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Foxfire | Year: 1996 Classification: Drama Directed: - Annette Haywood-Carter Actors/Actresses: - Angelina Jolie - Hedy Burress A beautiful, fun flick I saw this movie a long time ago and I've always loved it. It's what introduced me to Angelina Jolie, and made me a fan before she became a huge star. There's a lot to love in this film, and not just for teenage girls, though no doubt that was the target audience. I've known guys, and adults of both sexes to enjoy it as well. What I loved about it, besides the great acting (Jolie, of course was great, but the whole cast of girls shone in this movie) was just about everything. It was fun and heartfelt, the realtionships between the girls were well developed, and there was a certain charisma between them that was interesting.The teenage rebellion was fun and not too formulated, (though it was predictable, of course.) I also really enjoyed the artistry of lighting and sets in this movie. Buress's room filled with stars (Spike and Virgo - the June sky) the beautiful blue lighitng in some of the scenes and warmth of the candle scene. Someone was an artist here with the feel of the sets - that beautiful old house, too! Some of the scenes were really powerful in ways that most teen flicks aren't. A lot of that has to do with the quality of acting, I'm sure. But really, all of the actresses were great, and like in all good movies, I was really attached to the characters. Jolie was superb as the cool James Dean-type, drifter-into-town. Buress was a good strong main character and did a fine job of acting off of Jolie, making their relationship really intersting. I loved the scene with Jenny Lewis (who played the shy, Rita) where she sings in the grocery store (she sings in real life in a band I think), and Sara Rosenberg as Violet played her part as the steretypical "[tramp] with a heart" perfectly. Not enough has been said, though, about Jenny Shimizu who plays Goldie the drugged-out "tomboy" character. I think she was really memorable in this movie. Not many supermodels (yes, she's a supermodel, modelling for Calvin Klein among others and appearing in many, many music videos including Madonna's En Vogue) seem to end up acting, but I wish I could see more of her. She's very interesting and tough/vulnerable. She's comes off as sort of androgynous and sad in this story. (Angelina Jolie, after acting in Foxfire, was quoted as saying that if she hadn't married Thorton she would've married Jenny - and I can see why.) I wonder what's happening with her and if she'll be acting again? And finally, the power of some of the bonding scenes were worth watching this movie for. The tattooing scene with the candles, the scene on the rooftop after Legs finds out Goldie is being abused by her father, the scene where Legs inadvertantly finds out that Goldie wants to kill herself, and the final scene with Legs and Maddy which was sad and powerful. The final scenes made me feel lonely and elated at the same time. And it made me feel how strong the characters were for the choices they made and the directions they took. The very last scene with Maddy is l whew oh my gosh. i absolutely love this movie and i fell in love with both maddie and legs. hat's off to both hedy buress and angelina jolie. their performance was absolutely incredible. while some have deemed this a 'lesbian' film it is definitely not. of course there is some nudity but the most sexual scene occurs with all of the clothes on. .... this is the most poignant and sexually tense scene in the whole movie. on the whole it was a good movie with some odd lines thrown in. especially the 'do you girls run with foxes'. that was so random and so forced. some of the acting could have been done without but buress and jolie saved it. my only regret was that maddie didn't leave with legs. don't try comparing this movie to the book, they are very different and equally good. the casting couldn't have been better for the two female leads. my recommendations to anyone who wants an excellent movie to watch. Angelina Jolie is HOT!!! That was a bad title. I wasn't supposed to like this movie. I wasn't. I got the urge to see it after renting the "Girl,Interrupted" DVD and falling in love with Angelina Jolie and then seeing the preview for this on the DVD.The movie in fact is pretty damn good.It's sad and funny and Angelina Jolie is incredible. The movie is about 5 Buy Foxfire at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Foxfire Search with the Priority Search Engine on Foxfire This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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