| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enter for your chance to win a 5-day, 4-night Disneyland® vacation for four from Amazon.com, including roundtrip airfare, Disney Resort hotel stay, park tickets, a $500 gift card, and more. Sweepstakes ends 6/2/2013. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See Official Rules. Learn more |
Frequently Bought Together
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? |
Special Features
Production Featurette
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino play ditzy best friends who decide to attend their 10-year high school reunion, but they completely make over their styles and identities first in order to impress the people who tormented them. The two stars keep the film going despite various lapses and potholes in David Mirkin's direction and despite a sneaking sense that the idea can't sustain the length of an entire feature. A midsection dream sequence underscores the latter problem through blatant padding, but Sorvino and Kudrow--both of whom became established stars playing airheads on other projects--are worth the weaknesses. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
Big laughs and hot stars make this a can't-miss comedy in the hilarious tradition of CLUELESS and DUMB AND DUMBER! Romy (Mira Sorvino) and Michele (Lisa Kudrow) are carefree party girls who reinvent themselves for their 10-year high school reunion. With new wardrobes and wild stories of success, they make a big impression ... until a former classmate Janeane Garofalo -- CLAY PIGEONS) blabs their real story to everyone! But that's when Romy and Michele let loose with a surprise of their own ... and outrageous results! Featuring a sizzling hit soundtrack of favorite hits from the '80s, it's the comedy treat The New York Times calls "cheerful, giddy fun!"
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By Kelly
VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Who doesn't want to go to their high school reunion, and show everyone they look better then they did then with success beyond anyone's dreams? This laugh out loud satire of course takes it to the extreme, but it is a fun movie. As the movie switches back and forth between the present and the past, we see how they were tortured in high school. Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow act well together with great screen presence. The supporting cast is priceless! Well done comedy!
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow are Romy and Michelle, two ditzy blonde friends who live together in LA. When Romy runs into a high school classmate (Jeanne Garofalo, at her finest) the two women decide to attend their tenth high school reunion. Michelle and Romy decide to fabricate lives for themselves- successful careers, boyfriends, etc., to impress the people they went to high school with.
Using "like" after "like every "like" word "like," the two drive a Jaguar from LA to Arizona, reliving memories from the past- including old crushes and avoiding the "A" crowd of popular girls. While at the reunion, a lot of things (some of them improbable, to be sure) occur.
Although not of the highest calibre, this movie is extraordinarily funny, light comedy. It reminds us of what was good (or bad) about our high school years, while making us laugh at the same time about the foibles of the past.
Using "like" after "like every "like" word "like," the two drive a Jaguar from LA to Arizona, reliving memories from the past- including old crushes and avoiding the "A" crowd of popular girls. While at the reunion, a lot of things (some of them improbable, to be sure) occur.
Although not of the highest calibre, this movie is extraordinarily funny, light comedy. It reminds us of what was good (or bad) about our high school years, while making us laugh at the same time about the foibles of the past.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Love that quote. I actually had mono in college and lost about 10 pounds, but I wouldn't recommend it as a diet. Anyway, my college roommate and I would watch this movie when fighting stress, trying to hide from stupid people at college, and for relaxation (which means that we watched it about every other week). A most necessary escapism!
The opening scene, in which R & M are making fun of "Pretty Woman" ("As if the salesgirls there aren't bigger whores than she is"...."i get so happy when they let her shop!") is pretty much evocative of the whole movie - comparing themselves with other women, shopping for jobs and men.
Another great scene is when they're at the club, looking for suitable men, and Romy gets away from one guy with the excuse, "I cut my foot before, and my shoe is filling up with blood."
A wonderful movie in general, especially for individualists who were never part of cliques, who despise people that still grade others with shallow high school hierarchy systems.
Laugh outloud funny, and Janeane Garafalo's character is a perfectly independent blend of bitterness, sarcasm, and bitchiness. "This dress exacerbates the genetic betrayal that is my legacy."
Especially enjoyed the 80s high school flashbacks. Dressing like Madonna for the prom, happily basking in their fashion skills and originality (but of course Billy had to ruin it). When one of the A-list crowd put the magnets on Romy's back, it was so tragic. As Michele said later, "You couldn't help that you had scoliosis!" Duh! Bullies who pick on people for traits that they cannot change should be dragged out into the street and shot (Garfield used to say that, I believe).
