Lover Girl (1997)

Directors:

Lisa Addario
Joe Syracuse

Writers:

Lisa Addario (writer)
Joe Syracuse (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Jake is a 16-year-old girl whose mother left her. She finds her older sister Darlene in L.A., but Darlene turns her away...

Plot Keywords:

Massage Parlor | Teenage Prostitution | Youth | Prostitution | Lolita

Cast

Tara Subkoff	...	Jake Ferrari / 'Candy'
Sandra Bernhard	...	Marci Guerra / 'Angel'
Kristy Swanson	...	Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'
Loretta Devine	...	Leticia / 'Coco'
Susan Barnes	...	Jean
Renée Humphrey	...	Annie / 'Teddy'
Sahara Lotti	...	Sally / 'Bambi'
Tim Griffin	...	Wright Herman
William Utay	...	Mr. Smith
Leonard Termo	...	Mr. Johnny (as Lenny Termo)
Robert Romanus	...	Mr. Hairdresser
Eric Siegel	...	Disgruntled John
Kurt Bryant	...	Hank
Cullen G. Chambers	...	Ed (as Cullen Chambers)

Also Known As:

Lover Girls

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual situations, some involving a minor, and for strong language and brief drug use.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Spain:18

Company:

Dream Entertainment

Trivia:

At Sandra Bernhard's request, writer-directors Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse removed her nude scenes from the script.

Not Your Average Movie

I came across this title on cable one night and noticed that it was produced by Allison Anders, who directed a couple interesting movies in the early 90's, and featured Tara Subkoff from "All Over Me" and a really interesting supporting cast including Sandra Bernhart (in a rare film role), Susan Tyrell, Kristi Swanson, and Renee Humphrey. It isn't really a good movie--parts of it are rather implausible and the end is pretty disappointing--but it has a strange and interesting feel to it. It lacks the heightened drama and rigid three-act structure of a typical Hollywood movie. It's very subtle and surprisingly non-exploitative, especially considering it's sordid subject matter. Yet it isn't some arty,pretentious feminist claptrap either(like the overrated "Working Girls" a few years earlier). It seems to somehow be more "real" than your typical movie. It contains real characters (albeit in a pretty unusual situation) whose lives don't really seem to going anywhere in particular and whose problems you know are not going to be resolved after two hours. It kind of reminded me of "Ghost World" (the comic book more than the movie). It's probably not a real easy movie to find, but it's definitely worth finding.