Beautiful Girls (1996)
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- R
- 1h 52min
- Comedy, Drama
- 09 Feb 1996 (USA)
- Movie
A piano player at a crossroads in his life returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Matt Dillon | ... |
Tommy 'Birdman' Rowland
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| Noah Emmerich | ... |
Michael 'Mo' Morris
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| Annabeth Gish | ... |
Tracy Stover
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| Lauren Holly | ... |
Darian Smalls
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| Timothy Hutton | ... |
Willie Conway
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| Rosie O'Donnell | ... |
Gina Barrisano
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| Max Perlich | ... |
Kev
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| Martha Plimpton | ... |
Jan
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| Natalie Portman | ... |
Marty
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| Michael Rapaport | ... |
Paul Kirkwood
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| Mira Sorvino | ... |
Sharon Cassidy
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| Uma Thurman | ... |
Andera
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| Pruitt Taylor Vince | ... |
Stanley 'Stinky' Womack
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| Anne Bobby | ... |
Sarah Morris
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| Richard Bright | ... |
Dick Conway
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| Sam Robards | ... |
Steve Rossmore
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| David Arquette | ... |
Bobby Conway
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| Adam LeFevre | ... |
Victor
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| John Carroll Lynch | ... |
Frank Womack
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| Sarah Katz | ... |
Kristen Rossmore
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Camille D'Ambrose | ... |
Sharon's Mother
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Martin Ruben | ... |
Chip
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| Tom Gibis | ... |
Peter The Eater
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Allison Levine | ... |
Waitress at Moonlight Mile
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Earl R. Burt | ... |
Bartender
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| Greg Dulli | ... |
Lead Singer, Afghan Whigs
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Trent Nicholas Thompson | ... |
Michael Morris, Jr
(as Trent Nicholas Thompson 'TNT')
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Nicole Ranallo | ... |
Cheryl Morris
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| Joyce Lacey | ... |
Reunion Classmate #1
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Matthew Nathan Castens | ... |
Reunion Classmate #2
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Anne W. Erickson | ... |
Coffee Shop Waitress
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Oliver Osterberg | ... |
Drinker #1
(as Ollie Osterberg)
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Sterling Robson | ... |
Drinker #2
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Edward Kaspszak | ... |
Drinker #3
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| John Scurti | ... |
Ticket Agent
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Herbie Ade | ... |
Bar Owner
(as Herbert Ade)
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Ben Gooding | ... |
Customer
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| Frank Anello | ... |
Irv
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Lucky the Saint Bernard | ... |
'Elle MacPherson'
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| John Thrall Bush | ... |
Diner at restaurant (uncredited)
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Happy Chichester | ... |
Band Member Afghan Whigs (uncredited)
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Tammara Melloy | ... |
Bowler (uncredited)
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Lori J. Ness | ... |
Women on the Street (uncredited)
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Rachel Oliva | ... |
High School Alumna (uncredited)
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| Tomas Settell | ... |
Male Nurse (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ted Demme | ||
Written by
| Scott Rosenberg | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Alan C. Blomquist | ... | co-producer |
| Cathy Konrad | ... | executive producer |
