Girls Town (1996 film)
Girls Town | |
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Directed by | Jim McKay |
Written by | Denise Casano Anna Grace Bruklin Harris Jim McKay Lili Taylor |
Produced by | Lauren Zalaznick |
Starring | Lili Taylor Bruklin Harris Aunjanue Ellis Anna Grace |
Cinematography | Russell Lee Fine |
Edited by | Alex Hall Jim McKay |
Music by | Guru |
Distributed by | October Films |
Release date | 1996 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Girls Town is the 1996 feature film directing debut by Jim McKay.[1] The Girls Town soundtrack was released on August 20, 1996 by Mercury Records.
Synopsis[]
Four girls, Patti, Emma, Angela, and Nicki are completing their last year of high school. Unfortunately for the group, one of their own, Nicki, unexpectedly commits suicide. The three remaining girls, upon finding out that Nicki had been raped before she died, begin to talk to each other about the ways in which they are oppressed by the men in their lives. They begin to fight together, taking revenge on Emma's rapist, Patti's abusive ex-boyfriend, and finally, Nicki's rapist.
Cast[]
- Lili Taylor as Patti Lucci
- Bruklin Harris as Angela
- Anna Grace as Emma
- Aunjanue Ellis as Nikki
- Asia Minor as Marlys Giovanni
- Michael Imperioli as Anthony
- John Ventimiglia as Eddie
- Guillermo Díaz as Dylan
- Nathaniel Freeman as Cam
- Tom Gilroy as Richard Helms
- Ramya Pratt as Tomy
- Carl Kwaku Ford as Jessie (Boom Box Guy)
- Mary Joy as Cora
- Tara Carnes as Heather
- Yassira as Benita
- Ernestine Jackson as Nikki's Mom
- Stephanie Berry as Angela's Mom
- Shondalin as Teacher
- Andrew von Dusan as Helms' Co-Worker (as Andrew Vandusen)
References[]
- ^ Stephen Holden (1996). "Girls Town". The New York Times.
External links[]
- Girls Town at IMDb
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1996 films
- 1990s coming-of-age comedy-drama films
- 1990s teen comedy-drama films
- American teen comedy-drama films
- American coming-of-age comedy-drama films
- American films
- American high school films
- American independent films
- 1996 directorial debut films
- 1996 independent films
- 1990s comedy-drama film stubs