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Uptown Girls [DVD] [2004]

Brittany Murphy , Dakota Fanning , Boaz Yakin    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear, Jesse Spencer, Marley Shelton
  • Directors: Boaz Yakin
  • Writers: Allison Jacobs, Julia Dahl, Lisa Davidowitz, Mo Ogrodnik
  • Producers: Boaz Yakin, Allison Jacobs, Fisher Stevens
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, English, German
  • Dubbed: German, Italian, Spanish
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English, German
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Jun 2004
  • Run Time: 89 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00022EFK2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,805 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Brittany Murphy (Don’t Say A Word) and Dakota Fanning (I Am Sam) shine brighter than all the lights of Manhattan in this delightful New York fairy tale. Co-starring Marley Shelton (Never Been Kissed), Donald Faison (Scrubs) and Heather Locklear (Spin City), Uptown Girls will make you laugh, cry … and laugh again! Molly (Murphy) is a partying rock ‘n’ roll princess whose money just ran out. Ray (Fanning) is a fussy nine-year-old whose last nanny ran out. Only Ray’s way-too-busy mom (Locklear) could think that hiring Molly would be the perfect set-up for both girls. But as this unlikely pair faces everything from control issues (Ray’s, of course) to temper tantrums (Molly’s, of course), they discover that sometimes your best friend can come from the place you least expect!

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
from all the reviews that seem to be going around for this movie, you'd think this film was definitely about one thing - learning to act your age. well, i just watched it, and that's not what i saw. i saw a film about two girls with no one they felt they could confide in or express their true feelings to. two girls, hiding the real them behind fake personas, gradually letting their true colours show and finding friendship with each other.

there's no denying it's a chick flick, but it's not the shallow and unrealistic bunch of fluff that the majority of critics seem happy to let you believe. there are some really sad bits in this film, with, of course, the necessary cheesy hollywood-style ending where everyone lives happily ever after.

seriously though, watch this movie with an open mind, and ignore jesse spencer's awful acting and even worse singing, and this film is sure to capture your heart.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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In terms of the basic plot "Uptown Girls" is totally predictable. Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy) is a spoiled little rich girl who needs to grow up when she is forced to go out and get a job for the first time in her life. Ray Schleine (Dakota Fanning) is an 8-year-old even littler little rich girl who is not only a hypochondriac and wise beyond her years but who needs to learn how to be a kid. Of course circumstances throw them together when Molly becomes Ray's nanny. There is the comic period of butting heads, the tentative beginnings of friendship, the point at which things blow up big time, and the heartfelt reconciliation. But one of the reasons that formula films like this continue to be made is because more often than not they work. The result is not a great film, but an enjoyable one where the best part of the film is the finale, where between them writers Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik, Lisa Davidowitz and Allison Jacobs come up with a creative way of bringing together major plot elements.

The twist with Molly Gunn is that she is the daughter of a rock 'n' roll legend, guitarist Tommy Gunn. Her parents were killed in a plane crash when she was about Ray's age and she has been living off the residuals. In her apartment there is a shrine in which all of her father's guitars are displayed, including the one on which he wrote his biggest hit, "Molly Smiles," the song that Molly can no longer bear to here. Molly might be spoiled, but she has a kind heart and not a mean bone in her body. When her accountant steals all of her money and disappears she has her friends, Ingrid (Marley Shelton) and Huey (Donald Faison), who stay true and try to help her survive in the real world (I liked not having to do deal with her friends forgetting her now that she is broke)....

Ray's mother, Roma Schleine (Heather Locklear) runs a record label, which, of course, signs Neal. This also explains why Ray needs a Nanny and we already know why the kid's attitude has a long procession of nanny's coming and going. But beyond her immaculate room and her preoccupation with germs and disease, Ray has her own father issue: he suffered a stroke and is now a vegetable set up in the library of the apartment. She seldom talks about her dad and she never visits him. To Molly, this is just wrong, but she does not give the obvious speech. Ray is smart enough to know what she would say and Molly bides her time until the time comes to say the right thing. In the counter-part to that scene that comes shortly afterwards, Molly and Ray communicate a whole range of emotions without either one of them even saying a word. Films like this rarely let silence speak so well on the behalf of the characters.

