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In West Hollywood, Suzette, now on the far side of middle age, has always been a party girl, leading a life solely for the here and now. When the here and now leads to her without a job, no money and thus no sense of whether her partying life has gotten her anywhere, she decides to go into her distant past to visit in Phoenix an old friend, Vinnie, who she has not seen or talked to in twenty years. In their shared past, Suzette and Vinnie were Los Angeles groupies coined the Banger Sisters for their penchant to sleep with any and all rock musicians who came through Southern California. Suzette does know however that Vinnie's life has changed, she married to Raymond, a lawyer who has political aspirations, the two who have two teenaged daughters. It is in part the reason she decides to visit now well off Vinnie, to see if she will lend her some money. Suzette reconsiders when she finds out just how far Vinnie has changed. She now goes by her full given name Lavinia, and is not only the... Written by
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Some friendships last forever... like it or not.
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Release Date:
20 September 2002 (USA)
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Also Known As:
Groupies Forever
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Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$10,037,846
(USA)
(20 September 2002)
Gross:
$256,084
(Brazil)
(7 February 2003)
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Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Trivia
Susan Sarandon and
Eva Amurri Martino are mother and daughter, and this is their fourth film together. Amurri can also be seen as the younger version of Lavinia in Suzette's photo collection.
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Goofs
At the end of the movie, when Suzette and Harry are driving away, Suzette puts her glasses on. In the next shot, they are off again.
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Quotes
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Harry is describing his negative childhood/father]
Harry:
When I was four...
Suzette:
Fuck four!
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Connections
Referenced in
Assembling the League (2003)
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Soundtracks
Alive
Written by
Ashley Gorley,
Chris Farren
Performed by Blue A.M.
Courtesy of Combustion Music
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There is a good deal of decent dialogue in this movie, and Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon know how to make the most of it. As a fan of old movies, I could never fault a script for being "formulaic." Let's face it, if you've seen a thousand movies, you've seen it all. As long as the writer gets it right, a movie can, at the very least, be admired. In this case, it can be appreciated. This movie is fun, it doesn't take itself too seriously, and there are some important messages: remember the importance of being supremely sure of yourself, of having a best friend, and of hearing Led Zeppelin in concert. It shouldn't be relegated to the category "chick flick." It is about a person who seems to drift aimlessly through life, and winds up portraying someone who makes a positive impact on many peoples' lives. Watching Goldie's/Suzette's face as she and Susan/Vinnie start to dance for the first time in 20 years also made me remember something important: when women friends dance together, it's different than men and women dancing. They enter into a partnership that says, for the next few minutes, we will do something cool together, and, sometimes, that's an important thing to do.