Earth Girls Are Easy
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Earth Girls Are Easy is a 1988 American science fiction musical romantic comedy film that was produced by Tony Garnett, Duncan Henderson, and Terrence E. McNally and was directed by Julien Temple. The film stars Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Julie Brown, Charles Rocket and Michael McKean. The plot is based on the song "Earth Girls Are Easy" from Brown's 1984 EP Goddess in Progress.
Infobox
Directed by
Julien Temple
Written by
mw- Julie Brown Charlie Coffey Terrence E. McNally
Produced by
Tony Garnett
Starring
Geena Davis Jim Carrey Damon Wayans Jeff Goldblum Julie Brown
Cinematography
Oliver Stapleton
Edited by
Richard Halsey
Music by
Nile Rodgers
Productioncompany
Kestrel Films
Distributed by
Vestron Pictures (United States) Odyssey Distributors (International)
Release dates
September 8, 1988 (1988-09-08) (TIFF) May 12, 1989 (1989-05-12) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$10 million (est.)[citation needed]
Box office
$3.9 million
Tables
· Accolades
Fantasporto
Fantasporto
Award
Fantasporto
Year
1990
Category
Best Film
Recipient(s)
Julien Temple
Result
Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards
Golden Raspberry Awards
Award
Golden Raspberry Awards
Year
Worst Supporting Actress
Category
Angelyne
Recipient(s)
Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Award
Independent Spirit Awards
Year
Best Cinematography
Category
Oliver Stapleton
Recipient(s)
Nominated
| Award | Year | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| Fantasporto | 1990 | Best Film | Julien Temple | Nominated |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Supporting Actress | Angelyne | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton | Nominated |
References
- AFI Catalog of Feature Filmshttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/58037-EARTH-GIRLSAREEASY
- Earth Girls Are Easy at Box Office Mojohttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=earthgirlsareeasy.htm
- Earth Girls Are Easy (1989) Review/Film; On Shaving, Furry Aliens Turn Into Valley Guyshttps://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DEFD6163DF931A25756C0A96F948260
- Valley Girl Is Only One Shade of Julie Brownhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-08-ca-387-story.html
- American Film
- American Film
- Earth Girls Are Easyhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097257/business
- "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s – An Information Briefing"https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-back-to-the-future-the-fall-and-rise-of-the-british-film-industry-in-the-1980s.pdf
- Earth Girls Are Easy at Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/earth_girls_are_easy
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/earth-girls-are-easy/critic-reviews
- Chicago Sun-Timeshttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/earth-girls-are-easy-1989
- Leonard Maltin's 2006 Movie Guidehttps://archive.org/details/leonardmaltins00malt/page/368/mode/2up
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vFoNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5282,9542229&dq=earth+girls+are+easy&hl=en
- Deseret Newshttps://www.deseret.com/1989/8/2/20087471/film-review-earth-girls-are-easy
- 5th Spirit Awards ceremony hosted by Buck Henry - full show (1990)|Film Independenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssad-F_vlMo
- SoundtrackCollectorhttps://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=1273
- Amazonhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090411051531/http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Girls-Easy-Daryl-Oates/dp/B000002LGG
- Discogshttp://www.discogs.com/artist/Royalty
- HallAndOates.dehttp://www.hallandoates.de/Singles%201985-1989.htm
- "Here's The Origin Of Iggy Azalea's New 'Pretty Girls' Video"https://web.archive.org/web/20150519095904/http://www.mtv.com/news/2159734/earth-girls-are-easy/
- Talkin' Broadwayhttps://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/rialto/past/2002/9_13_02.html