Who's That Girl (1987)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

James Foley

Writers:

Andrew Smith (story)
Andrew Smith (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Tagline:

A funny thing happened on the way to the bus station.

Plot:

An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's asked to escort a feisty and free-spirited female ex-convict whom asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Lawyer | Innocence | Father In Law | Ex Convict

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Madonna	...	Nikki Finn
Griffin Dunne	...	Louden Trott
Haviland Morris	...	Wendy Worthington
John McMartin	...	Simon Worthington
Bibi Besch	...	Mrs. Worthington
John Mills	...	Montgomery Bell (as Sir John Mills)
Robert Swan	...	Detective Bellson
Drew Pillsbury	...	Detective Doyle
Coati Mundi	...	Raoul
Dennis Burkley	...	Benny
James Dietz	...	Buck
Cecile Callan	...	Sandy - Wendy's Friend
Karen Elise Baldwin	...	Heather - Wendy's Friend (as Karen Baldwin)
Kimberlin Brown	...	Rachel - Wendy's Friend
Crystal Carson	...	Denise - Wendy's Friend

Also Known As:

Slammer (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

UK:PG (cut) | Singapore:PG | UK:PG (video re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | Netherlands:MG6 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:PG (No. 28651) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Guber-Peters Company, The

Trivia:

Originally, Sean Penn was set to co-star with Madonna but after their movie Shanghai Surprise (1986) flopped, the producers opted to go with Griffin Dunne instead, fresh from his success with After Hours (1985).

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Loudon flips through the pre-nuptial agreement, the first few text pages he flips through are identical. When he gets to the sexual position diagrams, the various icons repeat on various pages. This is because Wendy's father wants to make sure Louden and Wendy don't have sex. It is his way of overkill.

Quotes:

Nikki Finn: C'mon Lounde, haven't you ever done anything you were proud of?
Louden Trott: Well, I used to be really good at fencing.
Nikki Finn: See? There you go. I knew ya' had it in ya'.
Louden Trott: Yeah, but of course my father would never come watch me.
Nikki Finn: Why would your father wanna watch you turn over stolen goods? You're twisted!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (1992) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Can't Stop

All right, look. I know nobody likes it...

...but I am sorry. I dig this movie. I cannot help it. I admire Madonna greatly for her staying power; by some people's standards, Madonna has been around forever, and EVERYONE knows who she is. My take is this: kooky Nikki Finn dragging pathetically straightlaced Louden Trott all around the city on her own agenda, right after she's gotten out of the joint, is FUNNY. Is this movie immature? Yeah, sometimes. Is it predictable? Yeah, sometimes. Is it a fluffy little film that's regarded by some as a cheesy classic of the eighties? Yep. As Madonna said later, "Why don't you just deal with it?" :)