Lick the Star

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Lick The Star
Directed by	Sofia Coppola
Produced by	Sofia Coppola Andrew Durham Caroline Kaplan Christopher Neil
Written by	Sofia Coppola, Stephanie Hayman
Starring	Bob Balaban, Robert Schwartzman, Christina Turley Audrey Heaven
Distributed by	Film Movement
Release date(s)	October, 1998
Running time	14 min.
Language	English
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Lick the Star is a black and white American short film. It was the directorial debut of Sofia Coppola.

The plot concerns a clique of school girls who devise a secret plan that they codename "Lick the Star". Its themes include teenage alienation, the fickle attitudes of high school girls, and boredom caused by affluence.

The young actresses in Coppola's film have no other screen credits to their names. Peter Bogdanovich appears in a cameo as the Principal. The director of photography was Lance Acord, and the soundtrack features The Amps, Kim Gordon and the Go-Gos. Coppola's own eye appears in one dream-like shot.

The film's themes also appear in Coppola's later work, such as the feelings of isolation (like her characters feel in "The Virgin Suicides" and "Lost In Translation"); in addition, the film begins with a car journey, just like her later films The Virgin Suicides and Lost In Translation.

The film is included as a bonus feature on the DVD for the movie HOP, from the filmmovement collection