Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (TV 2005)

This time around it's 1987, and new high school graduates Romy and Michele are desperate to get away from their hometown of Tucson, Arizona. Their goal is to leave their square town behind ... See full summary »

Director:

Robin Schiff

Writers:

Robin Schiff (characters), Robin Schiff

Stars:

Katherine Heigl, Alexandra Breckenridge, Kelly Brook

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katherine Heigl	...	Romy White
Alexandra Breckenridge	...	Michele Weinberger (as Alex Breckenridge)
Kelly Brook	...	Linda Fashiobella
Scott Vickaryous	...	Taylor Bradley
Nat Faxon	...	Chad
Dania Ramirez	...	Elena
Alexandra Billings	...	Donna
Rhea Seehorn	...	Ashley Schwartz
William Ragsdale	...	Kevin
Paula Abdul	...	Herself
Olivia Allen	...	Snotty Girl #1
Kal Bennett	...	Girl at Party (as Kalimba Bennett)
Leigh Curran	...	Doctor
Tamara Feldman	...	Snotty Girl #2
Leslie Intriago	...	Katie, Kevin's Wife

Storyline

This time around it's 1987, and new high school graduates Romy and Michele are desperate to get away from their hometown of Tucson, Arizona. Their goal is to leave their square town behind and be amongst the beautiful, hip people in Hollywood, California, where they can realize their dream of socializing with the rich and famous. Their lives would be complete if they could just get into the celebrity-laden Ozone, the hottest nightclub in Los Angeles. It takes them three years to save up enough money, and find the right outfits to wear, but once in Hollywood, the lovable and lucky duo's escapades lead them to a cast of characters who keep their lives from being anything but square.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | high school graduate | hollywood california | prequel | car accident | 

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Taglines:

Before they ruled the reunion, they rocked Hollywood.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Romy and Michele: Behind the Velvet Rope

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot as a pilot for a TV series in 2002. The networks passed on making it into a weekly show, so it was shelved and ultimately aired as a movie of the week in 2005.

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Goofs

The movie takes place in 1990, yet when Romy and Michele see the ocean for the first time there is a shot of the Santa Monica pier complete with all the rides, none of which were added to the pier until 1996.

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Quotes

[Romy and Michele walk down a Los Angeles sidewalk both dressed like Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman"]
Michele Weinberger: No wonder all the stars live here.
Romy White: Oh, I know. It's so exciting. It's like 9:00 and look at all the people in the streets.
Michele Weinberger: And none of them are wearing spurs.

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Connections

References The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Vogue"
Written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone
Performed by Madonna
Courtesy of Sire Records
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Katherine's good, the rest sucks

So this movie is really not any good, but Katherine Heigl is so good that if you like her it is worth watching. I only saw the movie on TV, but the problem is obviously the screenplay. The movie easily could have been just about Romy and Michelle moving out to California, but instead they had to have a transsexual woman and super model and all these stupid elements that just take away from the story. They once again have a dance sequence near the end of the movie, but it is not anywhere near as funny or creative as the original. They took the basic formula from the original instead of just taking the characters into a new movie. Once again Romy and Michelle get into a fight and the whole movie just plays like a crappy retelling of the original. The four out of ten is only because Katherine is so likable in the movie, just like all her other movies so don't watch it unless you really like her.