Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

Director:

David Mirkin

Writers (WGA):

Robin Schiff (play)
Robin Schiff (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Blonde Leading The Blonde.

Plot:

Two women get into a lot of trouble when they go to their high school reunion and lie about their lives after twelfth grade.

Plot Keywords:

Inventor | Back Brace | Cigarette Smoking | Junk Food | Braces

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Aug. 27	1:00 AM	TBS
Wed. Aug. 27	10:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Mira Sorvino	...	Romy White
Lisa Kudrow	...	Michele Weinberger
Janeane Garofalo	...	Heather Mooney
Alan Cumming	...	Sandy Frink
Julia Campbell	...	Christy Masters
Mia Cottet	...	Cheryl
Kristin Bauer	...	Kelly
Elaine Hendrix	...	Lisa Luder
Vincent Ventresca	...	Billy
Camryn Manheim	...	Toby Walters
Justin Theroux	...	Cowboy
Jacob Vargas	...	Ramon
Tami-Adrian George	...	Receptionist at 'Singled Out'
Neil Dickson	...	Boutique Manager
E.J. Callahan	...	Mr. Lish

Also Known As:

Romy E Michele (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Blondit luokkakokouksessa (Finland) [fi]
Prijateljici (Slovenia) [sl]
Roma Oo'Michelle Pgishut Machzor (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Romy & Michele - blondiner har roligare... (Sweden) [sv]
Romy & Michelle (Italy) [it]
Romy et Michèle (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Romy et Michelle, les reines de la soirée (Canada: French title) (TV title) [fr]
Romy und Michele (Germany) [de]
Romy und Michele - Alle Macht den Blonden (Germany) (DVD box title) [de]
Romy y Michele (Spain) [es]
Tatli yalanlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12 (cinema version) (cut) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

In the dream reunion scene, when Romy and Michelle are on stage to receive their award, you can see just above the stage in the lights that are strung what looks like a banana on one side, and a carrot on the other just like the magnets that Christie put on Michelle's back brace in high school.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Heather demonstrates her quick burning cigarette, it gets very short, but in the next shot is at full length again.

Quotes:

Michele: Did you lose weight?
Romy: Actually, I have been trying this new fat free diet I invented. All I've had to eat for the past six days are gummy bears, jelly beans, and candy corns.
Michele: God, I wish I had your discipline.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Tripping the Rift: Chode & Bobo's High School Reunion (#2.10)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

BAD CASE OF LOVIN' YOU

blonde misfits

Romy and Michele have been friends since school. They stick to each other and just have the best time together. In school they were outcasts but it never phased them one bit. They currently reside in L.A. and are exactly how they were in school. When they hear that there is a high school reunion, they are over joyed about going back to meet everyone again; even their nemesis the A group. But they realise that people might not be impressed with their lives, so they think of a lie that makes them look really successful. But from this simple lie their friendship is broken apart and are made the laughing stock at the reunion.

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a great little comedy of nostalgia; looking back upon school years, the fashion, the music and how people were back then; seeing that they've changed or just stayed completely the same.

Overall this doesn't say much; there is that moral that friendship is the most important and to stand by your friends in any situation. There is that idea also that when people look back upon school years people realise if they were liked or not; Christy and the A group finding they were the most hated and despised and that the 'freaks' of school go on to be the most successful.

Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow fit their characters perfectly; giving so much energy and naivety to them. Janeane Garofalo was great as the surly, fowl mouthed Heather Mooney and Alan Cumming as the nerdy Sandy Frink is also great.

It isn't the best comedy, but its still a great watch. Makes you look upon your own school years.