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NUMBERS
Box Office: $30,194,326
VHS Rentals: $14,520,000
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CONSENSUS
Hawn and Sarandon are terrific together, but the hoary plot is predictable and contrived.
CAST & CREW
Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush
Directed by Bob Dolman
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SYNOPSIS
Suzette (Goldie Hawn) and Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) were groupies in their heyday, partying with the likes of Frank Zappa (who dubs them the Banger Sisters), Jim Morrison, and virtually every other rock star and roadie that passed through Los Angeles. more...
MPAA RATING
R, language, sexual content, and some drug use
RUNTIME
1 hour, 38 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Sep 20, 2002
Video: May 20, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Fox Searchlight Pictures
GENRE
Comedies, Dramas, Friends, Self-Discovery, Dancing, Teenage Girls
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official The Banger Sisters Site
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PARENTS EVALUATION
POSTERS
TRAILER & MEDIA
PHOTOS
PRODUCTION NOTES
NEWS ARTICLES
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "[Hawn's character]is so bluntly written, without a trace of sentimentality, and so blisteringly defined, that every other character seems overlooked and underwritten."
-- Victoria Alexander, FILMSINREVIEW.COM
 "Simply put, there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn."
-- Todd Anthony, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
"It's the most showy vehicle [Hawn has] had in ages, and she puts the pedal to the floor."
-- William Arnold, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"'Ejemplo de una cinta en que no importa el talento de su reparto o lo interesante que pudo haber resultado su premisa, pues el resultado es francamente aburrido y, por momentos, deplorable.'"
-- Jorge Avila Andrade, MOVIOLA
"Hawn and Sarandon form an acting bond that makes The Banger Sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare."
-- Mack Bates, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
"The actresses find their own rhythm and protect each other from the script's bad ideas and awkwardness."
-- Jay Boyar, ORLANDO SENTINEL
"Hawn lets it all hang out in this film and I have to admire her guts. Sarandon is equally bold and daring in her portrayal of a woman who has lost her way in a closet full of beige suits."
-- Luanne Brown, CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD
"When your leading ladies are a couple of screen-eating dominatrixes like Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon at their raunchy best, even hokum goes down easily."
-- Robert W. Butler, KANSAS CITY STAR
"Just another fish-out-of-water story that barely stays afloat."
-- Linda Cook, QUAD CITY TIMES (DAVENPORT, IA)
"There are problems with this film that even 3 Oscar winners can't overcome, but it's a nice girl-buddy movie once it gets rock-n-rolling."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
"The Banger Sisters sucks. Or does it blow? No matter. Don’t waste your
money."
-- Matt Easterbrook, MATT'S MOVIE REVIEWS
"It has plenty of laughs. It just doesn't have much else... especially in a moral sense."
-- Michael Elliott, MOVIE PARABLES
"Sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies, but fails loudly in execution."
-- Ted Fry, SEATTLE TIMES
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"The film runs on equal parts of innocence and wisdom -- wisdom that comes with experience. It has fun being grown up."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"All leather pants & augmented boobs, Hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative, handbag-clutching Sarandon."
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE
"What's really sad is to see two Academy Award winning actresses (and one Academy Award winning actor) succumb to appearing in this junk that's TV sitcom material at best."
-- Gary Brown, HOUSTON COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
"A winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying to please others."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
"Almost Famous, this ain't. Instead, I'd call it "Almost Funny"."
-- Larry Carroll, COUNTINGDOWN.COM
"...contains very few laughs and even less surprises."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
"There’s something with potential here, but the movie decides, like Lavinia, to go the conservative route."
-- Mark Dujsik, MARK REVIEWS MOVIES
"It is OK for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus, if the lines work, the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged."
-- David Elliott, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
"A giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of Oscar-winners: Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn."
-- Marshall Fine, JOURNAL NEWS
"A modestly entertaining, sly but superficial comedy."
-- Jack Garner, ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
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ROTTEN 40%
Avg. Rating: 5.6/10 |
"The script? Please."
-- John Anderson, NEWSDAY
"[Plays] in broad outline as pandering middle-age buddy-comedy."
-- Michael Atkinson, VILLAGE VOICE
"There are many things that solid acting can do for a movie, but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them."
-- James Berardinelli, JAMES BERARDINELLI'S REELVIEWS
"A lot of fun, with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers."
-- Mark Caro, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Hawn and Sarandon hit the ground running, and are so funny and goofy that they distract and delight us."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"It's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant."
-- Jonathan Foreman, NEW YORK POST
"The movie wavers between Hallmark card sentimentality and goofy, life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial."
-- Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
"Dolman confines himself to shtick and sentimentality -- the one bald and the other sloppy."
-- Rick Groen, GLOBE AND MAIL
"The movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure."
-- Stephen Holden, NEW YORK TIMES
"Like those to Rome, all roads in The Banger Sisters inevitably lead to a joke about Hawn's breasts, which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them."
-- Ann Hornaday, WASHINGTON POST
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"Hawn's lively spirit and nasty potty mouth makes The Banger Sisters easier to swallow."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE
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* Certain "The Banger Sisters" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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