Girl 6 (1996)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Spike Lee

Writer:

Suzan-Lori Parks (written by)

Release Date:

22 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

She's The Only Thing Better Than Being There

Plot:

This Spike Lee film examines the life of an aspiring actress in New York. She is upset by the treatment...

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | Phone Sex | Actress | Cameo Appearance | Directed By Co Star

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Theresa Randle	...	Girl 6
Isaiah Washington	...	Shoplifter
Spike Lee	...	Jimmy
Jenifer Lewis	...	Boss #1 - Lil
Debi Mazar	...	Girl #39
Peter Berg	...	Caller #1 - Bob
Michael Imperioli	...	Scary Caller #30
Dina Pearlman	...	Girl #19
Maggie Rush	...	Girl #42
Desi Moreno	...	Girl #4
Kristen Wilson	...	Salesgirl #1
K Funk	...	Salesgirl #2 (as k funk)
Debra Wilson	...	Salesgirl #3
Naomi Campbell	...	Girl #75
Gretchen Mol	...	Girl #12

MPAA:

Rated R for explicit sexual dialogue and some nudity.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (#34105) | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Finland:K-12 | Germany:18 (bw) (nf) | Netherlands:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Portugal:M/16 (re-rating) | Portugal:M/18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

The dog that Madonna is holding in the strip club scene is her own dog.

Quotes:

Jimmy: Don't ya know the black woman is the mother of civilization?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ali G Indahouse (2002)

Soundtrack:

Habanera

Girl 6

The most under-appreciated film in Spike Lee's filmography, and one of his very best, Girl 6 tells the story of a young woman (Theresa Randle), unhappy by a string of dead-end jobs and her mistreatment as a woman in the acting industry, who becomes a phone sex operator in an effort to make it on her own in New York City. Not only does her newfound job pay the bills, it also becomes a surprisingly empowering as well as addictive experience. Theresa Randle carries the film as the titular Girl 6, effectively providing an emotional focus to a film full of vibrant cinematography and first-rate cameos by Madonna, Quentin Tarantino, Debi Mazar, Naomi Campbell and Spike Lee himself. It is baffling why Girl 6 fared so poorly during its short and quiet 1996 theatrical run. After being unavailable for far, far too long, the film was released on DVD in March 2006, so hopefully it will gain the notoriety is so justly deserves.