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Gia (1998) -- Movie based on the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   11,583 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jay McInerney (written by) and
Michael Cristofer (written by)
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Release Date:
31 January 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
This is life... not heaven... you don't have to be perfect. more
Plot:
Movie based on the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
For Angelina Jolie, sex scenes are easy
 (From Reel Loop. 4 December 2009, 11:26 AM, PST)

Angelina Jolie Goes Gucci?
 (From Cinematical. 21 October 2009, 7:03 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Give Ms. Jolie a decent script.... and watch out..... more (148 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Angelina Jolie ... Gia Carangi

Elizabeth Mitchell ... Linda

Eric Michael Cole ... T.J.
Kylie Travis ... Stephanie - Model
Louis Giambalvo ... Joe Carangi
John Considine ... Bruce Cooper

Scott Cohen ... Mike Mansfield
Edmund Genest ... Francesco (as Edmond Genest)
Mercedes Ruehl ... Kathleen Carangi

Faye Dunaway ... Wilhelmina Cooper
Holly Baker ... Emergency Room Nurse

Joe Basile ... Disco Doorman Tony
Rick Batalla ... Hispanic Stylist Phillipe

Lombardo Boyar ... Hood #2
Jullian Dulce Vida ... Hood #3 (as Julio Dolce Vita)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for graphic depiction of drug abuse, strong sexual content, language and some violence.
Runtime:
120 min | USA:126 min (unrated version) | South Korea:105 min | Germany:117 min (dvd release) | Argentina:126 min
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Ontario) (unrated version) | Singapore:(Banned) | Germany:12 | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (also unrated version) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Manitoba) (unrated version) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Poland:18 (TV rating) | South Korea:18 | USA:R
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Trivia:
This movie is mentioned in the opening crawl of _"Family Guy" (1999) {Blue Harvest (#6.1)} _, the Family Guy Star Wars parody. 'Mila Kunis', who plays one of the younger versions of Gia, is a voice-over actress on Family Guy. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The letter "G" that Gia carves on the receptionist's desk. more
Quotes:
Gia Carangi: I have to go back to work! I know what you're going to say but I need the money because I cannot live like this. I cannot live like this. And I cannot live without you. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
The Killing Moon more

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12 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Give Ms. Jolie a decent script.... and watch out....., 12 February 1999
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Author: Morgan Carlson (mcarls1@hofstra.edu) from Hempstead, New York

Angelina Jolie has slogged her way through so much mediocre material, I can't even begin to understand how she has kept her love for acting. But it's undeniable... her talent and spirit are bottomless, and she could be a superstar if given the right movie role. 'Foxfire' wasn't it. 'Hackers' was a mess. And 'Gia' is well-intentioned exploitation at best. (I love sex scenes between women as much as the next guy, but the movie goes a little overboard..... there's a fine line between character growth and the Spice Channel, apparently.) A decent biography, I guess, and Jolie does as much as possible with the limited script. But if there's any justice in this world, Jolie will be in the Hollywood elite soon, rather than toiling away on hedonistic HBO works.

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