Tommy (Brent Spiner) - and its board of directors want a quick sale to competitor, Fabiella (Anjelica Huston), but the girls want more. They need to clear their father's name and, with a little uplifting inspiration from Erin Brockovich, the help of a pro bono lawyer called Henry (Lukas Haas) and a guy called Rick (Marcus Coloma) who Tanzie falls for -even if he may be only a lowly car attendant - they set out to do just that.

Material Girls [DVD](2006) DVD
Real-life siblings Haylie and Hilary Duff star in this riotous 'tween comedy. The Duff sisters play bratty celebutantes whose inheritances are jeopardized when the family cosmetics company becomes stained by scandal. Will the girls be able to clear the family name and start using their platinum credit cards again? Not if their villainous competitor (Anjelica Huston) gets her way! Maria Conchita Alonso, Brent Spiner also star. 98 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; featurette; music video; theatrical trailer.