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The Banger sisters

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Movie propaganda

Some friendships last forever... like it or not.

In the late 60s, it would have been hard to find a rock star who didn't have Suzette (Goldie Hawn) or Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) on his arm. Or attached to his leg. The self-proclaimed belles of the rock and roll ball rocked the worlds of every music legend whose pants they could take off - and they have the pictures to prove it. But it's been more than two decades since the Banger sisters earned their nickname - or even laid eyes on one another.

Vinnie is now Lavinia - a prim, suburban mother, wife and pillar of the community, more at home at a garden party than a mosh pit. Suzette is still her brassy self - plus a few tattoos and a remarkably increased bust line. When Suzette's world comes crashing down she sets off in search of the one friend who might be able to rescue her, or at least give her a few thousand bucks. The reunion of the Banger sisters is the collision of two women's worlds: one who's living in the past, and one who's hiding from it. Together they learn the value of living in the moment.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama comedy rock and roll

Persons of interest

Susan Sarandon .... Lavinia
Goldie Hawn .... Suzette
Geoffrey Rush .... Harry
Erika Christensen .... Hannah
Robin Thomas .... Raymond
Eva Amurri .... Ginger
Matthew Carey .... Jules
Bob Dolmann .... Screenwriter
Bob Dolmann .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Awards and film festivals:

Deauville Festival of American Film 2002: Screening

The Banger sisters official movie site
The Banger sisters QuickTime movie trailers
Studios and distributors:

Fox Searchlight

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

In one of those Hollywood co-incidences, Goldie Hawn plays the grown-up version of the role her daughter - Kate Hudson - played in Almost famous: the blonde groupie from Hell. She (Suzette) is now the oldest teenager in town and has nothing to show for it except the abovementioned tattoos and implants. Susan Sarandon plays the stuck-up bitch who got that way by allowing other people to rule more and more of her life, one day at a time, for 20 years. The Suzette breezes into Lavinia's life like a breath of fresh air (Do you like the extended metaphor?) and all the walls come tumbling down. She does the same thing to Harry (played by Geoffrey Rush with the strangest American accent I've ever heard).

The point of this picture is a little fuzzy - I think it's about holding onto your sense of playfulness - but that's all right because the point of this picture is not the destination, it's the journey. The Banger sisters is a chick flick about two girlfriends celebrating girl-power by having their cake and eating it, too. (Of course, I've always maintained that there's no point in having cake unless you are going to eat it.)

Whatever. There are some funny bits, mostly for parents with a past that they wouldn't want to share with their children (not the least for fear of encouraging their children to have as much fun as they once did), and some hurtful bits and some warm, fuzzy bits. Great for a girl's night in.