| Scott Rosenberg | ... | associate producer |
| Joel Stillerman | ... | associate producer |
| Bob Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
| Cary Woods | ... | producer |
Music by
| David A. Stewart | ||
Cinematography by
| Adam Kimmel | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jeffrey Wolf | ||
Editorial Department
| John Gilroy | ... | associate editor |
| Mark Ginsberg | ... | color timer |
| Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez | ... | assistant film editor (as Sonia N. Gonzalez) |
| Woody Richman | ... | apprentice film editor (as T. Woody Richman) |
| Debra C. Victoroff | ... | assistant film editor |
| Joe Violante | ... | dailies advisor |
| Tom San Martin | ... | negative matcher (uncredited) |
| Arnold Shuster | ... | negative matcher (uncredited) |
| Patricia Sztaba | ... | negative matcher (uncredited) |
| Stan Sztaba | ... | negative matcher (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Margery Simkin | ||
Production Design by
| Dan Davis | ||
Art Direction by
| Peter Rogness | ||
Set Decoration by
| Tracey A. Doyle | ||
Costume Design by
| Lucy Corrigan | ... | (as Lucy W. Corrigan) |
Makeup Department
| Mustaque M. Ashrafi | ... | second makeup artist (as Mustaque Ashrafi) |
| Deborah Ann Piper | ... | key hair stylist |
| Martie Schribner | ... | body makeup artist |
| Roxanne Wightman | ... | hair stylist |
| Cindy J. Williams | ... | key makeup artist |
| Deborah Lake | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Judith Lyn Brown | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Richard J. Gelfand | ... | unit production manager (as Richard Gelfand) |
| Meryl Poster | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marcei A. Brown | ... | second assistant director (as Marcei A. Brubaker) |
| Philip Elins | ... | second second assistant director |
| Josh King | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Dena Allen | ... | on-set dresser (as Dena J. Allen) |
| Maria L. Baker | ... | set designer (as Maria Baker) |
| Andrew Todd Bakerian | ... | set dresser (as Andrew Bakerian) |
| Kit Barrett | ... | art department coordinator |
| Adam Beck | ... | set dresser |
| Curtis Bellows | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Denise Boquist | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Joselyn Bullock | ... | painter (as Jocelyn Bullock) / scenic artist |
| Peter C. Clarke | ... | assistant property master (as Peter Clarke) |
| Barbara Cohen | ... | stand-by painter |
| Keith Crossley | ... | storyboard artist |
| Jeffrey DeBell | ... | set dresser (as Jeff DeBell) |
| Betsy Donovan | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Signe Erickson | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Norine Joy Francis | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Matt Franzen | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Michael J. Hall | ... | carpenter (as Michael Hall) |
| Chuck Heger | ... | carpenter (as Charles Heger) |
| Chris Huff | ... | carpenter |
| David Jence | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| James V. Kent | ... | lead man |
| Kay Kropp | ... | lead scenic artist |
| D. Smith Langley | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Martin Lasowitz | ... | property master |
| Kimberly Lawler | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Blaine Marcou | ... | construction foreman |
| Scott Nordhausen | ... | set dresser (as Scott L. Nordhausen) |
| Chris Porter | ... | carpenter |
| Jack Priley | ... | carpenter |
| Kathleen Raymond | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Scott C. Renner | ... | carpenter assistant (as Scott Renner) |
| Thomas Michael Ryan | ... | construction foreman (as Mike Ryan) |
| Paul Saunders | ... | carpenter |
| Jeffrey Schlatter | ... | construction coordinator |
| F. Andrew Scott | ... | painter (as Andrew Scott) / scenic artist (as Andrew Scott) |
| Brian Sobaski | ... | stand-by painter |
| Kathy Stewart | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Douglas Weatherhead | ... | painter / scenic artist |
| Ingrid Wilcox | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Peter Wykes | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Tim J. Carroll | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo (as Tim Carroll) |
| Missy Cohen | ... | assistant adr editor |
| William G. Flick | ... | boom operator (as Billy Flick) |
| Peter Giebink | ... | cable person |
| Tod Holcomb | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Kenton Jakub | ... | adr editor |
| Hal Levinsohn | ... | foley editor |
