1997 Directed by Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse
Jake is a 16-year-old girl whose mother left her. She finds her older sister Darlene in L.A., but Darlene turns her away. Darlene's neighbor Marci takes pity on Jake, allowing her to stay over. When Jake discovers that Marci is a manager in a massage parlor, she convinces Marci to hire her.
Canada
Canada
you don’t understand this was actually made for ME! tara subkoff/sandra bernhard starring duo and a soundtrack that features cibo matto, the breeders, go sailor, land of the loops??? win for sure 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Another reason why I'll just watch Tubi for free instead of subscribing to crap like Netflix.
I remember watching Tara Subkoff in all Over Me when that came out and wow, did that film hit me, it still sticks with me. She's great in this too. I love watching Sandra Bernhard and her play off of each other.
Unique, very real feeling comedy-drama that portrays sex work in a non-glamorous, non-explicit, and matter-of-fact way. Plus, dig that 90's soundtrack: Cibo Matto!
Lover Girl (1997)
- “Somebody has to take me.”
The movie follows the journey of 16 year old Jake of finding home. After being abandoned by her mother, she decided to go to her sister, Darlene, in Los Angeles with the hopes of being taken in by her, who, to her dismay, turned her down twice. After her second demand, she met her sister’s neighbor, Marci, who took her in with her three other roommates. As Marci took Jake in, she began to be interested with Marci’s line of work and convinced her to employ her despite the premises of the job.
The plot is icky by all means, but there are tiny aspects that I loved in this movie.…
Kinda of random and the plot is weak, but I loved it. Surprising soundtrack, what’s Cibo Matto doing here!?
i love how it shows how unglamorous sex work is and how it's more of a means for survival. kristy swanson is hardly in the movie, but she's a highlight as are the entire cast really. a really good 90s soundtrack too. if anyone knows all of the songs as they're not listed on imdb, please comment them under my review!!!
I felt nostalgic for some of the 90s aesthetics, but there’s not much here. Struggles with the mix of drama and comedy
Super cute. Almost like a mumblecore version of Working Girls lol
I really enjoyed the use of filters here and how hazy most of the shots were. Somewhat reminiscent of Ghost World, actually. This was such a pleasant surprise of a find on tubi
A feel good story about a teen who runs away from Michigan and ends up working in a San Fernando massage parlor. Oh, and the teen has a serious sugar addiction (think Chantal Akerman - "Je, Tu, Il Elle"). And her surrogate mother-mentor is Sandra Bernhard.
