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Molly Gunn ([[Brittany Murphy]]) is a carefree and fun-spirited girl, living off the ample trust fund of her late rock legend father, Tommy Gunn. When she finds out that her father's accountant embezzled her money, she is left penniless and homeless. She moves in with her best friend, Ingrid, who tells her that to stay with her, she must find a job. |
Molly Gunn ([[Brittany Murphy]]) is a carefree and fun-spirited girl, living off the ample trust fund of her late rock legend father, Tommy Gunn. When she finds out that her father's accountant embezzled her money, she is left penniless and homeless. She moves in with her best friend, Ingrid ([[Marley Shelton]]), who tells her that to stay with her, she must find a job. |
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Molly begins work as the nanny of eight-year old Ray ([[Dakota Fanning]]), a hypochondriac and neat freak. Roma ([[Heather Locklear]]), Ray's mother is a music executive who is too busy to notice Ray. Ray's father is in a coma and is being treated at home by a private nurse. Ray attempts to maintain order in her life by stifling her emotions - she often quotes [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]]: "Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun." She even feels this way about ballet, which is one of her most beloved passions: leaving practices early when they begin dancing freestyle. Molly attempts to show her how to have fun, which at first causes them to fight a lot, but it eventually strengthens their friendship and allows Ray to embrace her emotions. |
Molly begins work as the nanny of eight-year old Ray ([[Dakota Fanning]]), a hypochondriac and neat freak. Roma ([[Heather Locklear]]), Ray's mother is a music executive who is too busy to notice Ray. Ray's father is in a coma and is being treated at home by a private nurse. Ray attempts to maintain order in her life by stifling her emotions - she often quotes [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]]: "Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun." She even feels this way about ballet, which is one of her most beloved passions: leaving practices early when they begin dancing freestyle. Molly attempts to show her how to have fun, which at first causes them to fight a lot, but it eventually strengthens their friendship and allows Ray to embrace her emotions. |
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Molly falls for singer Neal Fox ([[Jesse Spencer]]) when he plays at her birthday party thrown by her best friends, Huey and Ingrid. They share a deep relationship, and Ingrid fears that Molly does not have her priorities straight after she burns and redesigns Neal's lucky jacket; she is soon kicked out and moves in with Huey. Neal breaks up with Molly once he sees the jacket, claiming he has to pursue his music career. He gets a record deal with Roma and has a successful song and music video that Molly helped him write (he is wearing the jacket in the video). With the help of Ingrid, Molly cleanses herself by removing herself of all her possessions so that she can forget about Neal and her carefree lifestyle. |
Molly falls for singer Neal Fox ([[Jesse Spencer]]) when he plays at her birthday party thrown by her best friends, Huey ([[Donald Faison]])and Ingrid. They share a deep relationship, and Ingrid fears that Molly does not have her priorities straight after she burns and redesigns Neal's lucky jacket; she is soon kicked out and moves in with Huey. Neal breaks up with Molly once he sees the jacket, claiming he has to pursue his music career. He gets a record deal with Roma and has a successful song and music video that Molly helped him write (he is wearing the jacket in the video). With the help of Ingrid, Molly cleanses herself by removing herself of all her possessions so that she can forget about Neal and her carefree lifestyle. |
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Molly takes Ray to [[Coney Island]] and explains how when her parents died, she ran away to Coney Island and rode the tea cups. She encourages Ray to talk with her father, even though he's in a coma. Molly promises Ray that people in a coma get better when you talk to them. However, Ray's father dies the next day, so Ray runs away from home, and Molly finds her at Coney Island riding in a Tea Cup. |
Molly takes Ray to [[Coney Island]] and explains how when her parents died, she ran away to Coney Island and rode the tea cups. She encourages Ray to talk with her father, even though he's in a coma. Molly promises Ray that people in a coma get better when you talk to them. However, Ray's father dies the next day, so Ray runs away from home, and Molly finds her at Coney Island riding in a Tea Cup. |
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Molly decides to take charge of her own life and takes Ray's advice to auction off her late father's guitar collection to an unknown buyer. She is able to afford her own place, and at the wake for Ray's father, Molly meets other musicians who ask her to design their clothes after seeing Neal's jacket in his video. She realizes she has a talent in fashion design and goes to design school. |
Molly decides to take charge of her own life and takes Ray's advice to auction off her late father's guitar collection to an unknown buyer. She is able to afford her own place, and at the wake for Ray's father, Molly meets other musicians who ask her to design their clothes after seeing Neal's jacket in his video. She realizes she has a talent in fashion design and goes to design school. |
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Molly designs Ray's tutu for her ballet recital, which she later attends. She is surprised when Ray dances freestyle to Neal singing "Molly Smiles", a classic written by her father when she was a child. He is also playing Tommy Gunn's acoustic guitar; the remaining ballerinas are holding the other guitars in |
Molly designs Ray's tutu for her ballet recital, which she later attends. She is surprised when Ray dances freestyle to Neal singing "Molly Smiles", a classic written by her father when she was a child. He is also playing Tommy Gunn's acoustic guitar; the remaining ballerinas are holding the other guitars in her father's collection. |
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==Cast== |
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Revision as of 19:23, 23 May 2010
| Uptown Girls | |
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 Uptown Girls Promotional Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Boaz Yakin |
| Written by | Julia Dahl Mo Ogrodnik Lisa Davidowitz |
| Produced by | Fisher Stevens |
| Starring | Brittany Murphy Dakota Fanning Marley Shelton Donald Faison Jesse Spencer and Heather Locklear |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Edited by | David Ray |
| Music by | Joel McNeely |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date | August 15, 2003 |
Running time | 92 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| Box office | $44,617,342 |
Uptown Girls is a 2003 comedy directed by Boaz Yakin and adapted from the story by Allison Jacobs into screenplay by Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik and Lisa Davidowitz. It starred Brittany Murphy as a 22-year-old living a charmed life as the daughter of a famous rock and roll musician. Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison and Jesse Spencer also star.
