Movie
The Banger Sisters
Chick flick film with a runtime of 98 minutes, released in 2002. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
For some folks, the 1960s never really ended, and one woman still cheerfully stuck in the Summer of Love discovers her one-time best friend has left that decade as far behind as humanly possible in this comedy. In the late '60s and early '70s, Suzette (Goldie Hawn) and Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) were two of Southern California's most celebrated groupies. Affectionately nicknamed "The Banger Sisters" by Frank Zappa, best friends Suzette and Vinnie partied hearty with practically every rock star of the era who mattered, and kept a collection of Polaroid snapshots documenting their randy exploits. In 2001, Suzette is still her free-spirited self, and after losing her job as a barmaid at an L.A. rock club, she decides to look up Vinnie, whom she hasn't seen for 20 years. Suzette hits the road for Phoenix, AZ, to pay Vinnie a surprise visit, and en route picks up Harry (Geoffrey Rush), a novelist with writer's block who can't drive and hasn't had sex for a decade. Upon her arrival, Suzette discovers Vinnie isn't quite the same person who used to chase any man with long hair and an electric guitar. Now going by her given name of Lavinia, she's a straight laced social worker with a lawyer for a husband, Raymond (Robin Thomas), and two teenage daughters, Hannah (Erika Christensen) and Ginger (Eva Amurri), none of whom know a thing about her wild and crazy past, and have a pretty hard time imagining Lavinia even attending a rock concert. Eva Amurri comes by her role as Susan Sarandon's daughter naturally enough -- Amurri is Sarandon's daughter in real life.
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Cast
- Goldie Hawn
- Susan Sarandon
- Geoffrey Rush
- Erika Christensen
- Robin Thomas
- Eva Amurri
- Matthew Carey
- Andre Ware
- Adam Tomei
- Sal López
- Kohl Sudduth
- Tinsley Grimes
- Larry Krask
- Marlayna Garrett
- Josh Todd
- Yugomir Lonich
- Keith Nelson
- Devon Glenn
- Jonathan Brightman
- Sheila Jaffe
- Georgianne Walken
- Karl Walter Lindenlaub
- Bob Dolman
- Russell Clark
- Walt Martin
- Jacqueline West
- Maia Javan
- David L. Bushell
- Caty Maxey
- John Cazin
- Maria Nay
- Suzanne Rodier
- Aram Nigoghossian
- David Bushell
