Bar Girls

Bar Girls
Bar Girls
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Marita Giovanni
Written by	Lauran Hoffman; (based on her play)
Produced by	Marita Giovanni; Lauran Hoffman
Starring	Nancy Allison Wolfe; Liza D'Agostino; Camila Griggs; Michael Harris;
Cinematography	Michael Ferris
Edited by	Carter DeHaven
Music by	Lanny Meyers
Distributed by	Orion Classics
Release date	September 15, 1994(Toronto International Film Festival);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$500,000 (estimated)
Box office	$573,953 (US)

Last updated July 31, 2025

Bar Girls is a 1994 American lesbian-themed romantic comedy film written by Lauran Hoffman,^[2] adapted by Hoffman from her stage play of the same name for the screen in the same year.^[2] Starring Nancy Allison Wolfe, Liza D'Agostino, Camila Griggs and Michael Harris and directed by Marita Giovanni.^[2]

Premise

The film follows the lives of several gay women in the Los Angeles area who socialize at a local lesbian bar called Girl Bar.^[2]

Cast

Nancy Allison Wolfe as Loretta
Liza D'Agostino as Rachel
Camila Griggs as J.R.
Michael Harris as Noah
Justine Slater as Veronica
Lisa Parker as Annie
Pam Raines as Celia
Paula Sorge as Tracy
Cece Tsou as Sandy
Caitlin Stansbury as Kimba
Patti Sheehan as Destiny
Lee Everett as Lee
Betsy Burke as Cafe Waitress
Laurie Jones as Laurie
Chaz Bono (credited as Chastity Bono) as Scorp'

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 25% based on reviews from 8 critics.^[3]

Entertainment Weekly wrote in its review, "A chic girl-meets-girl movie for people who thought the women in Go Fish looked too damn geeky. The eight pretty patrons at the L.A. bar in this upbeat romantic rondelet change partners easily (always wearing nice makeup), pairing off and then recombining like residents of Melrose Place."^[4]

Home media

Bar Girls was released on Region 1 DVD on March 19, 2002.

References

↑ Bar Girls at Box Office Mojo
1 2 3 4 Holden, Stephen (April 7, 1995). "Bar Girls (1994) FILM REVIEW; Where the Girls Are. (Not the Beach.)". The New York Times .
↑ "Bar Girls (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes.
↑ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (April 21, 1995). "Bar Girls". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on November 30, 2017.

External links

Bar Girls at IMDb

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[1] Bar Girls at Box Office Mojo

[NYT-2] 1 2 3 4 Holden, Stephen (April 7, 1995). "Bar Girls (1994) FILM REVIEW; Where the Girls Are. (Not the Beach.)". The New York Times .

[3] "Bar Girls (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes.

[4] Schwarzbaum, Lisa (April 21, 1995). "Bar Girls". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on November 30, 2017.

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