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Gia

  • TV Movie
  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Angelina Jolie in Gia (1998)
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The story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death.The story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death.The story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
45K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,466
241
  • Director
    • Michael Cristofer
  • Writers
    • Jay McInerney
    • Michael Cristofer
  • Stars
    • Angelina Jolie
    • Faye Dunaway
    • Elizabeth Mitchell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Cristofer
  • Writers
    • Jay McInerney
    • Michael Cristofer
  • Stars
    • Angelina Jolie
    • Faye Dunaway
    • Elizabeth Mitchell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 197User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 10 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Gia
    Trailer 1:33
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    Angelina Jolie at an event for Gia (1998)
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    Angelina Jolie and Eric Michael Cole in Gia (1998)
    Angelina Jolie and Eric Michael Cole in Gia (1998)
    Angelina Jolie in Gia (1998)
    Angelina Jolie and Eric Michael Cole in Gia (1998)
    Angelina Jolie and Eric Michael Cole in Gia (1998)
    Angelina Jolie and Eric Michael Cole in Gia (1998)
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    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    • Gia Carangias Gia Carangi
    Faye Dunaway
    Faye Dunaway
    • Wilhelmina Cooperas Wilhelmina Cooper
    Elizabeth Mitchell
    Elizabeth Mitchell
    • Lindaas Linda
    Mercedes Ruehl
    Mercedes Ruehl
    • Kathleen Carangias Kathleen Carangi
    Eric Michael Cole
    Eric Michael Cole
    • T.J.as T.J.
    Kylie Travis
    Kylie Travis
    • Stephanie - Modelas Stephanie - Model
    Louis Giambalvo
    Louis Giambalvo
    • Joe Carangias Joe Carangi
    John Considine
    John Considine
    • Bruce Cooperas Bruce Cooper
    Scott Cohen
    Scott Cohen
    • Mike Mansfieldas Mike Mansfield
    Edmund Genest
    • Francescoas Francesco
    • (as Edmond Genest)
    Holly Baker
    • Emergency Room Nurseas Emergency Room Nurse
    Joe Basile
    Joe Basile
    • Disco Doorman Tonyas Disco Doorman Tony
    Rick Batalla
    Rick Batalla
    • Hispanic Stylist Phillipeas Hispanic Stylist Phillipe
    Lombardo Boyar
    Lombardo Boyar
    • Hood #2as Hood #2
    Jullian Dulce Vida
    Jullian Dulce Vida
    • Hood #3as Hood #3
    • (as Julio Dolce Vita)
    Brian Donovan
    Brian Donovan
    • Junkie at Shooting Galleryas Junkie at Shooting Gallery
    Alexander Enberg
    Alexander Enberg
    • Chris von Wagenheimas Chris von Wagenheim
    Vylette Fagerholm
    • Blonde Philadelphia Modelas Blonde Philadelphia Model
    • (as Vylétte Jezél Fãgerholm)
    • Director
      • Michael Cristofer
    • Writers
      • Jay McInerney
      • Michael Cristofer
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    • Trivia
      Angelina Jolie's brother James Haven can be seen briefly leaning up against the wall in the beginning of the film when she and TJ are going into the tattoo parlor.
    • Goofs
      When young Gia writes in her journal, she's right-handed. But older Gia is a lefty.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Gia Carangi: [voice-over; narrating from beyond the grave] Life and death, energy and peace. If I stop today, it was still worth it. Even the terrible mistakes that I made and would have unmade if I could. The pains that have burned me and scarred my soul, it was worth it, for having been allowed to walk where I've walked, which was to hell on earth, heaven on earth, back again, into, under, far in between, through it, in it, and above.

    • Crazy credits
      Film ends with the following poem: ...heaven on earth back again into under far in between through it in it and above... From the journal of GIA MARIE CARANGI 1960-1986
    • Alternate versions
      There is an Unrated/extended version available. Linda & Gia's sex scenes are longer and more explicit. In the scene where Gia gives Linda hamburgers in the kitchen, Gia straddles Linda in the chair, and says, "Dinner is served!".
    • Connections
      Featured in The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Young At Heart
      Written by Carolyn Leigh & Johnny Richards

      Performed by Jeanie Bryson

      Arrangement by Terence Blanchard

    User reviews197

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    An unforgettable film
    An unforgettable film about a supermodel, named simply Gia. Stunning performance by Angelina Jolie as Gia and Faye Dunaway as her agent. The movie plays out like a documentary and is filled with interviews by those who knew her during her career as a model and the family who loved her. It's a fast paced film and exciting to see the underground world of modeling. It is based on Gia's often-poignant journal. It gives us a glimpse on the darker side of fame that we do not often look in on. It will be hard to watch at times and harder not to at others. It will make you thankful that if you are thirty or forty-something, that you made it through this difficult time in life, a time when no one knew about the painful consequences that would consume a life. Gia is a movie for the strong at heart or the weak who wish to be stronger. After watching the movie, I looked at her website and was eerily surprised that I recognized that face from one of my mom's Cosmopolitans. I am grateful her memory lives on through her journal and this under-rated film. Two-thumbs up!
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    • May 9, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Джіа
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • HBO Films
      • Marvin Worth Productions
      • Citadel Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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