Majandra Delfino - The Secret Life Of Girls: Because we all have some Natalie in us...

Bijou · 09-14-2004, 02:19 AM

Here's the movie synopsis: (Contains spoilers. Basically gives you the whole run-down, so beware. =) )
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It’s 1973, and fifteen year old Natalie (Majandra Delfino) and her best friend, KAY (Meagan Good), are teenagers in a confusing time. Natalies’ mother, RUBY (Linda Hamilton), is a frustrated stay-at-home mom who goes from one eccentric home renovation project to another. Her father, HUGH (Eugene Levy), is a psychology professor-a man dedicated to studying human nature but with no knowledge or insight into the human condition. Her brother, JIM (Aeryk Egan), is a sixteen year old deadhead. And her little brother, ANDY (Andrew Ducote), is a sweet oddity.

Held together by the same last name and a shared individualism, they come apart when Ruby reveals to Natalie that her father, Hugh, is sleeping with one of his students. After Natalie confronts her father on campus, she takes refuge in the university library where she meets THEO (Keith Bogart), a cute college student. Later, when she tells her best friend Kay about the family scandal, Kay is more interested in the cute college guy.

Secrets are revealed. Hugh spills the beans--Ruby was pregnant with Jim when they married. Ruby kicks Hugh out of the house. He was going anyway.

The following week, Natalie and Kay are at the University and spot the cute college student, Theo. They trail him for the afternoon, and Kay’s now in love. Later, Hugh, also in love and newly transformed in appearance, announces that they will have to sell the family house.

Ruby, obsessed with the student Hugh is having an affair with, takes Natalie and Kay to the campus on a fact finding mission. They are able to obtain the college student’s transcript. Unfortunately, it does not comfort Ruby. The record reveals straight "A’s".

Ruby’s beloved family home is now for sale—and a red-neck junk dealer is interested.

Kay and Natalie, at Kay’s urging, stalk Theo’s frat house. They end up at a frat party, and when Natalie wants to leave, the two girls fight. Natalie seeks refuge upstairs in he frat and gets in way over her head with another frat brother, Kay ends up calling Jim for help and he arrives just in time to rescue Natalie in the middle of a sexual assault. The whole family is reunited at the Campus Police Station where Jim now takes charge, his deadhead days are over.

Weeks later, the family home is now sold, and a garage sale takes place. Hugh is distressed to see what were his once valued possessions being carted off for next to nothing. He and Ruby have it out, and are joined by the kids and a plain woman, with two small children, who turns out to be the student Hugh is having the affair with. Luckily, Ruby doesn’t brain her with her hammer.

Ruby takes some comfort in now knowing that Hugh isn’t with a Rockette, and that he will once again be living in a house with small children.

Natalie and Kay make a pact to stay close friends forever.

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I caught this on Showtime, very lucky timing, I must say. ;p I enjoyed muchly, the casting was perfect, it was hilarious and very cool. Maj did a wonderful job as Natalie and her charm just shone right through. I strongly reccomend it,

Here's the Showtime schedule for when they're showing it again. Or you could rent it. Or buy it. Whatever, =p

delfino_la_meep · 09-14-2004, 10:54 AM

ooh!

thanks for this!

can' t wait to see it - that is - if it ever gets its booty over to England

Ngatiara · 09-15-2004, 01:26 AM

I can't wait for this to reach New Zealand... I'd love to see it.

Maj looks soo different.

Tahra

lesleykj · 09-18-2004, 03:35 AM

I've seen this movie at least 10 times, I love it. Majandra is amazing in it. When I first saw this movie I wasn't into Roswell yet, and I saw her and thought to myself, 'she is a really great actress.' And look at that, it's Maj!

Eugene Levy as Majandra's dad is amazing too, he was such a jerk it was weird to see him in a movie where he wasn't comedic.
Is it on dvd? I want it, gimme gimme!

delfino_la_meep · 09-18-2004, 08:24 PM

I can't find it at Amazon

I really want to see it.

SpinBeneathCandy · 09-19-2004, 01:04 AM

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Originally posted by prettylittleroswellian
I can't find it at Amazon I really want to see it.

Have you tried ebay? Or just type it in google and see what comes up if there is a place you can get it. I haven't seen it either

doy · 09-19-2004, 10:23 AM

Haven't seen it too. Nothing ever reaches us here.

But lookie... I found a review of the movie from Movies101.com. I'm just quoting an excerpt. Here's a link of the whole review: Secret Life of Girls

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The setup is fine, but Goldberg Sloan, who wrote as well as directed the film, is a shaky artist in both disciplines. First the good things: Delfino is a delicious find as Natalie (she's getting her own television series this fall). She carries both the wit and the angst easily on her shoulders. We love her, we admire her gutsy way of handling her mother, her pothead slob older brother, and her completely inappropriate father, without descending to caricature or slapstick.

SpinBeneathCandy · 09-19-2004, 12:23 PM

I might go to the local video shop and see if they have it in stock. I'd like to see Majandra in something other than Maria, even if I do love Roswell

Bijou · 09-19-2004, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by doy
Haven't seen it too. Nothing ever reaches us here.

But lookie... I found a review of the movie from Movies101.com. I'm just quoting an excerpt. Here's a link of the whole review: Secret Life of Girls

That's a perfect description of how Maj handled the role, she was just kick ass, seriously. I hope you guys get to see it soon, google has a section called 'froogle' and you enter the item and a range of how much you're willing to pay...I'm sure something will turn up. =)

lesleykj · 09-19-2004, 10:08 PM

For those of you who live in the US, they played it one time on We (Women's Entertainment), and one time on Cinemax.
Bummer that you can't find it, I would love to own it too.

Bijou · 09-20-2004, 06:36 AM

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Originally posted by lesleykj
For those of you who live in the US, they played it one time on We (Women's Entertainment), and one time on Cinemax.
Bummer that you can't find it, I would love to own it too.

also, if you any of you guys have Cinemax OnDemand, it's in the movies section. So, you'll get to watch it over and over.

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I loved how she handled that dude who was thisclose to raping her at the party. I think I would have found something to bash over his head and killed the bastard because talking them down isn't always a sure thing. I also like how the brother snapped out of his little world to go save her,

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kitty_cat · 01-05-2005, 02:54 AM

Do we have any pictures from this movie?

Nicky