The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (2005)
"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (original title)

Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers:

Ann Brashares (novel), Delia Ephron (screenplay),

Stars:

Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera

1 win & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amber Tamblyn	...	Tibby
Alexis Bledel	...	Lena
America Ferrera	...	Carmen
Blake Lively	...	Bridget
Jenna Boyd	...	Bailey
Bradley Whitford	...	Al
Nancy Travis	...	Lydia Rodman
Rachel Ticotin	...	Carmen's Mother
Mike Vogel	...	Eric
Michael Rady	...	Kostas
Leonardo Nam	...	Brian McBrian
Maria Konstadarou	...	Yia Yia (as Maria Konstandarou)
George Touliatos	...	Papou
Kyle Schmid	...	Paul Rodman
Erica Hubbard	...	Soccer Pal Diana

Storyline

The movie is based on the young adult book, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, by Anne Brashares. As four best friends spend their first summer apart from one another, they share a magical pair of jeans. Despite being of various shapes and sizes, each one of them fits perfectly into the pants. To keep in touch they pass these pants to each other as well as the adventures they are going through while apart.

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Plot Keywords:

pants | jeans | vacation | friendship | mexico | 

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Taglines:

Laugh. Cry. Share the pants.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, some sensuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA Greece Mexico

Language:

English Greek Spanish

Release Date:

1 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quatre filles et un jean

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$77,522 (Brazil) (16 September 2005)

Gross:

$77,522 (Brazil) (16 September 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, DiNovi Pictures, Alloy Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alexis Bledel went through a "summer camp" training to learn how to ride a Vespa and a mule, scuba dive, and took drawing lessons, in preparation for the movie.

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Goofs

When Tibby goes to visit Bailey in the hospital she looks into her room from the hallway and it appears to be fully lit. When she goes in the room is almost completely dark.

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Quotes

[in a letter to Lena]
Bridget: It happened just how I always imagined it would. So why do I feel this way, Lena? How can something that's supposed to make you feel so complete end up leaving you so empty? I just wish so much I could talk to my mom. I need her. And that scares me.

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Crazy Credits

When "These Days" by Chantal Kreviazuk is playing during the end credits, the pants look like the girls put all these designs on the pants of what their summer was like.

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Connections

Referenced in Democratic National Convention (2008)

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Soundtracks

"SEMPRE LIBERA"
(From La Traviata)
Written by G. Verdi

User Reviews

Interesting adaptation

For starters, i have to admit that i'm 21 and really enjoy the books (all 3 of them). Because of that i was pretty excited to see the film, even though i know it couldn't live up to the book. Sadly, i was correct.

The acting was actually quite good, as was the casting. The only character i didn't like the casting choice, regardless of the fact that she did a fine job, was Tibby. Tibby, in the book, is described as small, meek, and undeveloped. She didn't look/act that way, really.

The stories themselves were decent. Carmen and Bridget's were almost dead on (minus the fact that they left out a vital scene in the end of Bridget's). Tibby's pretty accurate, but they left out a whole lot. Lena's was completely changed, which i didn't understand why they did.

It's a teen chick flick so you expect insane cheesy moments. And the film is full of them. The soundtrack was horrible, in my opinion, making the film even more ridiculous at times. There were laugh out loud parts that probably shouldn't have been that funny.

I think if you're a 12-15 year old girl, this movie is great for you (or if you like teen chick flicks). It covers the crucial topics addressed in the book, but lacks the depth Brashares originally had. I suggest seeing it just to see it, but don't expect too much.

Also, if you're a guy, stay away. There were maximum 10 guys in the theatre when i saw it and each one looked 1/2 dead in the end.