| Stuart Levy | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Bill Nisselson | ... | studio manager |
| Melanie Ryder | ... | assistant sound editor |
| James Thornton | ... | production sound mixer |
| Magdaline Volaitis | ... | dialogue editor |
| Peter Waggoner | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Stuart Emanuel | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Tod Holcomb | ... | dialogue editor (uncredited) |
| Brian Vancho | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Kenneth Coulman | ... | first assistant special effects |
| Matt Eder | ... | special effects intern |
| Allan Martin | ... | special effects intern |
| Aron D. Peterson | ... | special effects intern (as Aron Peterson) |
| Jason Pinksy | ... | special effects intern |
| Dieter Sturm | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Yvonne Sturm | ... | special effects foreman |
| Donald J. Koshiol | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Daniel Leung | ... | digital compositor |
Stunts
| Peter Bucossi | ... | stunt coordinator |
| John Copeman | ... | stunts |
| Norman Douglass | ... | stunts |
| Denney Pierce | ... | stunts |
| Keith Siglinger | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| James R. Belletier | ... | second assistant camera (as Jim Belletier) |
| Bill Coe | ... | first assistant camera |
| Christopher Devitt | ... | electrician (as Chris Devitt) |
| Richard Dolan | ... | rigging gaffer (as Richard N. Dolan) |
| Thomas Ford | ... | best boy electric (as Tom Ford) |
| Dave Gillen | ... | electrician (as David Gillen) |
| Brad Gissell | ... | grip (as Bradley Gissell) |
| Alec Hirschfeld | ... | camera operator |
| Michael Hoffer | ... | rigging grip (as Mike Hoffer) |
| Peter Iovino | ... | still photographer |
| Tony C. Jannelli | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Tony Jannelli) |
| Chris Malone | ... | electrician |
| Peter Masterson | ... | camera intern |
| Anastas N. Michos | ... | camera operator |
| Mike Moad | ... | dolly grip |
| David Noble | ... | best boy grip (as Dave Noble) |
| Thomas O'Connor | ... | electrician |
| Paul Paguyo | ... | grip |
| Scott Rathner | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gerard Sava | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Travis Schwingle | ... | grip |
| Robert Sciretta | ... | gaffer (as Bob Sciretta) |
| Lorey Sebastian | ... | still photographer |
| Chris Smith | ... | second assistant camera |
| Kevin Smyth | ... | key grip (as Kevin J. Smyth) |
Casting Department
| Lynn Blumenthal | ... | casting: Minneapolis |
| Nancy Briggs | ... | casting assistant: Minneapolis |
| Lilly Choroles | ... | extras casting (as Lilly Chorolec) |
| Carol McCormick | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Eric Zuckerman | ... | casting assistant: New York |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Anna Abbey | ... | set costumer |
| Jeannine Bourdaghs | ... | set costumer |
| Kathy Kiatta | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Kathleen Kiata) |
| Trina Mrnak | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Danielle Valenciano | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Davin Anderson | ... | location projectionist |
| Andrew Cohen | ... | location scout |
| Adam Geiger | ... | location production assistant |
| Anne Healy | ... | assistant location manager |
| Matthew Heien | ... | location production assistant |
| Andrew Peterson | ... | location manager |
| Joshua Sundby | ... | location production assistant (as Joshua A. Sundby) |
| Nathaniel Bonini | ... | location manager: New York (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Andy Brown | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Terry Disley | ... | musician: piano and keyboards |
| Hannah Eichler | ... | assistant music coordinator: Eligible Music Ltd. |
| Nida Fernandez | ... | assistant music coordinator: Eligible Music Ltd. |
| Matthias Gohl | ... | conductor / music arranger / orchestrator / score co-producer |
| Eileen Gregory | ... | music coordinator: Eligible Music Ltd. |
| Brian Harrison | ... | assistant music coordinator: Eligible Music Ltd. |
| Todd Kasow | ... | music editor |
| Stephen McLaughlin | ... | score co-producer (as Steve McLaughlin) / score engineer (as Steve McLaughlin) |
| Jill Meyers | ... | music clearances |
| Heather Mullen | ... | assistant music editor |
| Lise Price | ... | assistant music coordinator: Eligible Music Ltd. |
| Amanda Scheer-Demme | ... | music supervisor |
| Chris Sharrock | ... | musician: drums |
| Alex Silva | ... | music programmer |
