Gia (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Michael Cristofer

Writers (WGA):

Jay McInerney (written by) and
Michael Cristofer (written by)

Release Date:

31 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

This is life... not heaven... you don't have to be perfect.

Plot:

Movie based on the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s.

Plot Keywords:

Model | Fashion | 1970s | Drug Abuse | AIDS

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

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)

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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

HBO Pictures

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: The letter "G" that Gia carves on the receptionist's desk.

Quotes:

Gia Carangi: I met somebody, someone I really like.
Wilhemina Cooper: Good! Good for you. Take a deep breath darling. You are in for the ride of your life.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'Girl, Interrupted' (#7.1)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Dancing With Myself

A must see film

I'm here to write a small human spin on the film Gia. As this film claims, Gia WAS different things to different people. I know because I met Gia in Philadelphia when we were both 16. I casually knew her from her father's hoagie shop because I went in there often to eat. When I chose to go to college in Philadelphia a few years later, I dropped in occasionally at the shop and I always said hello to Gia's dad to ask how she was doing as a model. He was so proud of her and what she was accomplishing in New York and all over the world. He always had that picture of her in Cosmopolitian above his cash register and he let me look at it. I just knew Gia would do well. Years pass, I move to the West coast. In 1982, I'm in New York and I heard she was right up the street from where I was, and I wanted to stop by to say "Hi" but never got the chance, I was too busy in meetings and never thought about it again. It wasn't until 1990 I heard she died, and the way she died and it tore me to pieces. So tragic to someone many of us thought from our generation, our backgrounds, our area "had made it." In 1998, this movie was done and I thought done as good as it could be. I know there were those closer to Gia that knew more and didn't appreciate it, but I did, and I miss her. Angelina Jolie did some very serious acting to bring this part of Gia's life to the screen. The movie was of theatrical quality and its a shame it didn't get that release. But thanks to this movie, there was a great deal of Gia's life I knew nothing about after 17 years old. But the ending was what touched me, because that is how I will remember Gia, and wish for everyone to remember her as well, even with the rough and gritty content contained in her life brought to screen. This is a hard must see for those who think a model's life is exciting, it can be, but they will also learn its nothing without the love of your parents, stable friends and relationships and the love of yourself - no matter what yourself may be.