D.E.B.S. (2004)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Angela Robinson

Writer (WGA):

Angela Robinson (written by)

Release Date:

25 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

They're crime-fighting hotties with killer bodies.

Plot:

Plaid-skirted schoolgirls are groomed by a secret government agency to become the newest members of the elite national-defense group, D.E.B.S.

Plot Keywords:

Diamonds | Private Club | Lip Synching | Female Spy | Lesbian Kiss

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Sara Foster	...	Amy
Jordana Brewster	...	Lucy
Meagan Good	...	Max
Devon Aoki	...	Dominique
Jill Ritchie	...	Janet
Geoff Stults	...	Bobby
Jimmi Simpson	...	Scud
Holland Taylor	...	Ms. Petrie
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Mr. Phipps
Christina Kirk	...	Madeleine
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Ninotchka
J.B. Ghuman Jr.	...	Dustin
Scoot McNairy	...	Stoner
Jean St. James	...	Waitress
Eric Dearborn	...	Eric

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

Lucy Diamond's license plate is "ndasky", probably referring to the Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". The character was referred to as "Lucy in the Sky" in an earlier draft of the script.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene at N-Game before chaos ensues, Lucy is spotted by a boy cleaning his teeth in a doorway. When he runs out to shout that he saw Lucy Diamond he is carrying a joint between his fingers. It is acknowledged in the commentary that he was supposed to be originally smoking pot in the scene, but it was changed for the end product.

Quotes:

Amy: What I said to you the first time we met?
Max: "High-protein diets are overrated."
Amy: [trying to be patient] After that.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

Soundtrack:

Another Girl, Another Planet

no Hollywood copycatting but a brilliant parody!

Well, M.A. Martinez is certainly entitled to his opinion, but I think a different point of view should also be represented on this page:

The way I see it, D.E.B.S. is not a re-hash of Charlie's Angels, nor is it trying to be an action movie. It is - more than anything - a parody of Charlie's Angels and it uses ironic exaggerations to point out the weaknesses in the original. Thus the skimpy schoolgirl skirts. They are definitely not meant "to win over male audiences", as male audiences aren't really the target audience for this movie. Of course the girls in D.E.B.S. are poor role-models. They aren't meant to be role-models - they are parodies of the kind of empty-headed heroines Hollywood usually serves us with. I didn't find the humour forced, but I guess it's a matter of personal taste. What I found remarkable, though, was that this film managed to be far more entertaining than Charlie's Angels, though it was produced with only a fraction of its budget. To sum it up: Very good fun if you like irony and can deal with a bit of silliness on the side!