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Who's That Girl
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Director:
Writers:
Andrew Smith (story)
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Release Date:
7 August 1987 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A funny thing happened on the way to the bus station.
Plot:
An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's asked to escort a feisty and free-spirited female ex-convict whom asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
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(8 articles)
Jamie Kennedy Is Full of Crap
 (From E! Online. 30 October 2009, 11:00 AM, PDT)

Who's That Girl? It's Jude Law - in Drag!
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Who's That Girl: The Early Marxism of Madonna more (55 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Madonna ... Nikki Finn

Griffin Dunne ... Louden Trott
Haviland Morris ... Wendy Worthington
John McMartin ... Simon Worthington
Bibi Besch ... Mrs. Worthington

John Mills ... Montgomery Bell (as Sir John Mills)
Robert Swan ... Detective Bellson

Drew Pillsbury ... Detective Doyle

Coati Mundi ... Raoul
Dennis Burkley ... Benny
James Dietz ... Buck
Cecile Callan ... Sandy - Wendy's Friend
Karen Elise Baldwin ... Heather - Wendy's Friend (as Karen Baldwin)
Kimberlin Brown ... Rachel - Wendy's Friend

Crystal Carson ... Denise - Wendy's Friend
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Slammer (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
92 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Trivia:
Originally, Sean Penn was set to co-star with Madonna but after their movie Shanghai Surprise (1986) flopped, the producers opted to go with Griffin Dunne instead, fresh from his success with After Hours (1985). more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Loudon flips through the pre-nuptial agreement, the first few text pages he flips through are identical. When he gets to the sexual position diagrams, the various icons repeat on various pages. This is because Wendy's father wants to make sure Louden and Wendy don't have sex. It is his way of overkill. more
Quotes:
Wendy Worthington: Is it possible for you to be any dumber?
Buck: I-I don't see how.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.82)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
24 Hours more

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Who's That Girl: The Early Marxism of Madonna, 11 August 2000
Author: MeHead (pound@mehead.com) from Tulsa, OK

Before she appeared in a series of Freudian dramas (Body of Evidence, Dangerous Game, Evita), Madonna experimented with juxtaposing the Nabokovian ideal of naive nymphette (see Desperately Seeking Susan) with that of unabashed working-class sexuality. What results is a masterpiece of subtle Neo-Marxist Feminism, culminated in the character of Nikki Fin. At the onset we're forced to inquire about Nikki's identity: Really, who is that girl? Is she dressing that way intentionally? Does her sartorial behavior undermine or fuel her existential yearnings? Disguised as a comedy, Who's That Girl toys with the notion that under certain social imperatives (read capitalism reeling from Reaganomics) women must find purpose by not simply exercising hostility on their male peers, but expect social gain and subordination from their attempts. Can I recommend Who's That Girl? Wholeheartedly, I can.

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