Taglines: Some friendships last forever… like it or not.
In West Hollywood, Suzette, now on the far side of middle age, has always been a party girl, leading a life solely for the here and now. When the here and now leads to her without a job, no money and thus no sense of whether her partying life has gotten her anywhere, she decides to go into her distant past to visit in Phoenix an old friend, Vinnie, who she has not seen or talked to in twenty years.
In their shared past, Suzette and Vinnie were Los Angeles groupies coined the Banger Sisters for their penchant to sleep with any and all rock musicians who came through Southern California. Suzette does know however that Vinnie’s life has changed, she married to Raymond, a lawyer who has political aspirations, the two who have two teenaged daughters.
It is in part the reason she decides to visit now well off Vinnie, to see if she will lend her some money. Suzette reconsiders when she finds out just how far Vinnie has changed. She now goes by her full given name Lavinia, and is not only the model of conservatism and respectability, but will go to extreme lengths to control this respectable agenda, which probably does not include a friend from their wild past. Suzette guesses that Vinnie’s family may not know about her past life.
If Suzette does decide to see Vinnie, she may upset Vinnie’s apple cart for good or bad. Suzette’s life is also mutually affected by Harry Plummer, a man she picks picks up on the way to Phoenix. With an extreme case of OCD, fifty year old Harry is failed Hollywood screenwriter who is returning to his hometown of Phoenix to conclude some business regarding what he considers his failed life.
The Banger Sisters is a 2002 American comedy film produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures about the reunion of two middle-aged women who used to be friends and groupies when they were young. The movie stars Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon and Geoffrey Rush. It was written and directed by Bob Dolman. The film was Hawn’s last acting role until the release of Snatched in 2017, fourteen and a half years after the release of The Banger Sisters.
The film was released on September 20, 2002. It opened at #2, in 2,738 theaters, grossing $10,037,846 during its opening weekend. It went on to gross $30,307,416 domestically and $7,760,937 from overseas markets, for a worldwide total of $38,068,353.
The Banger Sisters (2002)
Directed by: Bob Dolman
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Eva Amurri, Erika Christensen, Robin Thomas, Eva Amurri Martino, Matthew Carey, Andre Ware, Marlayna Cherisse
Screenplay by: Bob Dolman
Production Design by: Maia Javan
Cinematography by: Maia Javan
Film Editing by: Aram Nigoghossian
Costume Design by: Jacqueline West
Set Decoration by: Phil Dupont
Art Direction by: Caty Maxey
Makeup Department: Linda De Andrea, Cheri Minns
Music by: Roger Daltrey, Trevor Rabin
MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual content and some drug use.
Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: September 20, 2002
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