Product Details

• Actors: Dominique Swain, Sean Patrick Flanery, Summer Phoenix, Tara Reid, Selma Blair
• Directors: Jonathan Kahn
• Writers: David E. Tolchinsky, Blake Nelson
• Producers: Anne McCarthy, Brad Wyman, Brandon K. Hogan, Chris Hanley, David E. Tolchinsky
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: February 6, 2001
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004TX5N
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,673 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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41 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Honest View of Teen Thought and Activity, June 22, 2002

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A Quiet Conscience "Q.C." (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Girl (DVD)

I passed by "Girl" at the video store on more than once occasion because the box didn't look all that interesting. Finally I decided to give it a shot, and I found that it's one of the true gems out there. It's definitely a keeper.

Andrea Marr (Dominique Swain) is 18 and about to graduate from high school. Her best friend Cybil is an aspiring rock star who performs with a couple of mutual friends (Chris Masterton from Malcolm in the Middle and David Moscow from Newsies) and is well on her way to being discovered.

Andrea is only mildly interested in her friend's stardom, because she is totally obsessed with local hot guy rock star, Todd Sparrow (Sean Patrick Flannery). She goes to all of his concerts and eventually they do hook up.

Because Andrea is so into Todd, she doesn't realize that when Cybil sings a love song she's singing it about Andrea. Cybil is in love with Andrea but this fact is slowly revealed through the film and oblivious Andrea has to be hit in the head with a brick to even notice. Even her other friend's (Selma Blair, painfully anorexic looking and well cast) bulimia is pushed aside for the great Todd Sparrow.

Andrea navigates the whole underground rock scene, exuding pure joy because this guy Todd notices her...and sleeps with her. After they have sex in a horse stall in a dirty barn after a concert, Andrea's voice over tells us she "feels like a princess." This film has got a great handle on the neediness of young girls and how much value they put on a guy's opinion. It explores how a girl can easily let a guy overshadow her, and how she puts him on a pedestal whether he deserves to be there or not. Like it or not, girls act like this. The film is honest and raw in its portrayal.

Andrea does wake up from her fantasy of being "Todd's girl." She finds her own identity and recognizes the fact that her worth is not measured by how she's judged by men, but by how she sees herself.

My favorite characters here are Cybil and Rebecca (Summer Phoenix). Cybil is just too cute with all her crazy hairstyles and that dry comeback to everyone's compliments ("It doesn't matter."). Rebecca is Andrea's sort- of guide through the "underworld" of guys, music and pop culture.

"Girl" isn't exactly like the book, but for what it is it's better than 99% of the teen tripe that's being produced these days which make teens look like [jerks]. This film shows how hard choices can be, how overwhelming love is, and how much teens really just want to be accepted and allowed to simply live without constant peer pressure and judgement. And in the end, it shows that they do learn from their mistakes and can be redeemed as they grow into adulthood.

(I gave this 4 stars out of 5 because I really hated all of the Todd Sparrow songs.)

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A realistic reminder of my groupie days!, January 22, 2001

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FloozyFlapper1926 (Somewhere in the 20's) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Girl (DVD)

First of all, I was definitely a groupie in the early 90's so watching this film brought so much of that back for me. I found this to be a realistic depiction of someone like myself who gets drawn into that whole scene and becomes obsessed over band members. It doesn't matter what state you live in or what kind of band, groupies always remain the same. Its this feeling that is so wonderfully captured. Its a coming of age story for teenage girls. I especially liked the fact that she finally realized at the end what it meant to be a true woman, she saw the error of her ways but at the same time, she didn't make apologies for the mistakes she made.

The whole feel of this movie is fantastic as well as the music. I enjoyed spending time with all these different characters that could have been quite a few people I knew at one time. Its one of the best teen films I've seen in a while. I also thought Dominique Swain is someone to definitely watch out for. She's a great actress who put a lot of heart into this role. Her groupie character is very realistic and believable.

This is a movie that I think anyone can enjoy. If you are a groupie or have been one at a certain time in your life, you will recognize the thoughts and feelings of the main character.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Girl: Yes, you can find the music for this movie!, March 29, 2001

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E. Summerell "RickyLee" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Girl [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I LOVED this movie and was amazed that there was no soundtrack, especially when it centered around a (so-called) 'groupie' and the singer of a band! Finally I discovered that there is music available from The Color Green, apparently formed by Jon Kahn who provides the music that Todd Sparrow performs. Find it at mp3.com. You can order the DAM CD's which play like normal CD's as well as on mp3. 2 songs from the movie 'One Step Forward' and 'Girl' appear on "the color green -- Jon Kahn" [23587] and the song Cybil sings 'Never' plus 'Blood Brothers' and 'Look my way' are on the "the color green -- Acoustic" [71629]. I hope this helps other people who may have loved the music the way I did. Enjoy!