The Banger Sisters Movie Review 2002

Fast forward "Almost Famous" thirty years and you'll find Kate Hudson has turned into her real-life mother, Hawn, who plays Suzette, a middle-aged former '60s/'70s "band-aid" turned, well, not turned at all, still living the wild, free-spirit life. Her partner in rock n' roll groupie-dom, Vinnie (Sarandon), however, has grown up and uptight; now she's suburban mom Lavinia living in the 'burbs. When Suzette loses her job, she drifts back into Vinnie's life and helps her get back to her sleazy, but more honest, roots. Sanitized-for-your-protection version of groupie life rings false throughout. Characters are essentially modeled on groupie legends the Plaster Casters. Material isn't worthy of these A-listers and nostalgia appeal runs thin. Amurri is Sarandon's real-life daughter.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Female Bonding, Moms, Sex & Sexuality, Growing Older, Teen Angst, Parenthood

Screenplay

Bob Dolman

Cast

Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Robin Thomas, Eva Amurri, Matthew Carey

Cinematography

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Director

Bob Dolman

Music

Trevor Rabin

Other

Walt Martin, Andy Peach, Maureen Crowe, John Bissell, Aram Nigoghossian, Caty Maxey, Jacqueline West, Maia Javan

Producer

Mark Johnson, Elizabeth Cantillon, Gran Via, Fox Searchlight