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 Doctor Levine
 * Conchata Ferrell as Rosemary Flotchky
 * Kentaro Abe as Kendo
 * Gary Rosen as Larry
 * Jackie Katzman

Release
The film was released in Manhattan on August 25, 2006.

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."