Georgia (1995)

Sadie is desperately looking up to her older sister Georgia who is a famous C&W artist. Her desperate need to be accepted by her sister is constantly complicated by her drug and alcohol problems.

Director:

Ulu Grosbard

Writer:

Barbara Turner

Stars:

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Ted Levine

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Sadie Flood
Mare Winningham	...	Georgia Flood
Ted Levine	...	Jake
Max Perlich	...	Axel Goldman
John Doe	...	Bobby
John C. Reilly	...	Herman
Jimmy Witherspoon	...	Trucker
Jason Carter	...	Chasman
Tom Bower	...	Erwin Flood
Smokey Hormel	...	Leland
Jimmy Z.	...	Clay
Tony Marsico	...	Paul
Jamian Briar	...	Andrew Flood
Rachel Rasco	...	Mish Flood
Nicole Donahoo	...	Young Sadie Flood

Storyline

Sadie is desperately looking up to her older sister Georgia who is a famous C&W artist. Sadie wants to be a famous artist like her sister, but is always doing everything wrong. Her desperate need to be accepted by her sister is constantly complicated by her drug and alcohol problems. Georgia lives a very ordered life with husband, house and children, and Sadie does everything to get her attention.

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Plot Keywords:

voyeur | sex in bed | female rear nudity | female frontal nudity | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

The toughest act to follow was their dreams.

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for substance abuse, language and a sex scene

Did You Know?

Trivia

After The Silence of the Lambs (1991) became a resounding success in 1991, Ted Levine, who played a serial killer in the film, became typecast as a villain by casting directors. It was Jennifer Jason Leigh who convinced the director of this film that he could portray a stay-at-home dad supporting his wife. Levine says he is now forever grateful for Leigh's belief in his versatility.

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Goofs

(at around 6 mins) Bobby's right hand is on, then off, his water glass.

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Quotes

Sadie Flood: In the dark we're all scared. We're all scared, and there's more of us out there all the time.

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Connections

Referenced in The Oprah Winfrey Show: Summer Movie Reviews (1996)

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Soundtracks

Hava Nagila
Traditional

User Reviews

Should have been better!

Usually I like films that are good character studies, but Georgia fell flat as a character study. At almost two and a half hours long, the film grew dull and too long very quickly. I have the highest regard for Jennifer Jason Leigh's work as an actress/writer/producer, but I can only hope that her real singing is much better in real life than in this movie! It's just that Leigh's Sadie is an unlikeable, unsympathetic character, and her and Georgia's sibling rivalry is not gone into nearly enough detail to MAKE Sadie a sympathetic character. Mare Winningham does a very good job, and the woman has some beautiful pipes! Who knew? An OK film, but with the talented Leigh at the helm, it should have been MUCH better.

Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English Hebrew

Release Date:

8 December 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Джорджия

Filming Locations:

Washington, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$55,461, 10 December 1995

Gross USA:

$1,110,104

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,110,104

Company Credits

Production Co:

CiBy 2000, Miramax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1