The Good Girl (2002)

Regisseur:

Miguel Arteta

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Mike White (written by)

Premierendatum:

25. August 2002 (Canada)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

It's her last best chance... is she going to take it?

Plot:

A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | Extramarital Affair | Heavy Rain | Cuckold | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship

Filmpreise:

5 wins & 15 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Touching, Compelling, Perfectly Ordinary

Besetzung

Jennifer Aniston	...	Justine Last
Deborah Rush	...	Gwen Jackson
Mike White	...	Corny
John Carroll Lynch	...	Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Holden Worther
Zooey Deschanel	...	Cheryl
John C. Reilly	...	Phil Last
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Bubba
Jacquie Barnbrook	...	Heavy Set Woman
Annie O'Donnell	...	Haggard Woman
John Doe	...	Mr. Worther
Roxanne Hart	...	Mrs. Worther
Jon Shere	...	Lester (as Jonathan Shere)
Alice Amter	...	Big Haired Woman
Jean Rhodes	...	Old Woman

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, some language and drug content.

Länge:

93 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Deutschland | Netherlands

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Ireland:18 (re-rating) | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38723)

Drehorte:

Glen Capri Motel - 6700 San Fernando Rd., Glendale, California, USA

Firma:

Flan de Coco Films

Dies und das:

The Texas flag in Bubba's apartment is upside down.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In the bathroom, during the pregnancy test scene, the length of the toilet paper hanging next to Justine varies between shots.

Dialogzitate:

Phil Last: I don't know what to say about Jesus... I'm stoned.
Justine: Just let the other people do the talking.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I'll Be Seeing You

Touching, Compelling, Perfectly Ordinary

This movie is great, in my opinion, because its so misunderstood. Its so simple! The dialogue is not heavy, but it is perfectly articulated and emotional, and delivered brilliantly by Jennifer Aniston, who really shines as Justine, a small town girl who wants to get away from the monotony of life. Jake Gyllenhaal's role as a Holden Caulfield wannabe is well pulled off. I particularly liked how depressingly un attractive his drunken dramas were. You could see so many emotions in Justine, trying to ignore what she didn't like about him, trying to find something to love about him. Though my all time favourite aspect of the movie is the painfully realistic awkward sex and kissing. With an extreme but none the less effective ending, I'd easily give this film a biased 9/10! A little slice of real life, for a change.