Georgia Rule

Plot

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

Release Year: 2007

Rating: 5.8/10 (13,241 voted)

Critic's Score: 25/100

Director:
Garry Marshall

Stars: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman

Storyline
Rachel comes to stay with her Grandmother Georgia for the summer leaving some obvious problems behind at home. Her alcoholic mother doesn't even stay the night before rushing back out to California to be with her husband. Rachel shakes up the town, a beautiful girl in the boring Mormon country. Then she reveals her deepest secret to one of her new friends, and her mother comes rushing back to find out if its true. In the midst of this crisis the three woman become closer than ever and start to understand each other more.

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 Gonzalez
–

Izzy's Niece

(as Adreana Betan)

Taglines:
Some families buckle under pressure…others bloom.

Details

Official Website:
Official site |

Release Date: 11 May 2007

Filming Locations: California State University Northridge – 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $20,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: BRL 414,375
(Brazil)
(22 July 2007)
(57 Screens)

Gross: $18,882,880
(USA)
(24 June 2007)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 113 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Felicity Huffman got so physical in her car fight scene with Cary Elwes that she broke the windshield, so when the car pulled over they filmed it from behind as they both get out.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes:
Rachel slides off her panties while trying to seduce Harlan, and when she offers to let him "touch it", she parts her legs slightly and it can clearly be seen that she's wearing another pair of panties.

Quotes:

Lilly:
I brought you a gift

Georgia:
It's lovely.

Lilly:
How do you know?

Georgia:
The ribbon and the paper.

User Review

Great movie – Great Cast – Bad Marketing

Rating: 9/10


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.