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Boys on the Side (1995)

Director: Herbert Ross

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From Time Out Film Guide

Goldberg's in her element here as Jane, a lesbian singer with attitude to spare who shares a cross-country drive first with Robin (Parker) and then with wild-child Holly (Barrymore). On the road, this female buddy-movie plays like a camper Thelma & Louise (rescued from her abusive boyfriend, Holly finds herself on the run when his corpse turns up on the front pages); it changes gears abruptly at the halfway mark, when Robin goes down with an AIDS-related illness. This tender, ticklish chicks' flick pushes a good many emotional buttons, but resists at least some of the easier options.

Author: TCh 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Herbert Ross

Producer: Arnon Milchan, Steven Reuther, Herbert Ross

Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey, James Remar, Estelle Parsons full cast

Duration: 117 mins


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