Uptown Girls (2003)

A grown-up woman, who kept her childish instincts and behavior, start working as a nanny of a 8-year-old girl, who actually acts like an adult. But in the end everything turns to its right places

Director:

Boaz Yakin

Writers:

Allison Jacobs (story), Julia Dahl (screenplay),

Stars:

Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Jesse Spencer

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brittany Murphy	...	Molly
Dakota Fanning	...	Ray
Marley Shelton	...	Ingrid
Donald Faison	...	Huey
Jesse Spencer	...	Neal
Austin Pendleton	...	Mr. McConkey
Heather Locklear	...	Roma Schleine
Will Toale	...	Briefs Model
Marceline Hugot	...	Nurse
Pell James	...	Julie
Quddus	...	Party Guy (as Benjamin Quddus Philippe)
Russell Steinberg	...	Party Guy
Fisher Stevens	...	Fisher Stevens
Susanna Frazer	...	Ballet Teacher
Wynter Kullman	...	Holly

Storyline

Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious Ray, the oft ignored daughter of a music executive she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child.

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Plot Keywords:

girl | nanny | new york city | birthday | inheritance | 

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Taglines:

They're about to teach each other how to act their age.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site [br]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Molly Gunn

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£304,525 (UK) (5 March 2004)

Gross:

£550,072 (UK) (12 March 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), GreeneStreet Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The denim dress Molly wears when picking Ray up from school for the first time is a vintage dress from the seventies that belonged to the costumer designer's sister Kate when she was twelve that had been hand-customized by a babysitter. The name "Kate" was bedazzled on the back of the dress, but Brittany Murphy opted to wear a backpack to cover it up rather than ruin the history of the dress by removing the name. The name can still be seen briefly a few scenes later.

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Goofs

When Molly brings Neal up to her apartment, she ask him to wait in the hallway because the power is out in her apartment, there is no extension cord in the doorway at this time. When she comes back and opens the door to let Neal in you can clearly see the extension cord running on the floor through the doorway by her feet into her apartment.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ray: [narration] Some fairy tales are true, most of there stories we make up to help us deal with real life; it all depends on your point of view, but here are the facts... there was once a princess, who lived in a castle, high above the streets of an enchanted kingdom. The king and queen were long gone but they left her with a treasure, that she would stay a princess forever. On the eve of her 22nd birthday a great celebration was planned...

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Connections

References Big Daddy (1999)

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Soundtracks

"E Is for Everybody"
Written by Sam Hollander, David Schommer, Jill Cunniff
Performed by Cooler Kids
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

funny and affecting though manipulative and sappy

Rich girl loses all her money and has to be a nanny for an uptight brat; it certainly sounds like a bad movie in the making. But actually I quite enjoyed this one. The stars are appealing, a lot of the scenes are quite funny and even though the movie is predictable and maudlin it does have scenes with a genuine emotional impact. With a script that has some intelligence and nuance and actresses who bring sincerity and belief to rather clichéd characters (child-woman and woman-child, essentially), this movie winds up being far better than it has a right to be. I feel like I have to make excuses for liking it, because it is kind of dumb, but I really very much enjoyed it.