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Shag
Directed by
Zelda Barron
Produced by Stephen Woolley and Julia Chasman
Produced by Stephen Woolley and Julia Chasman
Screenplay by
Robin Swicord, Lanier Laney, and Terry Sweeney
Story by
Lanier Laney and Terry Sweeney
With:
Phoebe Cates, Scott Coffey, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, Leilani Sarelle, Robert Rusler, Jeff Yagher, and Paul Lieber
Cinematography:
Peter MacDonald
Editing: Laurence Méry-Clark
Editing: Laurence Méry-Clark
Runtime:
98 min
Release Date: 14 April 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 14 April 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Four childhood chums spend a last weekend together in the Summer of '63. All the young leads are wonderful, distinctive actresses who make the rote script shine, but the movie never coalesces into the female American Graffiti it wants to be.