The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love [Blu-ray]

Director: Maria Maggenti Maria Maggenti

Overview

This endearing romantic comedy about two high school girls, blue collar tomboy Randy (Laurel Holloman) and privileged, popular Evie (Nicole Ari Parker), was the first mainstream success for director Maria Maggenti, who chronicles the odd couple's relationship from tentative first steps to full-blossoming romance. Cast almost entirely with newcomers, The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love brings Randy's family (a lesbian aunt and an assortment of current and past partners), Evie's well-heeled and overprotective mother (Stephanie Barry), and a collection of friends, enemies, one ex-boyfriend (Andrew Wright), and one unsatisfactory affair (Maggie Moore) into the mix, balancing the excitement and passion of adolescent romance with the pitfalls of social and familial rejection. Maintains a light and quirky tone throughout, reminiscent in many ways of the teen comedies of John Hughes.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/15/2022
UPC:	0712267420735
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	NR
Source:	Strand Home Video
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	24,980

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Laurel Holloman	Randy Dean
Nicole Parker	Evie Roy,Evie
Kate Stafford	Rebecca Dean
Nelson Rodriguez	Frank
Maggie Moore	Wendy
Sabrina Artel	Vicky
Toby Poser	Lena
Dale Dickey	Regina
Andrew Wright	Hayjay
Stephanie Berry	Evelyn Roy
Babs Davy	Waitress
John Elson	Ali
Katlin Tyler	Girl No. 1
Anna Padgett	Girl No. 2
Chelsea Cattouse	Girl No. 3
Lillian Kiesler	Old Lady No. 1
Maryette Charlton	Old Lady No. 2
Terry Dame	Composer

Technical Credits

Maria Maggenti

Maria Maggenti	Director,Screenwriter
Heidi Griffiths	Casting
Dolly Hall	Producer
Steven Borne	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

An uneven but heartfelt romantic comedy, The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love is, at its core, an incredibly affectionate and sincere portrayal of adolescent first love. While the plot is informed by the fact that the lovers in question are, in this case, female, the film's most honest and believable moments are those between its two main characters -- tomboyish, earthy Randy (Laurel Holloman) and privileged, intellectual Evie (Nicole Ari Parker). There are a couple of expected set pieces; Randy invites Evie to dinner with her family, which consists of an aunt, a partner, and an ex, and Evie comes out to her friends, who, somewhat predictably, entirely fail to understand. The somewhat farcical ending feels tacked on, as though writer Maria Maggenti wasn't sure where to take the story after Evie's overprotective mother (Stephanie Berry) discovers her daughter and Randy in bed, but its final moments are of a piece with the rest of the film, which shares its emotional honesty and realistic portrayal of adolescents with the best teen comedies of John Hughes.

All Movie Guide - Genevieve Williams