A nerdy Catholic schoolgirl, Mary Katherine Gallagher, dreams of superstardom.A nerdy Catholic schoolgirl, Mary Katherine Gallagher, dreams of superstardom.A nerdy Catholic schoolgirl, Mary Katherine Gallagher, dreams of superstardom.
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- TriviaEvery car seen in the movie (with the exception of the opening sequence) is either a lime green or black new Volkswagen Beetle. The cars in the opening sequence are all classic VW Beetles.
- GoofsIn one scene when Mary is talking to her friend in front of the school, The friend is spinning a basketball in her hand. When she puts it in her other hand you can see the device that spins the ball.
- Quotes
Grandma Gallagher: We've got two days to the big show. So when I say kick, you want to kick. And when I say dip, you dip. And when I say tap, you tap. And when I say...
Mary Katherine Gallagher: They get it, Grandma. They get it. They get it.
Grandma Gallagher: I've got two more. And when I say booga-booga, you booga-booga.
Maria Ganitisis: What's "booga-booga" mean?
Grandma Gallagher: I don't know. But if I say it, you better fuckin' figure it out.
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Written by Gina Schock & Charlotte Caffey
Performed by The Go-Go's (as The Go-Go's)
Courtesy of IRS Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Featured review
As An Ex-Catholic, This Is Very Enjoyable!
This work brings back memories of school. Those were good days. Mary Catherine Gallagher is a misfit. In fact, I can't imagine anywhere she WILL fit in. In every school, there is a girl who marches to her own tune, outcast by all but others who, like herself, were cast out of the crowd for their idiosyncrasies.
Molly Shannon is a Goddess, as she refuses to let others re-tune her inner song, finds her way, and reaches for her star.
Some will not like this work. Some may find it difficult to watch as Mary Catherine falls and fails. Others will think the work to be stupid or unintelligent, and on the surface, that would seem to be a fair appraisal. If one cares to take the deeper look, however, this work will teach you to have faith in yourself, to look for the best in others, and to hold onto your dreams.
It rates an 8.4/10 from...
the Fiend :.
Molly Shannon is a Goddess, as she refuses to let others re-tune her inner song, finds her way, and reaches for her star.
Some will not like this work. Some may find it difficult to watch as Mary Catherine falls and fails. Others will think the work to be stupid or unintelligent, and on the surface, that would seem to be a fair appraisal. If one cares to take the deeper look, however, this work will teach you to have faith in yourself, to look for the best in others, and to hold onto your dreams.
It rates an 8.4/10 from...
the Fiend :.
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Box office
- Budget
- $34,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,636,478
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $8,912,743
- Oct 10, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $30,636,478
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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