Girl 6 (1996)

This Spike Lee film examines the life of an aspiring actress in New York. She is upset by the treatment of women in the movie industry during one of her screen tests with 'QT'. Out of work ... See full summary »

Director:

Spike Lee

Writer:

Suzan-Lori Parks

Stars:

Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington, Spike Lee

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Theresa Randle	...	Girl 6
Isaiah Washington	...	Shoplifter
Spike Lee	...	Jimmy
Jenifer Lewis	...	Boss #1 - Lil
Debi Mazar	...	Girl #39
Peter Berg	...	Caller #1 - Bob
Michael Imperioli	...	Scary Caller #30
Dina Pearlman	...	Girl #19
Maggie Rush	...	Girl #42
Desi Moreno	...	Girl #4
Kristen Wilson	...	Salesgirl #1
K Funk	...	Salesgirl #2 (as k funk)
Debra Wilson	...	Salesgirl #3
Naomi Campbell	...	Girl #75
Gretchen Mol	...	Girl #12

Storyline

This Spike Lee film examines the life of an aspiring actress in New York. She is upset by the treatment of women in the movie industry during one of her screen tests with 'QT'. Out of work and desperate for money, she decides to take a job as a phone-sex operator. Here, unlike her previous dealings with potential employers, her (female) boss is kind, caring, and sensitive. Later, she begins to get too engrossed in her work and starts to lose touch with reality, represented by her friend and neighbor, Jimmy.

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Plot Keywords:

phone sex | neighbor | actress | sex addiction | queens new york city | 

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Taglines:

She's The Only Thing Better Than Being There

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for explicit sexual dialogue and some nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Rapariga: Código 6

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$4,903,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Model Naomi Campbell wears a shirt that reads, "Models Suck."

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Quotes

Scary Caller #30: You're not happy because you're a fuckslut.

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Crazy Credits

In the last scene, when the girl crosses the street, it reads "The End" on the Chinese Theatre marquee on the other side.

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Connections

Referenced in Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)

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Soundtracks

4 The Tears In Your Eyes
Produced, Arranged, and Composed by Prince
Performed by Prince, Wendy Melvoin, and Lisa Coleman
Used by permission of Controversy Music/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records/Paisley Park
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

A comedy of humiliations...not exactly inspiring

Theresa Randle plays a failed African-American actress in New York City who turns to phone sex for a career change. This Spike Lee effort, which he produced and directed, from a maladroit script by Suzan-Lori Parks, opens with an excruciating scene which typifies the rest: Randle, auditioning for a movie role for a questionable filmmaker (Quentin Tarantino in a cameo), is asked to remove her blouse; she hesitates, but eventually strips under pressure. Once we get a good look at her bare breasts, Randle then has a change of heart, dresses and walks off. She's a struggling modern-day actress being exploited by the oldest con game in the annals of sleazy show business, but Lee seems to think he's showing us something new (didn't he see "Fame"?). If the sequence is supposed to be funny, the punchline is sadly missing--but, as long as we get to see the woman's breasts, I guess Lee figures he's making his point. NO STARS from ****