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John Goodman Says 'Digger' Was Killed by Critics Before Opening

The actor claims negative pre-release buzz effectively killed the movie's box office chances.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 2 Nov 2026 · updated 4h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 2 Nov 2026. Variety published first, on 2 November at 18:23 UTC; The A.V. Club followed 1h 59m later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 2 November at 20:22 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The A.V. Club.

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  1. John Goodman Says ‘Digger’ Was ‘Killed’ by Critics ‘Before We Even Opened’ and ‘It Hurt’ Variety ·
  2. John Goodman blames film critics for burying Digger before its release: "It kinda killed us" The A.V. Club

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