Troop Beverly Hills
1989 film by Jeff Kanew / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Troop Beverly Hills is a 1989 American comedy film. It is produced by the Weintraub Entertainment Group and directed by Jeff Kanew, starring Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham and was the debut film of Jenny Lewis. The film features a host of young actors, including Carla Gugino, Kellie Martin, Emily Schulman, Ami Foster, and Tori Spelling.[3]
Troop Beverly Hills | |
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Directed by | Jeff Kanew |
Screenplay by | Pamela Norris Margaret Grieco Oberman |
Story by | Ava Ostern Fries |
Produced by | Ava Ostern Fries |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Donald E. Thorin |
Edited by | Mark Melnick |
Music by | Randy Edelman |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $18 million[1] |
Box office | $8,508,843[2] |
The film follows Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) as she decides to become a leader of a local troop of Wilderness Girls to help maintain a relationship with her daughter during a divorce.[4] Phyllis becomes an unlikely den mother to the girls, who aren’t taken seriously by other troops. When Phyllis falls afoul of a rival troop leader, the girls face the possibility of having their group dissolved—unless they can prove their wilderness skills at the annual jamboree.
Though the film was not a financial success during its release with negative critical reception, it has since acquired a cult following as a 1980s kids’ movie with a feminist message.[5]