| David A. Stewart | ... | musician: guitar |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Wendy Lee Roberts | ... | script supervisor (as Wendy L. Roberts) |
Transportation Department
| Curtis Wade Anderson | ... | driver |
| William Beamish | ... | driver |
| David 'Grover' Cleveland | ... | driver |
| Andy DeNicholas | ... | driver (as Andy Denicholas) |
| Fulton 'Greg' Gilson | ... | transportation captain (as Greg Gilson) |
| John Harrington | ... | driver |
| Don Johnson | ... | driver |
| Jim Kelly | ... | driver |
| Stephen Kenney | ... | driver |
| Kevin Robert Kisch | ... | driver |
| Mike LaBorde | ... | driver |
| William LaBorde | ... | driver |
| Joe LaHood | ... | driver |
| Greg Mattson | ... | driver |
| Jerome McGrew | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Doug Nelson | ... | driver |
| Wayne Nelson | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Gary Olander | ... | driver |
| Linda Olson | ... | transportation co-captain |
| James Rodgers | ... | driver |
| Denny Schusted | ... | driver (as Dennis Schusted) |
| Mike Shannon | ... | driver |
| Jerry Shore Jr. | ... | driver (as Jerry Shore) |
| Leo Skudlarek | ... | driver |
| Bradley D. Vars | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Nick Addison | ... | additional scoring engineer |
| Craig Bankey | ... | unit publicist |
| Dan Bedard | ... | coach: ice skating |
| Melanie Bell | ... | assistant: Mr. Blomquist |
| Debra Blondeau | ... | welfare worker |
| Ben Bowman | ... | set production assistant |
| Chad Brokaw | ... | office assistant |
| Jill Carvalho | ... | production secretary (as Jill S. Coverdale) |
| Lisa Cofini | ... | post-production accountant |
| Martha Fox | ... | publicity intern |
| Gary Gratz | ... | piano instructor: Mr. Hutton |
| Jim Gregory | ... | catering: Hall of Fame Catering |
| Chris Hall | ... | stand-in |
| Gretchen Hatz | ... | office assistant |
| Robbi Lynn Hiltz | ... | animal trainer |
| West Humphries | ... | catering: Hall of Fame Catering |
| Nancy Kaufman | ... | coach: ice skating |
| Tim Kinzy | ... | set production assistant |
| Eli Kujolic | ... | craft service |
| Nick Lauren | ... | stand-in (as Nick Sherfranski) |
| Karen Manion | ... | set production assistant |
| Donna McLeer | ... | assistant: Mr. Demme (as Donna Cintorrino) |
| Julie McMahon | ... | stand-in |
| Neil Meyer | ... | legal services: Alexander, Hallorand, Nau & Rose |
| Gina Mingacci | ... | assistant: Ms. Konrad |
| Catherine Moad | ... | set medic |
| Rachel Morse | ... | second assistant auditor |
| Peter L. Mullin | ... | set production assistant |
| Rosemary Orlando | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Billy Rose | ... | legal services: Alexander, Hallorand, Nau & Rose |
| Peggy Rosson | ... | production accountant (as Peggy Ann Rosson) |
| Alyce Sande | ... | craft service |
| Cas Schwabe | ... | assistant: Mr. Woods |
| Lizzie Schwartz | ... | assistant: Mr. Woods |
| Charles Smith | ... | stand-in |
| Amy L. Sundby | ... | craft service assistant (as Amy Lee Sundby) |
| Michael Swafford | ... | first assistant auditor |
| Shelly A. Tanning | ... | publicity intern (as Shelly Tanning) |
| Steve Thomason | ... | travel: Sundance Travel |
| Ron Wechsler | ... | assistant: Mr. Woods |
| Teresa M. Yarbrough | ... | production coordinator |
| Randall Balsmeyer | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
| Shanna Cistulli | ... | stand-in for Annabeth Gish (uncredited) |
| Gina Crane | ... | product placement coordinator (uncredited) |
| Kurt W. Gensmer | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
| Richard Hempton | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| David H. Kramer | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Shelly A. Tanning | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Bill Timoney | ... | adr voice group (uncredited) |
| Christopher Tracy | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Zach Wolf | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Randy Adamsick | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Bohmbach | ... | special thanks |
| Douglas Haugland | ... | special thanks |
| Jackie Haugland | ... | special thanks |
| Randy Jackson | ... | special thanks |
| Nile Kriesel | ... | special thanks |
| Kelly Pratt | ... | special thanks |
| Jackie Saustrom | ... | special thanks |
| Russ Saustrom | ... | special thanks |
| Dan Stern | ... | special thanks |
| Nana Stern | ... | special thanks |
| Janet Zahn | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Miramax (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- New Films International (1996) (Non-US)
