Runtime:
97 minutes
Directed
by: Sarah Kernochan
Starring:
Gaby Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Lynn Redgrave, Rachael Leigh Cook
From:
Alliance
Yep,
it's been too long since I've seen a Rachael film so I figured I
should finally watch something I recorded off of an Encore channel
last month but put off until tonight.
The
plot of this: this is set in the early 60's in a random Northeastern
town and revolves around an all-girls school. Odette (Hoffman;
there's a name from the past) gets sent there by her parents,
basically because they caught her about to have sexual intercourse
with her boyfriend. She has to room with the mischief-makers of the
school, including Dunst, Monica Keena, and Heather Matarazzo. They
end up crossing paths with the leader of the school (Redgrave) and
one of the hall monitor types (Cook) who try to control those rowdy
dames. When the bad girls find out that their school is likely to
merge with an all-boys school, they decide to enact a plan to try and
sabotage the annual get-togther where the two school's residents hang
out with each other for a day, including a dance and a choir
performance.
Overall,
this comedy with dramatic moments (for example, Matarazzo's character
deals with bullemia) is rather entertaining. I wasn't sure what to
expect but I managed to enjoy it. It may sound like a “chick flick”
but I say that anyone can enjoy it. There are plenty of funny moments
and also some nice ones too. Depending on which girls in the cast you
enjoy for hondog reasons, you may or may not feel like a pervert
while watching this. Thankfully for me, the ladies I dig the most
were around the age of 18 so I did not feel so bad.
Speaking
of perverts, the guys from the all-boys school (including the
much-beloved Hayden Christensen) acted about how you'd expect; they
put together a pot of money and the guy who randomly got to pair with
the girl that had the “biggest nay-nays” (i.e. boobs) got the
pot. Also, one guy slow-dances with a girl at the dance and out of
nowhere... well, he came in his pants! Of course I laugh at such
humor. Also, apparently if a guy takes Midol along with drinking
Coca-Cola, this makes him feel good. I never knew. This is all part
of their plan to sabotage things; the main part is getting the guys
drunk and they acted how you would expect.
Oh,
and of course I liked looking at Ms. Cook. At one point she had her
hair done with Jacqueline Kennedy and I approved of that look. The movie has some interesting lingo, too. For example, the phrase "hairy bird" is used a few times, along with the quite memorable "up your ziggie with a wah-wah brush." I happened to enjoy this movie and if it would have gotten a bigger theatrical release back in the day, then it probably would have gotten the attention I feel it deserves.
I'll be back Tuesday night with a special recap of what I did Saturday night revolving around a movie I talked about a few months ago.
I'll be back Tuesday night with a special recap of what I did Saturday night revolving around a movie I talked about a few months ago.
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