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

Danielle: I've heard it said, this here's a man's world. And some girls believe it - primping and fussing and hoping a boy will look her way. If it's a man's world, God wouldn't have made *me*.

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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

So Fun!!!!

Abe Sylvia wrote and directed a wonderful movie about growing up that makes the entire audience cheer, laugh and cry. He does this trough magical chemistry between both lead characters, great plot development and really smart humor. This is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time. I highly recommend it to anyone that has a witty sense of humor! All I can say is that this movie is for those with a high IQ!

As for those posting about the hair/makeup/costumes, clearly you have no sense of humor and have never opened a 1987 Norman High School Yearbook. The movie is set in 1987 Norman Oklahoma not Los Angeles. Everyone looked like that, even if you don't want to remember yourself that way!