Synopsis
In the 1960s, a group of friends at an all girls school learn that their school is going to be combined with a nearby all boys school. They concoct a plan to save their school while dealing with everyday problems along the way.
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Cast
- Kirsten DunstVerena von Stefan
- Gaby HoffmannOdette
- Monica KeenaTinka Parker
- Rachael Leigh CookAbigail 'Abby' Sawyer
- Lynn RedgraveMiss McVane
- Tom Guiry'Frosty' Frost
- Vincent KartheiserSnake - Flat Critter
- Matthew LawrenceDennis
- Heather MatarazzoTheresa 'Tweety' Goldberg
- Merritt WeverMaureen 'Momo' Haines
Recommendations
- 80
Village Voice
A smart, sweet, and altogether smashing evocation of teenage girlhood. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Lively acting and good-natured feminism lift this lightweight comedy a notch above the norm. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
Under the candy coating and girl group soundtrack, the film acknowledges some hard truths about women and education that haven't changed much since the '60s. But it never loses sight of having a good time, and the girls are great. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
A knock-kneed but likable just-for-girls drama set in 1963 that promotes single-sex institutions as the best breeding ground for future female senators and filmmakers. - 50
The New York Times
Surprisingly pleasant, thanks to smart, unstereotyped performances. - 25
New York Post
You have to sit through 90 minutes that feel like three hours.
