The Women (2008)
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Veteran producer/director Diane English (The Lathe of Heaven, Murphy Brown) helms this contemporized remake of George Cukor's beloved proto-feminist comedy drama The Women (1939), an adaptation of Clare Boothe Luce's play. The English version follows the gossip, bitchy wisecracking, and overall disillusionment that erupt among a group of socialite friends when their dearest and most envied learns of her husband's marital infidelity at the hands of a backstabbing shopgirl. The all-female cast is fronted by Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Candice Bergen, with supporting roles inhabited by Bette Midler, Cloris Leachman, and Carrie Fisher. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, (more)
- Director(s):
- Diane English
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Women
Veteran producer/director Diane English (The Lathe of Heaven, Murphy Brown) helms this contemporized remake of George Cukor's beloved proto-feminist comedy drama The Women (1939), an adaptation of Clare Boothe Luce's play. The English version follows the gossip, bitchy wisecracking, and overall disillusionment that erupt among a group of socialite friends when their dearest and most envied learns of her husband's marital infidelity at the hands of a backstabbing shopgirl. The all-female cast is fronted by Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Candice Bergen, with supporting roles inhabited by Bette Midler, Cloris Leachman, and Carrie Fisher. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 114 mins
Complete Cast of The Women
- Meg Ryan - Mary Haines
- Eva Mendes - Crystal Allen
- Jada Pinkett Smith - Alex Fisher
- Bette Midler - Leah Miller
- Carrie Fisher - Bailey Smith
- Joanna Gleason - Barbara
- Debi Mazar - Tanya
- India Ennenga - Molly Haines
- Annette Bening - Sylvie Fowler
- Debra Messing - Edie Cohen
- Candice Bergen - Catherine Frazier
- Cloris Leachman - Maggie
- Lynn Whitfield - Glenda Hill
- Ana Gasteyer - Pat
- Tilly Scott Pedersen - Uta
- Jill Flint - Annie
- Director(s):
- Diane English
- Writer(s):
- Diane English
- Producer(s):
- Mick Jagger, Diane English, Bill Johnson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Drug Content, Profanity, Smoking, Sexual Situations)
- Categories:
- Drama
- 2008 - Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Remake That Shouldn't Have Been Made Award
- 2008 - Women Film Critics Circle - Hall of Shame
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