California Girls (film)

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California Girls
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GenreComedy
Drama
Written by Charles Rosin
Directed by Rick Wallace
Starring Robby Benson
Doris Roberts
Martin Mull
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Martha Longley
Charles Rocket
Music by Mark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer R.W. Goodwin
CinematographyGil Hubbs
EditorMichael Jablow
Production company ABC Circle Films
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseMarch 24, 1985 (1985-03-24)

California Girls is a 1985 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Robby Benson and Martin Mull, directed by Rick Wallace. It originally aired on ABC on March 24, 1985. [1]

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Plot

A Jersey City auto mechanic travels to California in search of his dream girl, the "California Girl", a girl he saw in cosmetics commercials. He meets the woman of his dreams and a Hollywood photographer, who show him the good life of Los Angeles. The "dream girl" convinces him to follow his dreams and open his own garage with an inheritance from his father. However, the manager may have other plans, and he sees that having his own business is not as hunky dory as he believed. He is a great mechanic, but, because he lacks business acumen, he ends up doing all the hard work at the garage.

He is left high and dry as the business goes belly up, the manager skips town, and his girlfriend has a new beau, thereby throwing him out on the street, just as a California earthquake strikes. Turns out, it is all a dream/nightmare, and the mechanic has second thoughts about going to California after all, but is convinced by his bowling buddy to give it a shot. Upon arrival, he is shocked to learn that it is not much different from his hometown, i.e., rude people, dreary weather, until he meets a nice, down-to-earth woman who also came from New Jersey.

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References

  1. "California Girls". Turner Classic Movies.