Boys on the Side (1995)

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writer (WGA):

Don Roos (written by)

Release Date:

3 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A motion picture that celebrates the art of survival, the gift of laughter and the miracle of friendship.

Plot:

Jane is a night club singer, out of work. Robin is a quirky real estate agent looking for a ride-share to accompany her to California...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | AIDS | Friendship | Lesbian | Murder

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Jane Deluca
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Robin
Drew Barrymore	...	Holly Pulchik-Lincoln
Matthew McConaughey	...	Abe Lincoln, Tucson Police Officer
James Remar	...	Alex
Billy Wirth	...	Nick
Anita Gillette	...	Elaine, Robin's Mother
Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Massarelli, Prosecuting Attorney
Estelle Parsons	...	Louise the Psychic
Amy Aquino	...	Anna
Stan Egi	...	Henry
Stephen Gevedon	...	Johnny Figgis
Amy Ray	...	Indigo Girl
Emily Saliers	...	Indigo Girl
Jude Ciccolella	...	Jerry

Also Known As:

Avec ou sans hommes (France)

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M (TV rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:12 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Bendix Diner - Route 17 and Williams Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Alcor Films

Trivia:

Holly calls her baby girl Mary Todd, which makes her full name: Mary Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's wife).

Goofs:

Continuity: When the doctor is talking to Jane after Robin is rushed to the hospital, she says that Robin is "going to the eighth floor". But exterior shots of the same hospital throughout the film show that it is only about four stories high.

Quotes:

Holly: Oh, God. To think it's possible I killed my baby's daddy.
Jane: "To think it's possible?" You hit him in the head with a baseball bat. He's dead.
Holly: No, I mean, it's possible that Nick is the daddy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Grosse Pointe: Boys on the Side (#1.9)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

WILLOW

The best American movie ever made

Cynics might say its a chick flick or a dyke flick. Then remake me a chick or a dyke to get the kind of real, unbridled love -- romantic and platonic -- that these women have for each other and their hetero spouses/friends.

Mary-Louise Parker's character is so sad, yet so rich. Barrymore's fatuous shenanigans in the bus window are hilarious. Whoopie is no-nonsense, a realist, a skeptic -- but not offensive or shrill.

Minor characters are great, too.

Fried Green Tomatoes goes to Arizona.

Sound track is to die for.