Dakota Fanning was the best thing in "Taken," and after her solid performance in "I Am Sam" it is nice to see her do a more comedic role in this film. Count me in the growing list of those who think she could well be the Jodi Foster of her generation (to wit, she is better than Jodi Foster was at this age and you have the sense that she can make the transition from child star to adult star). Brittany Murphy, who was wasted in "Just Married" and was asked to do something decidedly different in "8 Mile," sinks her teeth into this role. She has the ditzy parts down pat, but it is the honest moments that she shares with both Ray and Roma that she achieves her best grace notes in the film. She should get a lot of opportunities to do more romantic comedies and as long as they have some basis in the real world and do not require her character to go over the top, she should thrive in such roles.

Again, I want to applaud the creativity shown at the end of the film. Coming up with a payoff at the end of a film like this is difficult, because you need something that brings the characters together in a happy ending. What I like about this ending is that it achieves this without the characters involved ever making physical contact, by involving at least a half-dozen key plot elements, and, most importantly, by having the song we have been waiting almost the entire movie to hear be as good as it was supposed to be. When you watch the film a second time pay attention to how the music is set up during the auction scene. There might not be enough new here to make this a great film, but director Boaz Yakin has made "Uptown Girls" a nicely crafted formula film that more than meets our expectations. Read more ›

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent film on two people who learn each other on how to act their age. Firstly, ray[dakota fanning]a fussy eight year old who teaches her nanny molly gunn[brittany murphy]how to act her age,ray acts as a young adult where's molly is quite childish. But as ray gets to like her new nanny, things start to change they become great mates who both learn from each other. They have quite alot of things in common both of their dads have just died and both are scared in different situations. [IN MANY CASES THIS FILM IS ENJOYABLE FOR ANYONE.]
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than it looks. 27 Jun 2006
By Spider
Format:DVD
I got dragged to see this by a friend and as this isn't usually my sort of thing I thought I would hate it. However, I was really surprised and recommend that you give this film a chance even if you were put off by the front cover (though saying that, you wouldn't be reading this now). Basically I think this is a great film.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars *Brittany and Dakota sparkle!* 24 May 2004
Format:DVD
I wasn't sure i was gonna like this movie, Brittany Murphy's always good but you know what they always say you shouldn't work with children and animals, and in this she co-stars with both. Dakota Fanning was wonderful casting as Ray the uptight 8 year old Molly(Brittany Murphy) has to look after. THey both teach each other valuable lessons in life, Molly to grow up and become an adult and for Ray to learn how to be a child while she still is one! This was a light hearted movie with plenty of laughs. Donald Faison, Heather Locklear both star in the movie adding both serious and laughable elements. The one bad thing about this movie i have to admit was Jesse Spencer, sorry but you should stick to the acting because your singing was awful, it kinda ruined a perfectly good movie! A sunday afternoon movie for mums and daughters to enjoy!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars lovely film 8 Jun 2013
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a light hearted story which addresses bereavement issues really well, and covers a renge of emotions. i watched this film after my father died and it really helped.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great movie 15 April 2013
By Fiona
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I love this movie, great storyline.. not the same old same old, would recommend a watch very likable . .
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5.0 out of 5 stars regular youth film 6 Jan 2013
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still to watch.MANY DVDS TO WATCH . I have seen actress in many roles and her co-star.commercial entertainment at its best
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4.0 out of 5 stars Cute but predictable?
Well first of, I bought this because a few people I socialize with said they've seen it before and said it was such a good movie. So I bought this because 1. It was cheap and 2. Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2010 by helllomegan
4.0 out of 5 stars Something for everyone
Though the cover may not seem appealing, this is about being there for who you love, appreciating being loved.

Will make you laugh, and have tears in your eyes. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2010 by Stuff buyer
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy), the immature quirky wild child daughter of a once famous but now deceased rock star lives the socialite high life surviving on her inheritance. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by Dismal Angel
5.0 out of 5 stars Best film i have seen in while!
As i always look for new film to watch this one look like a film that i would love and god dam what i right. This is one of the best film i have ever seen. Read more
Published on 24 May 2009 by Stacey
3.0 out of 5 stars good chemistry between the two main actresses
This movie will make you laugh and even make you cry.But the first 30 minutes are a bit of a bore and the dialogue a bit plain and uninteresting. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2008 by dan the fan
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
This is one great chick flick comedy about a fussy nine year old child (dakota fanning) and a party princess(brittany murphy)as Molly whom just ran out of money. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2006 by crazykat
5.0 out of 5 stars a great film
this film is just really good for everyone. i watched it with my boyfriend and my girlsfriends on seperate occations and bothe times it was greatly enjoyed
Published on 26 Sep 2006 by A. Pattison
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!
This is an amazing film. Not at all what i was expecting. It made me laugh and it made me cry. The film dealt well with todays issues of childhood grief aswell as making me laugh... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2004 by Natalie
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