Plot
Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy) is a carefree and fun-spirited girl, living off the ample trust fund of her late rock legend father, Tommy Gunn. When she finds out that her father's accountant embezzled her money, she is left penniless and homeless. She moves in with her best friend, Ingrid (Marley Shelton), who tells her that to stay with her, she must find a job.
Molly begins work as the nanny of eight-year old Ray (Dakota Fanning), a hypochondriac and neat freak. Roma (Heather Locklear), Ray's mother is a music executive who is too busy to notice Ray. Ray's father is in a coma and is being treated at home by a private nurse. Ray attempts to maintain order in her life by stifling her emotions - she often quotes Mikhail Baryshnikov: "Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun." She even feels this way about ballet, which is one of her most beloved passions: leaving practices early when they begin dancing freestyle. Molly attempts to show her how to have fun, which at first causes them to fight a lot, but it eventually strengthens their friendship and allows Ray to embrace her emotions.
Molly falls for singer Neal Fox (Jesse Spencer) when he plays at her birthday party thrown by her best friends, Huey (Donald Faison)and Ingrid. They share a deep relationship, and Ingrid fears that Molly does not have her priorities straight after she burns and redesigns Neal's lucky jacket; she is soon kicked out and moves in with Huey. Neal breaks up with Molly once he sees the jacket, claiming he has to pursue his music career. He gets a record deal with Roma and has a successful song and music video that Molly helped him write (he is wearing the jacket in the video). With the help of Ingrid, Molly cleanses herself by removing herself of all her possessions so that she can forget about Neal and her carefree lifestyle.
Molly takes Ray to Coney Island and explains how when her parents died, she ran away to Coney Island and rode the tea cups. She encourages Ray to talk with her father, even though he's in a coma. Molly promises Ray that people in a coma get better when you talk to them. However, Ray's father dies the next day, so Ray runs away from home, and Molly finds her at Coney Island riding in a Tea Cup.
Molly decides to take charge of her own life and takes Ray's advice to auction off her late father's guitar collection to an unknown buyer. She is able to afford her own place, and at the wake for Ray's father, Molly meets other musicians who ask her to design their clothes after seeing Neal's jacket in his video. She realizes she has a talent in fashion design and goes to design school.
Molly designs Ray's tutu for her ballet recital, which she later attends. She is surprised when Ray dances freestyle to Neal singing "Molly Smiles", a classic written by her father when she was a child. He is also playing Tommy Gunn's acoustic guitar; the remaining ballerinas are holding the other guitars in her father's collection.
Cast
- Brittany Murphy - Molly Gunn
- Dakota Fanning - Lorraine "Ray" Schleine
- Marley Shelton - Ingrid
- Donald Faison - Huey
- Jesse Spencer - Neal Fox
- Austin Pendleton - Mr. McConkey
- Heather Locklear - Roma Schleine
- Pell James - Julie
- Wynter Kullman - Holly
- Amy Korb - Kelli
Reception
The film opened at #5 at the U.S. Box office raking in $11,277,367 USD in its first opening weekend. Rotten Tomatoes gave the movie a Average Rating of 3.8/10 with 107 Reviews [Fresh:14 | Rotten:93] [1]
Trivia
- Following Brittany Murphy's death at the age of 32 on December 20, 2009, Dakota Fanning, now age 16, stated that she cherished the time they spent together while working on the film, and that she was "very grateful that [she] had the chance to work with [Murphy]." [1]
- Jesse Spencer sings "Sheets of Egyptian Cotton" and "Molly Smiles" in the movie.