Very Good Girls (2013)

Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time.

Director:

Naomi Foner

Writer:

Naomi Foner

Stars:

Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Sterling Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dakota Fanning	...	Lilly
Elizabeth Olsen	...	Gerri
Sterling Jones	...	Beach Boy
Lenny Platt	...	Beach Boy
Boyd Holbrook	...	David
Ellen Barkin	...	Norma
Kiernan Shipka	...	Eleanor
Clare Foley	...	Phoebe
Roslyn Curry	...	Joy
Clark Gregg	...	Edward
Demi Moore	...	Kate
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Danny
Owen Campbell	...	Karl
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Fitzsimmons
Brandin Steffesen	...	Dancer

Storyline

The summer before college presents two best friends, Lilly and Gerri, with the opportunity to shed their good girl images. Both girls want to lose their virginity and explore another side of who they are. But their dark and different home lives and the introduction of a bad boy, threaten to destroy their friendship without it being the nice coming-of-age summer that the two girls envisioned.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1846 | year 1992 | banjo | eraser | drawing | 

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Taglines:

When we lose our innocence, we have to find ourselves.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer/director Naomi Foner wrote the script 20 years before it was produced.

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Goofs

When Lilly comes home from the beach at the beginning of the movie, she tells her mother that she had gone to Brighton Beach. Her sister expresses surprise that she had gone all the way to Rockaway. Rockaway is nowhere near Brighton Beach.

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Quotes

Gerri: I got it in the mail yesterday, so I guess that was his... his way of making sure that you'd see it.
Lilly: No. It was his way of making sure that we'd see each other.

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Connections

References Saturday Night Live (1975)

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Soundtracks

You Are What You Love
Written and Performed by Jenny Lewis
Courtesy of Team Love Records
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

First Dakota Fanning film

This is my very first Dakota Fanning film. I knew Kota since 2015 but didn't watch any of her movies before this. The actings of Kota and Lizzie were good. I love the end of the story which made the story remarkable. It's fun. The story is good. Loved background score and the two songs. After all it is good movie.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Very Good Girls

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,102, 27 July 2014

Gross USA:

$6,940

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,963

Company Credits

Production Co:

Herrick Entertainment, Groundswell Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1