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Wikipedia article
'Modern Girls' is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Jerry Kramer, starring Virginia Madsen, Daphne Zuniga and Cynthia Gibb.
Plot summary
Three women in their early 20s, Margo, Kelly, and Cece, are roommates living in Los Angeles working menial jobs by day, and by night they enjoy the vibrant and decadent nightlife of the city.
Margo has a boring job in telemarketing, Cece gets fired from her job at a department store, while Kelly works in a pet store and is very good at selling pets, mainly thanks to her looks.
It is Friday night and the women are getting ready for a night out on the town. However, Margo and Cece soon discover that Kelly has taken Margo's car to go meet a DJ she's infatuated with.
Luckily, Kelly's date for the night, Clifford, one of her many infatuated customers, arrives to pick her up, so Margo and Cece hitch a ride with him to go to the club where the DJ is working. Cliffie (as Cece calls him) reluctantly tags along a rollercoaster ride with them and learns how the women usually spend their nights out.
Meeting rock star Bruno X, surviving a police raid, getting dumped by DJ Brad, taking a trip on ecstasy, escaping from crazed fans and a run-in with a sexual criminal are some of the situations the group gets themselves into.
Cast
* Cynthia Gibb as Cece
* Virginia Madsen as Kelly
* Daphne Zuniga as Margo
* Clayton Rohner as Clifford/Bruno X
* Chris Nash as Ray
* Martin Ferrero as music video director
* Stephen Shellen as Brad
* Rick Overton as Marsats
* Troy Evans as club owner
* John Dye as Mark
* Mark Holton as Boss
* Stuart Charno as Nerdy Guy
* Cameron Thor as D.J. #1
* Ron Campbell as D.J. #2
* Josh Richman as Milo
* Pamela Springsteen as Tanya
* Mike Muscat as mechanic
Original soundtrack
* 'Modern Girls' (soundtrack)
* Depeche Mode - "But Not Tonight". Written by Martin Gore. The song was released as a promo single in February 1986 and later in 12" format in the United States only, accompanied by a music video featuring footage from 'Modern Girls' to help promote the movie. The video was included on the second DVD included in the 2002 UK version of 'The Videos 8698'.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 40% rating based on 5 reviews.
Home media
On April 2, 2012, 'Modern Girls' was brought to DVD, as part of the MGM Limited Edition Collection series.
See also
* List of American films of 1986
References
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