Good Girls Don't (1993)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Rick Sloane

Writer:

Rick Sloane (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Independent Film

Cast

Renée Estevez	...	Jeannie
Julia Parton	...	Bettina
Christopher Knight	...	Montana
Mary Woronov	...	Wilamena LaRue
Dan Wildman	...	Cody
Kevin Fox	...	Curtis
Don Yanan	...	William
Nick Donanth	...	Jake
Rico Constantino	...	Manny
Al Juliano	...	Slug
Tamara Clatterbuck	...	Effie (as Tami Bakke)
Marc Hart	...	Calvin
Gwen Somers	...	Bimbo Betina
Veronica Carothers	...	Bimbo Jeannie
Elizabeth Kaitan	...	TV Announcer
Craig Richards	...	TV Boss
Rebecca Rocheford	...	Lulu
Dee Hengstler	...	Rosie
Honey Lauren	...	Lolita (as Honey Smax)
Jayne Hamil	...	Prison Warden
Ingrid Vold	...	Prison Guard
Allie Raye	...	Jeannie's Cellmate (as Alyssa Rai Lyons)
Stephen Charles	...	Drunk
Susan Allison	...	Waitress (as Susan J. Allison)
Lenny Rose	...	Judge
Roy Schneider	...	Fainting man
Chris Taylor	...	Underage Boy
Kathy Tobey	...	Club Dancer
Kim Harris	...	Club Dancer
Tammy Kohlschmidt	...	Club Dancer
Laura Huffman	...	Hooker
Kathleen Stevens	...	Hooker
Emily Singer	...	Prison Lover
Jill Mooney	...	Prison Lover
Boyd Jeffery	...	Police Officer
Michael Cunningham	...	Police Officer
Jeremy Kerns	...	Police Officer
Hunter Cressall	...	Police Officer

Directed by
Rick Sloane

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rick Sloane		writer

Produced by
Rick Sloane	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan DerMarderosian

Cinematography by
Robert Hayes		(as Bob Hayes)

Film Editing by
Rick Sloane

Casting by
Patrick Hediger

Production Design by
Scott Buckwald

Makeup Department
David Fields	....	hair stylist
James Higgins	....	makeup assistant
Amy L. Taylor	....	key makeup artist (as Amy Snyder)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
E.G. Gonyaw	....	first assistant director
Melissa Roldan	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Hunter Cressall	....	set dresser
Jared Fleury	....	property master

Sound Department
Reginald Bryant	....	boom operator
Michael Bunckley	....	sound recordist
Al Juliano	....	foley artist
Emily Singer	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Kevin Francis 'Boomer' McCarthy	....	special effects (as Kevin McCarthy)

Visual Effects by
Mark Corzine	....	optical camera
David Hayes	....	optical line-up (as Dave Hayes)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Ahrens	....	best boy grip
Michael G. Aronson	....	second assistant camera (as Michael Aronson)
Don Corl	....	grip electric
Bill Daimant	....	key grip (as Bill Daimont)
Jim 'Tomcat' Downing	....	best boy electric
David Kiser	....	camera loader
Magdalene Kispal	....	still photographer (as Maggie Kispal)
Brian Pass	....	first assistant camera
Drew Stotesberry	....	grip

Casting Department
Lorelei Bush	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Martin Diekhoff	....	assistant editor
Rick Mitchell	....	additional editor

Music Department
Alan DerMarderosian	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Steve Arcabascio	....	driver
David Welle	....	driver

Other crew
Penny Cooper	....	caterer (as Pennie Cooper)
Linda Fasulo	....	production assistant
Liz Graham	....	script supervisor (as Liz Kay-Graham)
Bill Gustafson	....	production assistant
Boyd Jeffery	....	production assistant
Lisa Rofail	....	production coordinator
Chris Taylor	....	production assistant
Daniel Yeager	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Leo Films

Distributors

• BCI Eclipse (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Leo Films (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• New Films International

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated | South Korea:18 (video premiere)

Company:

Leo Films

Soundtrack:

Good Girls Don't Do Those Things

A delightful surprise

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Brash and gutsy stripper Bettina (a marvelously tart and spirited performance by the gorgeous and vivacious Julia Parton) and mousy secretary Jeannie (sweetly played by the pretty Renee Estevez) are framed for a murder they didn't commit. They go on the lam in a red convertible with half a million dollars in cash money in a briefcase. Various folks on both sides of the law give hot pursuit. Writer/director Rick Sloane, a filmmaker whose wildly uneven cinematic oeuvre includes the notoriously dreadful "Gremlins" rip-off "Hobgoblins" and the crudely amusing "Vice Academy" flicks, here displays a startling light touch and sensitivity that's grossly lacking in his other movies: the sassy'n'sexy lead characters are smart, charming and appealing individuals who help each other out (Jeannie regains her self-esteem while Bettina gets her self-respect back), the pace is constantly snappy throughout, the tone remains breezy and likable from start to finish, and there are even a few unexpected poignant moments. Parton and Estevez display a wholly engaging loose and easy on-screen chemistry; they receive fine support from Christopher Knight (Peter Brady on "The Brady Bunch") as Jeannie's jerky detective ex-boyfriend Montana, Mary Woronov as formidable crime kingpin Wilamena LaRue, Dan Wildman as affable, sympathetic police officer Cody, and Tamara Clatterbuck as Bettina's loyal gal pal Effie. Popping up in cool cameos are "Vice Academy" series regulars Elizabeth Kaitan as a ditsy tabloid TV show announcer and Jayne Hamil as a mean prison warden. The bright cinematography by Robert Hayes gives the picture an impressively polished look while Alan DerMarderosian's neatly rocking score hits the groovy spot. Best of all, the luscious Parton not only performs a couple of sizzling striptease numbers, but also heartily belts out two excellent songs as well. A lovely little sleeper.