That's What She Said (I) (2012)

Bebe and DeeDee, best friends with different relationship problems, embark on a New York City misadventure with their new acquaintance, Clementine.

Director:

Carrie Preston

Writer:

Kellie Overbey

Stars:

Alia Shawkat, Anne Heche, Tanisha Long

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Alia Shawkat	...	Clementine
Anne Heche	...	Dee Dee
Tanisha Long	...	Opening Credits Woman (as Tanisha T. Long)
Miriam Shor	...	Rhoda
Marcia DeBonis	...	Bebe
Mandy Siegfried	...	Mary
Kellie Overbey	...	Elyse
Kristine Nielsen	...	Judith
Brandi Nicole Wilson	...	Menage a Trois Woman 2
Kate Rigg	...	Lu
William Jackson Harper	...	Harry
Marylouise Burke	...	Phyllis
Charisse Bellante	...	Spa Receptionist
Heather Lindell	...	Little Miss Nutcracker
Nick Gregory	...	Dick

Storyline

Bebe and DeeDee, best friends with different relationship problems, embark on a New York City misadventure with their new acquaintance, Clementine.

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Plot Keywords:

new york | new york city | claim in title

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Taglines:

Why does it always have to be so hard?

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daisy 3 Pictures, Locomotive

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie is based on writer/actress Kellie Overbey's play Girl Talk.

User Reviews

This is What a Chick Flick Should Be

This movie is about women, but as a guy I am going to write about it from from my perspective. If any men had spoken lines, I can't remember them. Men still had a role, but mostly as off-screen foils for the women. Despite all that, this is a movie with a lot more to offer viewers of both sexes than stereotypical chick-flicks like The Notebook or the majority of rom-coms.

It is a story about three women in NYC coping with their own personal sets of dysfunction in a variety of tragicomic ways, with emphasis on the comic. The humor is not so over-the-top like Bridesmaids or Bachelorette, but there is plenty of raunch starting off with the opening scene in which one of the women cancels her appointment for a Brazilian wax and makes do with about 5 disposable razors instead.

The three main characters have their backstories revealed in a series of quirky events that include jail, subway masturbation, really bad haircuts, plenty of drugs and alcohol, coffee house lesbians, a vibrator used as a lethal weapon and an entire showgirl kick-line falling off the stage because of one act of revenge. It culminates in an estrogen-soaked version of the brawl between buddies trope after which they all raise a glass to various universal ideals with a feminine slant.

The movie is much more low budget, low-key, talky and character driven than the blockbuster comedies we've all seen or at least seen marketed. That isn't a bad thing at all, it's got a lot more verite than those and is still a fun little film.

Best one-liner in the movie: "Stop fighting, I'm getting carpal tunnel."