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- 1987
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 32 m
- 1987
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 32 m
Summary The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.
Directed By: James Foley
Written By: Andrew Smith, Ken Finkleman
- 1987
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 32 m
- 1987
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 32 m
Who's That Girl
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8.1
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Summary The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.
Directed By: James Foley
Written By: Andrew Smith, Ken Finkleman
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
27
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
44% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
27
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
44% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Who's That Girl? is sunny and harmless. Perhaps it's indicative that feminist hostility is taking a milder turn. Or perhaps the
genre has gone Hollywood. [09 Aug 1987, p.6C]
Fortunately, Dunne’s playful personality eventually counter-balances Madonna’s shrillness, and their adventures together, while completely farfetched, finally become involving. What’s lacking is pure and simple good humor.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 38 User Ratings
8.1
79% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
5% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
16% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 38 User Ratings
8.1
79% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
5% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
16% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Madonna, left to her own devices and her own canny pace, is a very engaging comedian, and the screenplay, by Andrew Smith and Ken Finkleman, contains a lot of raffishly funny ideas that get lost in the busyness of the physical production.
Technique counts for a lot in directing a picture like this -- more perhaps than in any other genre -- and Foley doesn't have any. His approach here is to toss things up into the air without caring much where they land. And as a result, the noise they make when they land is not a pretty one.
Who's That Girl is a stern test of your MQ (Madonna Quotient). It is quite possible to hate this movie before the animated credits sequence is over. [10 Aug 1987, p.1D]
Who's That Girl's writers botched the creation of their confection. A successful screwball comedy is like a souffle. This is a souffle made of concrete. [07 Aug 1987, p.D1]
Very bad, boring and razzie worthy. Madonna’s acting is so bad it hurts, and the soundtrack is even worse.
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Production Company
The Guber-Peters Company,
Warner Bros.
Release Date Aug 7, 1987
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG
Tagline A funny thing happened on the way to the bus station.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
