D.E.B.S. (2004)

Plaid-skirted schoolgirls are groomed by a secret government agency to become the newest members of the elite national-defense group, D.E.B.S.

Director:

Angela Robinson

Writer:

Angela Robinson

Stars:

Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Devon Aoki

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sara Foster	...	Amy
Jordana Brewster	...	Lucy Diamond
Meagan Good	...	Max
Devon Aoki	...	Dominique
Jill Ritchie	...	Janet
Geoff Stults	...	Bobby
Jimmi Simpson	...	Scud
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Ninotchka
Christina Kirk	...	Madeleine
Holland Taylor	...	Ms. Petrie
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Mr. Phipps
J.B. Ghuman Jr.	...	Dustin
Scoot McNairy	...	Stoner
Jean St. James	...	Waitress
Eric Dearborn	...	Eric

Storyline

Recruited by the U.S. government for their unique ability to lie, cheat and fight, Amy, Max, Janet and Dominique join an underground academy of secret agents known only as D.E.B.S. These crime fighting hotties set out to save the world and keep their lipstick perfectly applied while doing so. Now the girls must combine their skills for their most important mission- to capture vexing vixen Lucy Diamond, the deadliest criminal the world has ever known. When D.E.B.S. star player, Amy, falls for Lucy, chaos erupts and the D.E.B.S. loyalty is put to the test.

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Plot Keywords:

diamonds | metrosexual | subversion | shootout | female agent | 

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Taglines:

They're crime-fighting hotties with killer bodies.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [us] The Official D.E.B.S. 2 Campaign Fansite

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

D.E.B.S. - As Super Espiãs

Filming Locations:

Belmont Tunnel - 1304 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$56,448 (USA) (25 March 2005)

Gross:

$96,793 (USA) (8 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Anonymous Content, Andrea Sperling Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the day the scene when the DEBS are arriving at the bank was shot, the temperature was 100 Fahrenheit, which explains why the girls are sweating so much.

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Goofs

When the DEBS are approaching The Bank, they are told that it is coming up on their left and we are shown a "navigation screen" verifying this. However, when they actually pull up to The Bank, it is on their right.

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Quotes

Dominique: You need to put it here. Don't be an idiot for once.
Janet: You need to speak English or French. Frenglish is not a language.

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Connections

Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

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Soundtracks

"When Do You Play?"
Written by Luis Gustavo Leyva Suarez, Carlos Alberto Rodriguez Teniente, Maria Andrea Suarez Mejia,
Francisco Alberto, Avila Flores, Rodrigo Martinez Hernandez
Performed by Arizona
Courtesy of Arizona

User Reviews

no Hollywood copycatting but a brilliant parody!

Well, M.A. Martinez is certainly entitled to his opinion, but I think a different point of view should also be represented on this page:

The way I see it, D.E.B.S. is not a re-hash of Charlie's Angels, nor is it trying to be an action movie. It is - more than anything - a parody of Charlie's Angels and it uses ironic exaggerations to point out the weaknesses in the original. Thus the skimpy schoolgirl skirts. They are definitely not meant "to win over male audiences", as male audiences aren't really the target audience for this movie. Of course the girls in D.E.B.S. are poor role-models. They aren't meant to be role-models - they are parodies of the kind of empty-headed heroines Hollywood usually serves us with. I didn't find the humour forced, but I guess it's a matter of personal taste. What I found remarkable, though, was that this film managed to be far more entertaining than Charlie's Angels, though it was produced with only a fraction of its budget. To sum it up: Very good fun if you like irony and can deal with a bit of silliness on the side!