When half the world is engaged in avoiding bank foreclosures, planning for short sales and other methods of keeping a grasp on their home, it comes as no great shock that they might be interested in the extreme lengths to which the rich and famous will go when creating a new residence.
By no stretch of the imagination are David and Jackie Siegel to be considered the wealthiest family in America. That distinction would be awarded to the Waltons--Walmart clan who are currently worth about 100 billion, give or take.
However, David and Jackie could be considered the most opulent and lavish in lifestyles. David is a mogul of timeshares, while Jackie was a beauty queen, most interested in living life to the fullest, and being worshipped and adored. Seemingly far from as arrogant as her solid gold purse makes her appear, Jackie Siegel is actually quite likeable, if not entirely realistic about life and not entirely sympathetic about the rest of the world.
With bank foreclosures in the horizon for their luxury 90 thousand square foot home, the way in which the Siegels economize is nothing short of fascinating if moderately amusing. Greenfield, who photographed the house, shows us all that Jackie is childlike in many ways, unaware of what goes into the upkeep of a home of this size. Many photographs actually showed dog excrement in multiple areas of the house from untrained numerous dogs who lived there, while Siegel herself tried to economize by taking her superstretch limo to McDonald's for a meal.
Against the backdrop of David, the proud possessor of an extremely good opinion of his own worth, who flatly states that he placed one president in the White House in ways that may have been illegal, and 8 children who are nothing is not overindulged, in this era of bank foreclosures the entire story should be nothing short of fantastic when it shows in theaters this week.
