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Angie (1994 film)

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Angie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartha Coolidge
Written byTodd Graff
Based onAngie, I Says
by Avra Wing
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohnny E. Jensen
Edited bySteven Cohen
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • March 4, 1994 (1994-03-04)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26 million
Box office$9.4 million

Angie is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Martha Coolidge, written by Todd Graff, and starring Geena Davis as the title character. It was produced by Caravan Pictures and distributed by Hollywood Pictures. It is based on the 1991 novel Angie, I Says by Avra Wing,[1] which was a New York Times Notable Book of 1991. The film received mixed reviews and was a box office bomb, grossing only $9.4 million against its $26 million budget.

Plot

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Angie is an office worker who lives in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York and dreams of a better life. After learning that she is pregnant by her boyfriend Vinnie, she decides that she will have the baby, but not Vinnie as a husband.

This turns the entire neighborhood upside down and starts her on a journey of self-discovery, including a love affair with a man named Noel who she meets at an art museum. Even her best friend Tina has trouble understanding her.

Cast

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Production

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20th Century Fox films head Joe Roth, production president Roger Birnbaum and producer Larry Brezner had Angie, I Says under development. Todd Graff had written the screenplay for Madonna. The adaptation was placed into turnaround. Roth and Birnbaum had left for an independent label at Disney, Caravan Pictures, and were able to get the adaptation moved there from Fox. Because of scheduling conflicts with her role in Abel Ferrara's movie Dangerous Game, which is also produced by her company, Maverick, she dropped out of the then Jonathan Kaplan-directed film. Madonna had wanted them to push back production on the film, but given that it was a winter story, Caravan wanted to film it in winter, then debut it in winter. She bowed out as they also took issue with her lack of acting experience. The lead role was then offered to Geena Davis.[1]

Reception

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The film opened to mixed reviews and was a box office bomb. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 53% from 19 critics.[2] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B" on scale of A+ to F.[3]

Year-end lists

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Eller, Claudia (December 14, 1992). "Madonna faxes Roth her wrath". Variety. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Angie | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ "Cinemascore". Archived from the original on 2018-12-20.
  4. ^ Mayo, Mike (December 30, 1994). "The Hits and Misses at the Movies in '94". The Roanoke Times (Metro ed.). p. 1.
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