Bar Girls

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Bar Girls
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarita Giovanni
Written byLauran Hoffman
(based on her play)
Produced byMarita Giovanni
Lauran Hoffman
Starring
  • Nancy Allison Wolfe
  • Liza D'Agostino
  • Camila Griggs
  • Michael Harris
CinematographyMichael Ferris
Edited byCarter DeHaven
Music by Lanny Meyers
Distributed by Orion Classics
Release date
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000 (estimated)
Box office$573,953 (US) [1]

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]

Contents

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

Reception

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

Home media

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

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References

  1. Bar Girls at Box Office Mojo
  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 .