Girls Town (1996)

Director:

Jim McKay

Writers:

Denise Casano (writer)
Anna Grace (writer)

Release Date:

21 August 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A look at a group of girl friends coming-of-age during their senior year of high school in urban America...

Plot Keywords:

High School | Suicide | Baseball Field | Burglary | Pot Smoking

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lili Taylor	...	Patti Lucci
Bruklin Harris	...	Angela
Anna Grace	...	Emma
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Nikki
Ramya Pratt	...	Tomy
Asia Minor	...	Marlys Giovanni
Carl Kwaku Ford	...	Jessie (Boom Box Guy)
Guillermo Díaz	...	Dylan
Shondalin	...	Teacher
Ernestine Jackson	...	Nikki's Mom
John Ventimiglia	...	Eddie
Mary Joy	...	Cora
Stephanie Berry	...	Angela's Mom
Tara Carnes	...	Heather
Yassira	...	Benita

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, and for drug use.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Boomer Pictures

Quotes:

Angela: What you see is what you get. It ain't cheap. It ain't free, but it's undeniably me.

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Soundtrack:

Prologue (Nikki Remembers)

A painfully strong view of juvenile girl delinquency.

GIRLS TOWN is another gritty and vulgar look at adolescent matters based on society's true and controversial problems, and it does not intend to be humorous. Shot in a documentary style like other recent independent movies, it provides a crude edge to build up its harsh reality, and the acting performances are too real from amateurish. Much is kept simple and basic enough to create a strong view of the world today. Other highly acclaimed docu-dramas like KIDS and ALL OVER ME involve a similar formula, only with different and serious issues facing the Generation X gap. Lili Taylor has the chance to blast into Hollywood stardom before too long, and you can tell by her vivid personality in this one. Before viewing GIRLS TOWN, I had numerous flashbacks of my past experiences prior to and during high school, and the end result is that we're not immune from a troubled, depraved society. Here's one movie that you will never get out of your chair! It's something we all have to regret! Another strong recommendation from yours truly.