Sunday, February 13, 2005
Boys on the Side
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: None
- Commentary: Here's another one I'm stunned I've never mentioned in this journal. We've been regular renters of this movie since one of my nieces introduced us to it when it first came out on video. Now we own it. We don't quote dialog from it, yet, but, there is that danger.
Update 5/9/2022: This movie can be a little sweet, at times, but it's also moving and genuinely dedicated to portraying female-female relationships as touchstones in the lives of women. It does this well. It is never saccharine, never unrealistic, although it definitely shoots its realism through a gauzed lens.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Whoopi Goldberg Jane DeLuca Mary-Louise Parker Robin Nickerson Drew Barrymore Holly Pulchik Matthew McConaughey Abe Lincoln James Remar Alex Estelle Parsons Louise Amy Aquino Anna Anita Gillette Elaine Nickerson
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1995
Directed by Herbert Ross.
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