Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 10/10/2003(USA
Release Date: 03/16/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 80 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity, Scatological Humor
Distributor/Studio: MGM
The confessional, behind-the-scenes
showbiz melodrama goes under the knife -- so to speak -- in this drag
comedy.
Girls Will Be Girls casts three male performers in the roles of Evie Harris (
Jack Plotnick), a has-been starlet of the '70s who has since gone to seed in her decaying Hollywood home; her best friend and domestic servant, Coco (
Clinton Leupp); and Varla (
Jeffrey Roberson), the daughter of a deceased peer/rival of Evie's who shows up to rent out a room in her home. The tension among the trio of women escalates as Evie prepares for a pull-out-all-the-stops television special commemorating her past career glories, which include sundry
disaster movies and TV
variety shows. What Evie doesn't know is that the naïve-seeming Varla has a debt to settle for her deceased mom, and will stop at nothing to seek vengeance. All three lead actors developed their characters in stage shows and cabaret acts; writer/director
Richard Day wrote for such television shows as
Ellen and
The Larry Sanders Show before helming this film, his debut. After its
2003 Sundance premiere,
Girls Will Be Girls was acquired by
IFC Films for a theatrical release.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
;)
