Dirty Girl (2010)

It's 1987 and Danielle, the high school 'Dirty Girl', is running away. With her is chubby, gay Clarke, a bag of flour called Joan and a Walkman full of glorious '80s tunes.

Director:

Abe Sylvia

Writer:

Abe Sylvia

Stars:

Jeremy Dozier, Juno Temple, Zach Lasry

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Dozier	...	Clarke
Juno Temple	...	Danielle
Zach Lasry	...	Brad
Jonathan Slavin	...	Mr. Potter
Marcella Lentz-Pope	...	Tonya
William Horwich	...	Tim
Gary Grubbs	...	Principal Mulray
Deborah Theaker	...	Mrs. Hatcher
Natalie Amenula	...	Benita
David Petruzzi	...	Bobby
Milla Jovovich	...	Sue-Ann
Vivian Smallwood	...	Shellie the Neighbor
Jack Kehler	...	Dr. Shelby
Mary Steenburgen	...	Peggy
Dwight Yoakam	...	Joseph

Storyline

A comedic story of the search for identity and the redemptive power of unexpected friendship. Danielle is the dirty girl of Norman High School. When Danielle's misbehavior gets her banished to special ed, she teams up with an innocent closet-case and together they head out on a road trip to discover each other and themselves through a funny and serendipitous friendship.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | school | flour | gay | high school | 

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Taglines:

Let them talk.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content including graphic nudity, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 2011 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Edepsiz Kiz

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$17,859 (USA) (7 October 2011)

Gross:

$53,630 (USA) (4 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weinstein Company, The, iDeal Partners Film Fund, Hart-Lunsford Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film heavily features the music of Melissa Manchester, as Clarke (Jeremy Dozier) is a big fan. The song "Rainbird" was actually co-written by Manchester and Mary Steenburgen, who plays Clarke's mother.

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Goofs

The movie is supposedly set in 1987, but the cash the lead character is shown stealing in the trailer ($10 and $5 bills) is clearly modern U.S. currency featuring enhanced security features like large numbers and different colored inks - not bills from the 1980s.

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Quotes

Mrs. Hatcher: Today we are going to start a project that will teach us parenthood is no joke.
Mrs. Hatcher: [to pregnant student] Right Sabrina?

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Soundtracks

"You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Written by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow (as Thomas Snow)
Performed by Melissa Manchester
Courtecy of Arista Records, Inc.
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

You will love this dirty girl.

Juno Temple is brilliant. She gave the first sings of awesome in "Cracks" (which is another great film) and she is showing something rather different in this one yet she is awesome again. Versatile actress in the making, i am telling you. Jeremy Dozier is new to me but he seems to be a great choice either.

The plot might seem like a typical road story with people trying to find their places in life, but this time, the characters are not your typical buddies. This time it is dirty :) But still lovely and joyful. Sometimes happy, sometimes sad. But "truthful". Lifelike.

If you respect every way of life, just for the sake of life itself, you will love this film. It will warm your heart. Trust me.