Boys on the Side
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| Boys on the Side | |
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 Boys on the Side theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Herbert Ross |
| Produced by | Anon Milchan Steven Reuther |
| Written by | Don Roos |
| Starring | Whoopi Goldberg Mary-Louise Parker Drew Barrymore Matthew McConaughey James Remar Billy Wirth Amy Aquino |
| Music by | David Newman |
| Cinematography | Donald E. Thorin |
| Editing by | Michael R. Miller |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
| Release date(s) | February 3, 1995 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Boys on the Side is a 1995 comedy-drama film about friendship, written by Don Roos and directed by Herbert Ross.
Three unique women embark on a cross-country road trip: Jane (Goldberg), a lesbian lounge singer in search of a new life; Holly (Barrymore), a pregnant girl who just wants to escape her brutal boyfriend; and Robin (Parker), an uptight real estate agent who has her own secrets (namely being infected with HIV). Jane and Robin leave New York to travel to Pittsburgh to pick up Holly and stumble across a knock out fight between Holly and her abusive boyfriend. They leave him there bound and taped not realizing that he could die from it. The three unlikely travellers then form a special friendship on their journey which sees them through ultimately tragic times.
After Holly's confession to Jane and Robin that, before joining them on their trip, she accidentally killed her abusive boyfriend, the three women hide out in a small town in Arizona, hoping to start a new life. However, Jane has a secret crush on Robin, Holly falls in love with and confesses to a local police officer (McConaughey), and Robin finds the courage to face her impending death. Holly is taken back to Pittsburgh to face the consequences of her actions, a telling scene inside Allegheny County Courthouses "Bridge of Sighs" with Robin.
The movie features some great shots of downtown Pittsburgh and the vistas from Mt. Washington in the city as well as the gothic architecture of the courthouse and "Bridge of Sighs".
