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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Sarah Kernochan (written by)
Release Date:
4 September 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
Get Tough. Get Even. And Play Dirty. more
Plot:
In the 1960's, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way full summary | add synopsis
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All I Wanna Do...is watch this movie. more (57 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kirsten Dunst | ... | Verena von Stefan |
 | Gaby Hoffmann | ... | Odette |
 | Lynn Redgrave | ... | Miss McVane |
 | Rachael Leigh Cook | ... | Abigail 'Abby' Sawyer |
 | Tom Guiry | ... | 'Frosty' Frost |
 | Vincent Kartheiser | ... | Snake - Flat Critter |
 | Monica Keena | ... | Tinka Parker |
 | Matthew Lawrence | ... | Dennis |
 | Heather Matarazzo | ... | Theresa 'Tweety' Goldberg |
| Merritt Wever | ... | Maureen 'Momo' Haines |
| Robert Bockstael | ... | Frank Dewey |
| Brenda Devine | ... | Miss Phipps |
| Rosemary Dunsmore | ... | Page Sawyer |
| Nigel Bennett | ... | Harvey Sawyer |
| Jenny Parsons | ... | Mrs. Dewey |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Hairy Bird (Australia) (Canada: English title) (working title)
All I Wanna Do (USA) (new title)
College femminile (Italy)
Les filles font la loi (Canada: French title)
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Rated PG-13 for teen sex-related material, language and substance misuse.
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97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG (Ontario)
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Continuity: The position of Tinkas "earrings" changes between shots. more
Quotes:
Odette:
They're just boys Verena, not communists.
Verena Von Stefan:
I'm not going to live in the shadow of the hairy bird.
Tinka Parker:
Well that's your problem, you're afraid of boys.
Verena Von Stefan:
You'd be afraid too except that you have nothing left to lose Ms Tinka.
Tinka Parker:
Prude.
Verena Von Stefan:
Tramp.
Tweety:
Truce. Quiet. Come on. Have some ravioli.
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References The Three Faces of Eve (1957) more
Soundtrack:
I (Who Have Nothing) more
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Okay, so that's a little much. But seriously, this is one of the funniest teen-related movies I've seen, and I've seen most of them. The cast is delightful, especially Kirsten Dunst as Verena, the quick-witted ringleader of the Daughters of the American Ravioli. She and her friends Tinka, Tweetie, and Momo take Odette, a new student at Miss Goddard's School for Girls, under their trouble-making, big-dreaming wings and try to stop their beloved school from going co-ed. It sounds like a thin premise for a movie, and maybe it is, but the characters are real and humorous and some of the scenes are extremely funny. The dance, where Verena and Momo spike the punch and intoxicate the choir boys of St. Ambrose, is hilarious, especially if you can pick out Hayden Christensen as a drunken student. And Tom Guiry, Scotty Smalls of "The Sandlot" fame, grew up and got himself some muscles. My one real problem with this movie was Gaby Hoffman as Odette. She was, for the most part, the one dull person in a crowd of comical characters. Her main goal is to be an "ex-virgin" and then become a politician. She's rather boring and expressionless compared to the rest of the DAR. This movie is funny and charming and perfect for a group of girlfriends to watch together. I'd suggest it along the same lines as "Ten Things I Hate About You." I give it 7 stars out of 10.