Who's That Girl (1987)

Regisseur:

James Foley

Drehbuchautoren:

Andrew Smith (story)
Andrew Smith (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

7. August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze

Werbezeile:

A funny thing happened on the way to the bus station.

Plot:

An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's asked to escort a feisty and free-spirited female ex-convict whom asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Scam | Parole | On The Run | Frame Up

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Madonna as herself

Besetzung

Madonna	...	Nikki Finn
Griffin Dunne	...	Louden Trott
Haviland Morris	...	Wendy Worthington
John McMartin	...	Simon Worthington
Bibi Besch	...	Mrs. Worthington
John Mills	...	Montgomery Bell (as Sir John Mills)
Robert Swan	...	Detective Bellson
Drew Pillsbury	...	Detective Doyle
Coati Mundi	...	Raoul
Dennis Burkley	...	Benny
James Dietz	...	Buck
Cecile Callan	...	Sandy - Wendy's Friend
Karen Elise Baldwin	...	Heather - Wendy's Friend (as Karen Baldwin)
Kimberlin Brown	...	Rachel - Wendy's Friend
Crystal Carson	...	Denise - Wendy's Friend

Alternativ:

Slammer (USA) (working title)

Länge:

92 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

UK:PG (cut) | Netherlands:MG6 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG (video re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | USA:PG (No. 28651) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Sweden:11

Drehorte:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Firma:

Guber-Peters Company, The

Dies und das:

The film was originally titled "Slammer" until Madonna wrote and decided to use Who's That Girl as the film's theme song. The song went to #1 on the Billboard chart in August 1987.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: In the first shot of Louden crashing through the gate and the limo dangling over the edge of the parking structure, you can clearly see that it is a stunt driver in a hat in the driver's seat when the car is shown from the side. When it cuts back to inside the car, Louden is in the driver's seat again.

Dialogzitate:

[an elderly cab driver pulls up outside the Worthington mansion]
Cabbie #3: Hey, what's going on here?
Sandy - Wendy's Friend, Heather - Wendy's friend, Rachel - Wendy's Friend, Denise - Wendy's Friend, Holly - Wendy's Friend: We're trying to get in!
Cabbie #3: Oh, hang on. I'll open the gate. Wendy gave me the keys. I had her in my cab once.

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Soundtrack:

What The World Needs Now Is Love

Madonna as herself

The singer / icon known as Madonna in the 1980's was Nikki Finn. The outrageous and very funny little girl with a sketchy past could only be played Madonna. Who's that Girl is a romantic comedy about two completely different who end up falling in love under the most unusual circumstances. Although its not a great comedy, the story is genuine and the acting holds up. Surprisingly, Madonna does not use her sexuality as much as she has in the past and in future films. Her funniness and charm wins over the audience. Although she is very sexy, she does not use her eye candy to draw the audience. A coming of age drama in the sense that Madonna is growing up and trying to break away from her past. In the end, the movie showcases Madonna as an actress and not the singer. Not since Desperately Seeking Susan two years before, that a film took a chance to promote Madonna off the stage (music) and onto the big screen as a comedic actress.