The reunion itself is both sad and a relief. The post-it notes lie was taken advantage of by the knocked-up Chrissy, who should be a laughingstock herself just for being pregnant and having a husband who's an alcoholic and manwhore (and who was never cute, in my opinion). Well, she does end up a laughingstock by the end of the movie, when the wind from the helicopter blows up her dress. Ha!
Also, Chrissy never satisfied her dreams of becoming a news anchorwoman/weatherwoman because of marrying early (which is rarely a smart idea), effectively forcing herself into a little hole - unlike Romy and Michele, who have lived as they wanted to live, have had fun even though they aren't "successful" in the eyes of the world.
[...]
The opening scene, in which R & M are making fun of "Pretty Woman" ("As if the salesgirls there aren't bigger whores than she is"...."i get so happy when they let her shop!") is pretty much evocative of the whole movie - comparing themselves with other women, shopping for jobs and men.
Another great scene is when they're at the club, looking for suitable men, and Romy gets away from one guy with the excuse, "I cut my foot before, and my shoe is filling up with blood."
A wonderful movie in general, especially for individualists who were never part of cliques, who despise people that still grade others with shallow high school hierarchy systems.
Laugh outloud funny, and Janeane Garafalo's character is a perfectly independent blend of bitterness, sarcasm, and bitchiness. "This dress exacerbates the genetic betrayal that is my legacy."
Especially enjoyed the 80s high school flashbacks. Dressing like Madonna for the prom, happily basking in their fashion skills and originality (but of course Billy had to ruin it). When one of the A-list crowd put the magnets on Romy's back, it was so tragic. As Michele said later, "You couldn't help that you had scoliosis!" Duh! Bullies who pick on people for traits that they cannot change should be dragged out into the street and shot (Garfield used to say that, I believe).
The reunion itself is both sad and a relief. The post-it notes lie was taken advantage of by the knocked-up Chrissy, who should be a laughingstock herself just for being pregnant and having a husband who's an alcoholic and manwhore (and who was never cute, in my opinion). Well, she does end up a laughingstock by the end of the movie, when the wind from the helicopter blows up her dress. Ha!
Also, Chrissy never satisfied her dreams of becoming a news anchorwoman/weatherwoman because of marrying early (which is rarely a smart idea), effectively forcing herself into a little hole - unlike Romy and Michele, who have lived as they wanted to live, have had fun even though they aren't "successful" in the eyes of the world.
[...]
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great movie
I grew up watching this movie and always thought it was hilarious. Its still funny ten years later! If you've never seen it you have to watch it!
Published 6 days ago by eric
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny and Great!
One of the best movies that you will want to see again and again. The video was top notch. Everything arrived on time
nothing broken. I am a happy customer.
nothing broken. I am a happy customer.
Published 7 days ago by FerrariHunter13
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious!
I love this film and have ever since I saw it in the theater. I used to watch for it on TV, but now I've decided to invest in the DVD and I'm happy I have. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Scott C. Holstad
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the laughs I expected
With three powerhouse comediennes, I expected this movie to be a lot funnier. There are some bright moments, but the script is not all that funny, and transition from one scene to... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Patricia Meek
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite movies!
This is one of my favorite movies, mostly because I graduated in 1987, and so did Romy and Michele. It's great and nostalgic and inspiring! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Liljeannie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Two clueless women on an adventure!
This movie is fantastic and really brings you back to school days when you could relate to the various "clicks". Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Santos
5.0 out of 5 stars
Greatest Movie Ever!
I bought this for my daughter to give her best friend at her bridal shower. It has special memories for the two of them. Read more
Published 1 month ago by NEO
4.0 out of 5 stars
worth the upgrde if you like the film and have the average original...
With such a fine 80s soundtrack and an easy going story the blu ray is one for the fans. The DVD was very average in its quality whih thankfully is fixed in the blu ray. Read more
Published 1 month ago by mr
5.0 out of 5 stars
better than inventing post-its!
duh! its romy and michele can you go wrong? nope you sure can't. the disc is in great shape and this is the only place i could find this movie on dvd
Published 1 month ago by jkill
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!
This is a really great movie! This is one of the movies that I really enjoyed when I was younger!
Published 1 month ago by mikoyoukai
