Support the Girls (2018)

The general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith, in her girls, her customers, and herself, tested over the course of a long, strange day.

Director:

Andrew Bujalski

Writer:

Andrew Bujalski

Stars:

Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Dylan Gelula

9 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Regina Hall	...	Lisa
Haley Lu Richardson	...	Maci
Dylan Gelula	...	Jennelle
Zoe Graham	...	Taylor
Ann LeuVoy	...	Reagan (as Ann McCaskey)
Elizabeth Trieu	...	Yejin
Krista Hayes	...	Donnette
Victor Isaac Perez	...	Isaac (as Victor Perez)
Jesse Marshall	...	Officer Vollmer
Luis Olmeda	...	Officer Dominguez
Shayna McHayle	...	Danyelle
Jermichael Grey	...	McKray
Christopher Weimer	...	Tom, Sounds Town Manager
John Elvis	...	Jay
Lea DeLaria	...	Bobo

Storyline

Lisa is the last person you'd expect to find in a highway-side 'sports bar with curves', but as general manager at Double Whammies, she's come to love the place and its customers. An incurable den mother, she nurtures and protects her girls fiercely, but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction. Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in it?

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Plot Keywords:

sexy waitress | sports bar | showing off cleavage | car wash | marital strife | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including sexual references, and brief nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

The restaurant used for the fictitious Double Whammies is across the street from a restaurant called Twin Peaks--a sports bar with scantily-dressed women, like Double Whammies itself.

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Quotes

Gary, Impatient: You can shake that thing someplace else. I'm just here for the burger and the fight.

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Connections

References Die Hard (1988)

User Reviews

Uninspired and Flat

Not sure what to make of this film. It's branded as a comedy, but it's not funny. As a drama, it lacks a compelling plot and character development. The lead performance by Regina Hall - as others have mentioned - is fantastic. I wish she was in a better film.

Reminiscent of The Florida Project, Waiting and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, but not nearly as self-assured or accomplished as any of those films.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Support the Girls

Filming Locations:

Austin Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$51,167, 26 August 2018

Gross USA:

$129,124

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$139,550

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burn Later Productions, Houston King Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1