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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Whit Stillman (written by)
Release Date:
29 May 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
History is made at night.
Plot:
Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win
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1 nomination
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(19 articles)
Gossip Girl: Nate Did Forget!
(From CultureMagazine. 17 November 2009, 6:51 AM, PST)
Review: Gossip Girl - The Last Days of Disco Stick
(From AOL - TVSquad. 16 November 2009, 10:42 PM, PST)
(From CultureMagazine. 17 November 2009, 6:51 AM, PST)
Review: Gossip Girl - The Last Days of Disco Stick
(From AOL - TVSquad. 16 November 2009, 10:42 PM, PST)
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Clever dialogue but lack of plot may frustrate some people
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Chloë Sevigny | ... | Alice |
 | Kate Beckinsale | ... | Charlotte |
 | Chris Eigeman | ... | Des |
 | Mackenzie Astin | ... | Jimmy |
 | Matt Keeslar | ... | Josh |
 | Robert Sean Leonard | ... | Tom |
 | Jennifer Beals | ... | Nina |
 | Matt Ross | ... | Dan (as Matthew Ross) |
 | Tara Subkoff | ... | Holly |
| Burr Steers | ... | Van |
| David Thornton | ... | Bernie |
| Jaid Barrymore | ... | Tiger Lady |
| Sonsee Neu | ... | Diana (as Sonsee Ahray) |
 | Edoardo Ballerini | ... | Victor |
 | Scott Beehner | ... | Adam |
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MPAA:
Rated R for some elements involving sexuality and drugs.
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Runtime:
113 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-8 |
Iceland:L |
Australia:M |
Netherlands:AL |
Argentina:16 |
Canada:14A |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Castle Rock, the studio that produced the film, wanted a big name to star in the "Alice" role. They put in a call to 'Wynona Ryder''s agent with a firm offer. In the meantime, Chloe Sevigny read for the part and was perfect for the role, according to Whit Stillman. They were able to get out of the offer to Ryder because her agent took four days to return the call.
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Goofs:
Continuity: A table cloth rotates through 90 degrees between shots at Rex's Bar.
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Quotes:
Dan Powers:
You know, Alice, except for politics, we've got a lot in common: We're both pretty serious, and, I think, respect each other's bases for judgment. Occasionally I get reactionary thoughts, too.
Alice Kinnon: I'm not reactionary.
Dan Powers: Well, aesthetically.
Alice Kinnon: Oh, well - *aesthetically*.
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Alice Kinnon: I'm not reactionary.
Dan Powers: Well, aesthetically.
Alice Kinnon: Oh, well - *aesthetically*.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Gossip Girl: The Last Days of Disco Stick (#3.10)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
He's the Greatest Dancer
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Why wasn't Steve Dahl given more credit for truly coming up with the title of this movie?more
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In the early 80's a group of friends interact around a Manhattan disco, desperate to climb the local social ladder. With an investigation in the disco's financial dealings and the end of disco approaching the friends attempt to carry on as normal.
Director Whit Stillman tends to go for comedies that look inward and have strong comedic dialogue that follow social observations and comment on different cultures and periods. However plot is never one of his major concerns and here is no different. The story here is less important that the period of disco which is the real focus. This may be a bit frustrating to some as the story doesn't seeming to have any one direction. However the characters and the dialogue will generally hold the interest sufficiently. Some of the script is a bit weak and the characters occasionally are a bit too unsympathetic but for the majority the sharp script compliments the characters.
The performances are good throughout - these socialites are not people I'd ever like to meet but they are funny from a distance. There is much to like here if you like this type of humour. But the story is almost non-existent and this is a slight problem.
Overall a clever, funny look at the life of a couple of party girls around the time disco started to suck. Not to everyone's taste and what's that credit sequence ending about? - is it a bit of fun or is it trying to say something?