Georgia Rule (2007)

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writer (WGA):

Mark Andrus (written by)

Release Date:

11 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In this family, attitude doesn't skip a generation.

Plot:

Rachel comes to stay with her Grandmother Georgia for the summer leaving some obvious problems behind at home...

Plot Keywords:

Secret | Summer | Alcoholic Mother | Rules | Idaho

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Jan. 9

7:00 PM

LIFE

Cast

Jane Fonda	...	Georgia
Lindsay Lohan	...	Rachel Wilcox
Felicity Huffman	...	Lilly
Dermot Mulroney	...	Dr. Simon Ward
Cary Elwes	...	Arnold
Garrett Hedlund	...	Harlan
Hector Elizondo	...	Izzy
Dylan McLaughlin	...	Sam
Zachary Gordon	...	Ethan
Laurie Metcalf	...	Paula
Tereza Stanislav	...	Violin Teacher
Fred Applegate	...	Townie #1
Cynthia Ferrer	...	Townie #2
Destiney Sue Walker	...	Waitress (as Destiney Moore)
Adreana Betan	...	Izzy's Niece

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and some language.

Runtime:

USA:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Lindsay Lohan received a warning letter from the studio's CEO James G. Robinson (Morgan Creek Productions) for her lack of professionalism. The letter was later released to the media and directly noted Lohan's "discourteous, irresponsible and unprofessional" conduct and went on to say her actions were those of a "spoiled child" which "has endangered the quality of this picture." Robinson also threatened to sue the 20-year-old star if she continued to delay production.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: in several scenes when in Idaho the hills in the background are southern California hills.

Quotes:

Georgia: You cut your hair...
Lilly: It was getting in the way of my drinking.

Movie Connections:

Features "Jeopardy!" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Horse in the Sky

Recycled feminism

It is not that is a bad film, it is just that the whole story is hollow. You've seen it before: strong women, usually belonging yo the same family, having weird yet mostly amusing quirks, entertain the audience with their sparkly and refreshing relationship. Male characters are just for decoration, cardboard clichés with nothing better to do than either fall in love with the complicated women, either being total jerks.

Women might enjoy this movie more than I did, but it is hardly average. There are some good jokes and there is decent acting in it. The script wanted to be something like an onion being peeled away, showing layer upon layer of familial complexity, but they either run out of imagination or out of money by the end of the first half.