Surviving Eden
Surviving Eden is a 2004 American comedy film written by Joanne Giovannini Storkan and Greg Pritikin, directed by Pritikin and starring Michael Panes, Cheri Oteri, Jane Lynch and Peter Dinklage.
Plot
Dennis Flotchky wins a reality TV show and becomes the subject of a documentary that chronicles his short-lived fame and fortune.Cast
- Michael Panes as Dennis Flotchky
- Cheri Oteri as Maria Villanova
- Jane Lynch as Maude Silver
- Sam Robards as Gary Gold
- Savannah Haske as Sister Agnes O'Malley
- Peter Dinklage as "Sterno"
- John Landis as Dr. Levine
- Conchata Ferrell as Rosemary Flotchky
- Kentaro Abe as Kendo
- Gary Rosen as Larry
- Deep Roy as Mo "Indian Mo"
- Jackie Katzman
Release
Reception
The film has a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews. Nick Schager of Slant Magazine awarded the film 1 and a half stars out four.Stephen Holden of The [New York Times] gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Although the early scenes hold out some promise that Greg Pritikin’s Surviving Eden, a parody of Survivor in which contestants compete for a million-dollar payday by playing Adam and Eve in a jungle setting, could amount to something, the movie quickly runs out of ideas."