Georgia Rule (2007)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writer (WGA):

Mark Andrus (written by)

Release Date:

11 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In this family, attitude doesn't skip a generation.

Plot:

Rachel comes to stay with her Grandmother Georgia for the summer leaving some obvious problems behind at home...

Plot Keywords:

Grandmother | Secret | Alcoholic Mother | Idaho | Mormon

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Jane Fonda	...	Georgia
Lindsay Lohan	...	Rachel Wilcox
Felicity Huffman	...	Lilly
Dermot Mulroney	...	Dr. Simon Ward
Cary Elwes	...	Arnold
Garrett Hedlund	...	Harlan
Hector Elizondo	...	Izzy
Dylan McLaughlin	...	Sam
Zachary Gordon	...	Ethan
Laurie Metcalf	...	Paula
Tereza Stanislav	...	Violin Teacher
Fred Applegate	...	Townie #1
Cynthia Ferrer	...	Townie #2
Destiney Sue Walker	...	Waitress (as Destiney Moore)
Adreana Betan	...	Izzy's Niece

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and some language.

Runtime:

USA:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Lindsay Lohan's character (Rachel) is attending Vassar College in the fall. Jane Fonda attended Vassar College in real life.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, Rachel lies down in the shade of a billboard on the side of the road. When they cut to the wide shot the shadow of the billboard is on the opposite side so Rachel is in sunlight. This might have symbolized the passing of time, but in the next shot, when Harlen comes to wake her, she is clearly in the shade again.

Quotes:

Rachel: You don't have to brush me or feed me after riding me.

Movie Connections:

Features "Jeopardy!" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Born in the 70's

Great movie - Great Cast - Bad Marketing

Once again Hollywood marketing has classified a heartfelt drama as a rip roaring comedy. Georgia Rule is no laughing matter, but it is a powerful, worthwhile movie with an outstanding cast. Forget all the critic's reviews -- they don't "get it".

The opening is a little slow but it accurately portrays the strained relationships and secrets in this family. Fonda and Huffman are brilliant and so is Lohan. Given the press surrounding Lohan during the filming, my expectations were pretty low and I was very surprised at how good she was and how good the movie was.

It's a great movie to open dialog with your Mom or your resident teenager. Take the R rating seriously - it's a mature chick flick - one of the best.

Garry Marshall did a good job at handling a heavy subject. There are a couple of laughs along the way for comedy relief, but this is a movie that will stay with you. Go see it.