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D.E.B.S.
Why this pick
Like Strike!, it turns an elite girls’ school into a buoyant rebellion comedy, driven by close female friendships, rule-breaking, and an affectionate, knowingly exaggerated teen-movie tone.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1998 1h 37m ITA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In the fall of 1963 in New England, Odette "Odie" Sinclair is forcibly transferred by her parents to Miss Godard's Preparatory School for Girls after her parents find out that she has planned to have sex with her boyfriend, Dennis. Upon arrival to the school, which is run by the stern but kind headmistress Miss McVane, Odette is introduced to her roommates, the intelligent and charismatic Verena von Stefan and the promiscuous Tinka Parker. Verena and Tinka are the school's primary troublemakers; both mock an uptight hall monitor named Abigail "Abby" Sawyer, who has a penchant for tattletaling, and Verena regularly buys cigarettes from a lunch cook and is constantly late for classes.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Rachael Leigh Cook
Abigail 'Abby' Sawyer
Tom Guiry
'Frosty' Frost
Vincent Kartheiser
Snake - Flat Critter
Heather Matarazzo
Theresa 'Tweety' Goldberg
Roger Dunn
Police Captain
Gaby Hoffmann
Odette
Kirsten Dunst
Verena von Stefan
Lynn Redgrave
Miss McVane