Bad Girls (1994/I)

Director:

Jonathan Kaplan

Writers (WGA):

Albert S. Ruddy (story) &
Charles Finch (story) ...

Release Date:

22 April 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

It was a dangerous time to be a woman. And a good time to have friends.

Plot:

Four prostitutes join together to travel the Old West.

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Gatling Gun | Revenge | Violence | Hanging

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12

4:45 AM

HBO

Cast

Madeleine Stowe	...	Cody Zamora
Mary Stuart Masterson	...	Anita Crown
Andie MacDowell	...	Eileen Spenser
Drew Barrymore	...	Lilly Laronette
James Russo	...	Kid Jarrett
James LeGros	...	William Tucker
Robert Loggia	...	Frank Jarrett
Dermot Mulroney	...	Josh McCoy
Jim Beaver	...	Pinkerton Detective Graves
Nick Chinlund	...	Pinkerton Detective O'Brady
Neil Summers	...	Ned, Jarrett Gang
Daniel O'Haco	...	Roberto, Jarrett Gang
Richard Reyes	...	Rico, Jarrett Gang
Alex Kubik	...	Yuma, Jarrett Gang
Will MacMillan	...	Colonel Clayborne

MPAA:

Rated R for western violence. (edited for re-rating)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Company:

Ruddy Morgan Productions

Trivia:

The video release of this film contains a few frames of nudity that did not appear in the theatrical release.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the stage coach comes out of the canyon/gorge, the camera crew and modern vehicles are reflected in the window.

Quotes:

Eileen: [to Lily] I love you all the way to the moon and back, that's never going to change.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sideline Secrets (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Lorena

Nothing special

When the prostitute Cody Zamora (Madeleine Stowe) shoots a military man in self defense and is about to be hanged, she is rescued by her three companions (Masterson, Barrymore, MacDowell). They want to leave for Oregon, but are pursued by Pinkerton agents and their paths cross with Kid Jarrett, the local thug, and his mob.

The movie itself is pretty fine; the problem is that it appeared too late. After such landmarks as "Unforgiven", or even "Dances With Wolves" - not to mention the classic antiwesterns of the 1960s and 1970s - a western which is nothing more but a pure entertainment appears somewhat empty and unfocused. Also, it is somewhat underwritten: the good chicks are individualised, clean and smart, the bad guys are a mass of dirty, drunken, constanly sinisterly laughing, idiotically-behaving, stereotypical villains. In the 90s? please! The movie could have worked as a tribute to classic old westerns, but what worked fine in the case of "Silverado" is here neglected - sadly, because this would significantly improve the picture. All in all, not a bad movie - just nothing new and original. 5/10