- Spentzos Films (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1996) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Laurenfilm (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Miramax (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Spentzos Film Home Video (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
- Gativideo (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Egmont Film (1997) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Arcade Movie Company (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Miramax (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Miramax (1996) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Turkey) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Miramax (Turkey) (DVD) (all media))
- Palermo (Turkey) (DVD) (all media))
Special Effects
- Balsmeyer and Everett (visual effects)
- Sturm's Special Effects International (snow making)
Other Companies
- Balsmeyer and Everett (title design)
- Deluxe Toronto (prints)
- Elektra Records (soundtrack)
- Eligible Music (music coordination)
- Hollywood Rentals Productions Services (grip and electric equipment)
- Movie Movers (cast trailers)
- Movie Movers (transportation)
- Panavision (camera and lenses)
- Rescue Resources (set medics)
- Sound One (post-production sound)
- Technicolor (color)
- Technicolor (negative cutting)
- The Animal Connection (animals)
- The Church Studio (score recorded and mixed at)
- The London Metropolitan Orchestra (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
New York based jazz pianist Willie Conway heads back to his small hometown of Knights Ridge, Massachusetts for a high school reunion. The trip is as much to go to the reunion and see his old friends - none of whom left Knights Ridge after graduation - as it is to get away from his current life, at which he is at a crossroads both personally and professionally. He is just eking out a living with his piano playing gigs, and as such he is thinking about taking a sales job. He's also not sure if he's ready to marry his long time girlfriend, lawyer Tracy Stover. Most of Willie's Knights Ridge blue collar friends' best days were in high school, they still having that "trophy" mentality of girlfriends and wives. Only Michael "Mo" Morris is happily married with a family. Paul Kirkwood, whose room is plastered with magazine pictures of models, wants his waitress ex-girlfriend Jan back only because he knows now that he can't have her. And Tommy "Birdman" Rowland, who was the big man in high school, is trying to end his affair with his now married high school girlfriend, Darian Smalls. Despite knowing about Darian, Tommy's current girlfriend, Sharon Cassidy, stands by her man through bad and worse. A cousin of their bar owning friend Stanley "Stinky" Womack, the beautiful Andera who is visiting from Chicago, may provide the voice of reason for this group of friends in dealing with their women problems. Some reason is what Willie may need in trying to figure out why he is attracted to Marty, his father's thirteen year old neighbor, especially as Willie learns that Tracy has decided to join him for the reunion. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie was inspired by the experiences of screenwriter Scott Rosenberg when returning home to Needham, Massachusetts. During what he claimed was the worst winter for his hometown, he was waiting to see if his script Con Air (1997) was going to be produced and was getting fed up with writing action movies. Rosenberg cited that there was more action happening with his friends not wanting to accept that they were turning 30 or had commitment issues, which became the basis for Beautiful Girls (1996). See more » |
| Goofs | Gina mentions to Tracy that she looks like Ally Sheedy from The Breakfast Club (1985) with the Estevez Brothers. Ally Sheedy and Emilio Estevez were in Breakfast Club but his brother Charlie Sheen (Carlos Irwin Estevez) was not. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Beautiful Girl See more » |
| Quotes |
Paul:
Supermodels are beautiful girls, Will. A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you've been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high full of the single greatest commodity known to man - promise. Promise of a better day. Promise of a greater hope. Promise of a new tomorrow. This particular aura can be found in the gait of a beautiful girl. In her smile, in her soul, the way she makes every rotten little thing about life seem like it's going to be okay. The supermodels, Willy? That's all they are. Bottled promise. Scenes from a brand new day. Hope dancing in stiletto heels. See more » |