Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

Two women get into a lot of trouble when they go to their high school reunion and lie about their lives after twelfth grade.

Director:

David Mirkin

Writers:

Robin Schiff (play), Robin Schiff (screenplay)

Stars:

Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mira Sorvino	...	Romy White
Lisa Kudrow	...	Michele Weinberger
Janeane Garofalo	...	Heather Mooney
Alan Cumming	...	Sandy Frink
Julia Campbell	...	Christy Masters
Mia Cottet	...	Cheryl
Kristin Bauer van Straten	...	Kelly (as Kristin Bauer)
Elaine Hendrix	...	Lisa Luder
Vincent Ventresca	...	Billy Christianson
Camryn Manheim	...	Toby Walters
Justin Theroux	...	Cowboy
Jacob Vargas	...	Ramon
Tami-Adrian George	...	Receptionist at 'Singled Out'
Neil Dickson	...	Boutique Manager
E.J. Callahan	...	Mr. Lish

Storyline

Romy and Michelle have been through it all including being tortured by the Popular crowd when in high school. When they receive word of a 10 year reunion, they come to realize their lives aren't as impressive as they'd like them to be. Instead of staying home they go to the reunion with business outfits, cell phones, and one heck of a bogus success story.

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Plot Keywords:

reunion | high school | schoolmate | post it | cell phone | 

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Taglines:

A Comedy of Blonders.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Romy y Michele

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,429,406 (USA) (25 April 1997)

Gross:

$29,205,077 (USA) (15 August 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Bungalow 78 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The red blouse that Lisa Kudrow wears when she enters the Versace store is the same one worn by Courteney Cox (her cast mate from Friends) at the end of _Scream (1996)_.

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Goofs

Both times that the cowboy throws cigarette butts at Heather, they land on the ground and move before she picks them up.

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Quotes

Michele: You know, even though we've watched Pretty Woman like thirty-six times, I never get tired of making fun of it.

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Connections

Followed by Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005)

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Soundtracks

"TIME AFTER TIME"
Written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman
Performed by Cyndi Lauper
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

blonde misfits

Romy and Michele have been friends since school. They stick to each other and just have the best time together. In school they were outcasts but it never phased them one bit. They currently reside in L.A. and are exactly how they were in school. When they hear that there is a high school reunion, they are over joyed about going back to meet everyone again; even their nemesis the A group. But they realise that people might not be impressed with their lives, so they think of a lie that makes them look really successful. But from this simple lie their friendship is broken apart and are made the laughing stock at the reunion.

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a great little comedy of nostalgia; looking back upon school years, the fashion, the music and how people were back then; seeing that they've changed or just stayed completely the same.

Overall this doesn't say much; there is that moral that friendship is the most important and to stand by your friends in any situation. There is that idea also that when people look back upon school years people realise if they were liked or not; Christy and the A group finding they were the most hated and despised and that the 'freaks' of school go on to be the most successful.

Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow fit their characters perfectly; giving so much energy and naivety to them. Janeane Garofalo was great as the surly, fowl mouthed Heather Mooney and Alan Cumming as the nerdy Sandy Frink is also great.

It isn't the best comedy, but its still a great watch. Makes you look upon your own school years.