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Girls Town (1995)
Released By: Hallmark Entertainment   Rating: N/A   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Hallmark Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: N/A
Director: Denise Casano
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
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Cast: Lili Taylor
Published ID: 73742
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Plot: When one of their friends commits suicide, three young women learn to stand up for themselves and strike back against male-dominated society in this drama. Patti (Lili Taylor), Emma (Anna Grace), Angela (Bruklin Harris), and Nikki (Aunjanue Ellis) are four teenage girls who attend the same high school in inner-city New York. Patti is an unwed mother struggling to complete her education as she deals with her irresponsible boyfriend, while the other three are good students going on to college after completing their final year of high school. One day, seemingly without warning, Nikki kills herself. Struggling for clues to explain the tragedy, the other three girls discover her diary and learn that she had been raped while serving an internship at a magazine. As the girls compare notes, they realize that they've all been treated badly by men; Emma was also raped, and Patti sardonically says that if rape is having sex when you don't really want to, then she's been raped by practically every guy she's ever gone out with. Eventually, the three decide that it's time to stand up for themselves and retaliate against the men who have wronged them; they begin by vandalizing the car of Emma's attacker and then formulate a plan to punish the man who raped Nikki. Screenwriter Denise Casano and writer/director Jim McKay developed much of their screenplay through improvisations with the four leading actresses, giving the film's dialogue a natural rhythm and feel. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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great obscure film
Added 8/11/2008
I saw this movie in the theaters when it first came out. I'm a huge fan of Lilly Taylor who gives a great performance, along with the other actresses. This has to be the most realistic portrayal of date rape during adolescence I have ever seen. Unlike a lot of movies that sensationalize rape to the point of bordering on soft porn, this movie skips the graphic details and gets straight to the business of empowering its female characters. Warning: this movie is dangerous to the dominate power structure, which is probably why you can't rent it at Blockbuster...
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one of my favorite movies of all time
Added 6/13/2008
One of my favorite movies of all time. Lili Tayor is excellent, as are the rest of the cast. Movie was largely unscripted, and the women made a lot of the dialogue up as they went along. Really rings true to experience.
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Is it just me...
Added 1/29/2003
or do the "girls" in this movie look a bit old to be girls.
0 out of 9 people found this helpful.
UNITY
Added 10/10/2000
This is One of my Favoirte movies, next to just another girl, the players club, and eves bayou... It shows that we women are strong, and we ain't gonna take no stuff from no man... No disrespect...
2 out of 3 people found this helpful.
Great Movie!
Added 5/19/1999
This is one of the best movies I've ever seen! It is so true in its depiction of young women today. The actresses and the dialogue perfectly capture the issues and limitations facing many young women. Bravo!!!
7 out of 8 people found this helpful.
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