A group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up.A group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up.A group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 10 nominations total
Chris Eigeman
- Nick Smith
- (as Christopher Eigeman)
Ellia Thompson
- Serena Slocum
- (as Elizabeth Thompson)
John Lynch
- Allen Green
- (as John Lynch)
Thomas R. Voth
- Cab Driver
- (as Tom Voth)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCarolyn Farina was cast as Audrey after director Whit Stillman's wife ran into her while shopping at Macy's. Farina, who worked in the perfume section, had no previous acting experience.
- Quotes
Man at Bar: The acid test is whether you take any pleasure in responding to the question "What do you do?" I can't bear it.
- SoundtracksDry Your Eyes
Performed by Brenda and the Tabulations
Bee Cool Music - BMI
Courtesy of Diona Records
Featured review
What a very different way to look at people...or, what a different group of characters to focus a movie on would be putting it better. Stillman took the snobby 'debutants' of upper Manhattan and made a movie about what they talk about. I personally found 2 kinds of humor in this movie...I laughed with the characters, and laughed at them. Can a group be this funny and be serious? It was very intelligent the way this movie had me listening, listening, laughing...quick cut to another scene and start over again. I have to admit that the acting was something of a humor in itself, as was the frayed ending, but all in all a very enjoyable movie.
I wish I could say more about it, but for some reason watching this, 'Barcelona', and 'Last Days of Disco' has left me a little wordless...I wouldn't be surprised to find that every word in the Webster's Dictionary was used between the three. But kudos to Stillman for doing it right.
I wish I could say more about it, but for some reason watching this, 'Barcelona', and 'Last Days of Disco' has left me a little wordless...I wouldn't be surprised to find that every word in the Webster's Dictionary was used between the three. But kudos to Stillman for doing it right.
- JessicaBrandy
- Jun 3, 2002
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Box office
- Budget
- $230,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,960,492
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $46,663
- Aug 5, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $2,960,492
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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