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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

  1. AFI Catalog of Feature Films
    https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58037-EARTH-GIRLSAREEASY
  2. Earth Girls Are Easy at Box Office Mojo
    https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=earthgirlsareeasy.htm
  3. Earth Girls Are Easy (1989) Review/Film; On Shaving, Furry Aliens Turn Into Valley Guys
    https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DEFD6163DF931A25756C0A96F948260
  4. Valley Girl Is Only One Shade of Julie Brown
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-08-ca-387-story.html
  5. American Film
  6. American Film
  7. Earth Girls Are Easy
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097257/business
  8. "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
  9. Earth Girls Are Easy at Rotten Tomatoes
    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/earth_girls_are_easy
  10. Metacritic
    https://www.metacritic.com/movie/earth-girls-are-easy/critic-reviews
  11. Chicago Sun-Times
    https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/earth-girls-are-easy-1989
  12. Leonard Maltin's 2006 Movie Guide
    https://archive.org/details/leonardmaltins00malt/page/368/mode/2up
  13. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vFoNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5282,9542229&dq=earth+girls+are+easy&hl=en
  14. Deseret News
    https://www.deseret.com/1989/8/2/20087471/film-review-earth-girls-are-easy
  15. 5th Spirit Awards ceremony hosted by Buck Henry - full show (1990)|Film Independent
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssad-F_vlMo
  16. SoundtrackCollector
    https://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=1273
  17. Amazon
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090411051531/http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Girls-Easy-Daryl-Oates/dp/B000002LGG
  18. Discogs
    http://www.discogs.com/artist/Royalty
  19. HallAndOates.de
    http://www.hallandoates.de/Singles%201985-1989.htm
  20. "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/
  21. Talkin' Broadway
    https://www.talkinbroadway.com/page/rialto/past/2002/9_13_02.html
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