Boys on the Side1995
Boys on the Side (1995)
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Cast
as Jane
as Robin
as Holly
as Abe
as Alex
as Nick
as Elaine
as Massarelli
as Louise
as Anna
as Henry
as Johnny Figgis/Member of Jane's Band
as Herself
as Steve
as Herself
as Jerry
as Steve
as Pete
as Carrie
as Girl with Attitude
as Dr. Newbauer
as Tommy
as Young Robin
as Nightclub Owner
as Woman at Diner
as Drug Buyer
as Waitress
as Nurse
as Judge
as Guard
as Cab Driver
as Hotel Clerk
as Mary Todd (age 5 Months)
as Mary Todd (age 10 Months)
as New Mexico Policeman
as New Mexico Policeman
as Obstetrician
as Gynecologist
as Tuscon Policeman
as Tuscon Policeman
as Tow Truck Driver
as Tow Truck Driver
as Member of Jane's Band
as Member of Jane's Band
as Member of Jane's Band
as Member of Indigo Girls' Band
as Member of Indigo Girls' Band
as Member of Indigo Girls' Band
as Member of Indigo Girls' Band
as Member of Indigo Girls' Band
as Member of Desert Suns Band
as Member of Desert Suns Band
as Member of Desert Suns Band
as Member of Desert Suns Band
as Day of the Dead Dancers/Puppeteers
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Critic Reviews for Boys on the Side
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The three women are so spirited and funny -- so emotionally keyed into all the hearts and flowers -- that they give the movie their own kind of truth.
Roos and Ross (and I promise never to put those names together again) are so busy jerking the audience from wacky to teary, and back again, they seem blithely unaware of the howling melodrama of it all.
The entire film feels like the result of a market study.
It's decent mass consumption entertainment, but there's not much in the way of meat.
It's an original, and what it does best is show how strangers can become friends, and friends can become like family.
Goldberg and Parker are extraordinary.
Audience Reviews for Boys on the Side
This is a movie I have watched many times over the years and have owned in more than one format (VHS, laserdisc and now DVD... and frankly the transfer on the DVD is so crappy if it comes out on blu here, I am all over it!), so that gives you some idea how much I love it and how biased this review is going to be! As far as I am concerned, it is the perfect movie about female friendship... another one that leaves SATC in the pale (fun though those movies might be). Casting is perfect. I am far from a Whoopi Goldberg fan (she normally grates on me), but she is really good in this as Jane, a musician and lesbian who meets up with Robin (Mary-Louise Parker - just perfect here. I had never seen her in anything before this and I was drawn to her portrayal of the slightly dorky but beautiful Robin). Both are looking to leave town for various reasons and decide to car pool to California, though seemingly totally incompatible. Along the way they pick up Jane's friend Holly (Drew Barrymore - also a perfect role for her) who has got herself into a bit of a scrape with her dodgy boyfriend. The three get to know each other better, secrets come out and long lasting friendships are formed. The ending is incredibly sad and moves me to tears everytime without fail. I don't want to say more than that and ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen this. Even though the twist which leads to the end is revealed fairly early on in the movie, you do still kind of hope it will not happen as you just really can't wish any bad on this emotionally scarred character. I had not realised that Matthew McConaughey plays the policeman Holly falls in love with - I have not watched this movie in a few years, and I probably didn't really know who he was at the time. (Now of course he is in just about every chick flick going). He is pretty slimy here - both himself and the character, so I guess he suits it!
Super Reviewer
Don't remember much about this one.
Super Reviewer
The Best and precious gift ever is laughter and the miracle of friendship.
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Boys on the Side Quotes
| Jane: | The farther away from the body I get, the happier I'll be. |
| Robin: | Don't you knock. |
| Jane: | Not in a public toilet, no. |
| Massarelli: | Are you a lesbian too, Ms. Nickerson? |
| Robin: | No, sir, but at times I understand inclination. |
| Jane: | She's holding you back, man. Everyone says so. She's like Yoko with bangs. |