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Girls Will Be Girls
IFC Films
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for sexuality, language and drug content
Starring
Jack Plotnick,
Clinton Leupp,
Jeffery Roberson,
Ron Mathews,
Eric Stonestreet,
Hamilton von Watts,
Dana Gould, Chad Lindsey,
and
Christopher Isaacson
A hilarious comedy about three actresses at various places in the Hollywood food chain who navigate love, aging, and ambition. Oh yeah -- all three actresses are played by men. (IFC Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Richard Day
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Richard Day
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: March 16, 2004
Video: March 16, 2004
Theatrical: October 10, 2003
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| RUNNING TIME: |
79 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Best Screenplay and Best Actor (tie between Plotnick, Leupp and Roberson), 2003 L.A. Outfest

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80
LA Weekly
Chuck Wilson
By the end of this likely cult classic (only 80 minutes long), when Evie has an amphetamine-induced meltdown during her cable-access comeback show, these divas are as recognizably human as you and me, only sluttier, and with cattier one-liners.

80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Writer-director Richard Day has come up with a delicious cliché of a plot to allow talented female impersonators Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp and Jeffery Roberson to strut their stuff. The result is a nonstop hoot.

80
Film Threat
Eric Campos
Rude, crude, gaudy and often hilarious.

75
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
Funny, dumb, cruel and sick, Girls Will Be Girls is a relentlessly mean picture that will tickle those tired of sweet comedies whether in drag or plainclothes. In short, "Tootsie" it ain't.

75
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
The performances by Plotnick, Leupp, and Roberson comprise a jarring special effect.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Dead-on hilarious.

70
Variety
Dennis Harvey
Day-glo garish Girls Will Be Girls puts a rude spin on "Valley of the Dolls"-type Hollywood melodramas, to frequently hilarious if disjointed effect.

70
TV Guide
Ken Fox
A hoot and a half.

67
Austin Chronicle
Marrit Ingman
It’s part camp, part trash, and part cabaret, with a delightfully retro Hollywood Hills palette and zingy dialogue served up with relish.

63
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
As an intentionally campy film, Girls Will Be Girls dips a cinematic toe into shark-infested waters. Not only must it operate on several levels-making us care for deeply flawed characters and laugh at their bitter lashings-it also has to carry a cohesive story arc. On this count, Girls Will Be Girls fizzles a bit.

60
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
Debutant director Richard Day, a seasoned TV producer, delivers a steady stream of cheerful vulgarity and a few clever gags.

60
Dallas Observer
David Ehrenstein
Manages to be fitfully entertaining, especially in light of its minuscule budget.

60
The New York Times
Anita Gates
Appropriately cynical, pleasantly camp (Coco has the best hair -- a teased, sprayed flip) and just fresh enough to be funny more often than not.

50
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
The leads are all pros, but thanks to the increasing onslaught of shock humor about abortions and rape, among other things, what starts out amusing eventually becomes something of a drag.

50
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
The one-gag camp-athon has gone over big at gay film festivals, but in theatrical release this debut feature from theater/TV veteran Richard Day has limited appeal. Its best bet will be as a rental item.

50
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
Girls Will Be Girls thinks watching outrageous people acting outrageously is its own reward. It isn't.

38
Premiere
Laine Ewen
It is the overwhelmingly acrid sense of humor that leaves a bad taste in one's mouth at the end of the film.

38
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The best drag movie since "Vegas in Space." That's hardly a huge recommendation.

20
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
The Independent Film Channel is distributing Girls Will Be Girls; perhaps its executives failed to realize that this kind of mirthless, tacky independent film sends traumatized audiences racing back to the glossy production values on display at the local multiplex.

10
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
There's a thin line between some drag comedy and misogyny, and Girls Will Be Girls, a crass comedy in which all the women are played, with over-the-top abandon, by men, roars past that line.

10
Village Voice
Alexis Soloski
The situations begin tamely, but escalate to drunken vomiting and drugged rapes—all played for yuks. Or is it yucks?


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