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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 9781419817151 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 1419817159 Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 14, 2006 Running Time: 94 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: August 07, 1987 Sales Rank: 9496 MPN: WARD73405D
Description: Four years unjustly jailed haven't dampened the spirits or determination of Nikki Finn. The spunky parolee sets out to clear her name - and sets the Big Apple spinning in deliriously funny ways. "Madonna is sexy and funny - a very engaging comedian," Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote of her work in Who's That Girl. The music/movie superstar displays kicky comic flair and sings four terrific soundtrack tunes (Causing a Commotion, The Look of Love, Can't Stop and the title song). Griffin Dunne co-stars as an uptight, soon-to-wed attorney whose mild lifestyle swerves into the path of uproarious oncoming traffic courtesy of Nikki. This frisky caper proves screwball comedy is alive and swell.
Amazon.com: After Desperately Seeking Susan, Madonna was proclaimed a promising screen presence, but the one-two punch of Shanghai Surprise and Who's That Girl put a dent in her ascent. Directed by James Foley, who worked with Sean Penn in At Close Range (and shot the video for "Papa Don’t Preach"), it's an aggressively 1980s gloss on the screwball comedies of the 1930s. Jonathan Demme pulled off the gambit in Something Wild, but lightning did not strike twice. As the proceedings begin, platinum blonde bubblehead Nikki Finn (Madonna in Judy Holliday-gone-punk mode) has just been released from prison for a crime she didn't commit. Loudon Trott (Griffin Dunne, After Hours), a fastidious tax attorney, is assigned by future father-in-law Mr. Worthington to make sure she gets on the bus to Philly. (Turns out Worthington was involved with Nikki's bid in the pokey.) Loudon is also charged with delivering a rare cougar to eccentric superior Montgomery Bell (Sir John Mills)--on the day before his nuptials. In short order, the cat escapes and Nikki drags Loudon away from his wedding preparations to clear her name. Along the way, these two diametrically opposed entities fall improbably in love. The movie may have bombed, but the soundtrack, featuring four Madonna tracks, was a hit. Co-written by Ken Finkleman (The Newsroom) and lensed by Jan DeBont (Speed), Who's That Girl is manna for Madonna-philes. All others are advised to proceed with caution--or head straight for Howard Hawks’ timeless Bringing Up Baby instead. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Rating: - Vintage Madonna.
Who's That Girl is the ultimate Madonna soundtrack. There are 4 original songs that Madonna sings which include: Who's That Girl, Can't Stop, Causing a Commotion, and The Look of Love. The last song I ... Read More
Rating: - Who's That Girl.....Now?
The 80's brought us a lot of fun comedies. This is one of them. Though the movie was panned by critics at that time, let's face it, it's a fun movie to watch where you don't take it seriously and just ... Read More
Rating: - I give it 5 stars because:
...it's pretty damn funny! If you go into it thinking your gonna be watching Superbad, you are gonna hate this! It is a great simple comedy. I have heard Madonna herself trash the movie and her performance, ... Read More
Rating: - Who's That Girl Forever!
Ok, Who's That Girl is one of the most underappreciated movies made by Madonna. The critics and SHOCKINGLY the fans feel iffy about the intire movie. The very thought of fans bad talking the movie makes me emotional. ... Read More
Rating: - Love It.........
I saw this movie when I was a child and it made me laugh. I havent seen it since then so i bought the DVD and i still love it.
- Who's That Girl.....Now?