Who's That Girl

1987
PG
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

4.8/10

11K

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Madonna and Griffin Dunne in Who's That Girl (1987)

The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.

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The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.

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IMDb RATING

4.8/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations

Trivia
This movie was originally titled "Slammer" until Madonna wrote "Who's That Girl" and decided to use it as the theme song. The song went to #1 on the Billboard chart in August 1987.

Goofs
When Loudon flips through the prenuptial agreement, the first few text pages he flips through are identical. When he gets to the sexual-position diagrams, the various icons repeat on various pages. This is Wendy's father's way of overkill because he wants to make sure she and Loudon don't have sex.

Quotes
Cabbie #1: So, you're getting married?
Loudon Trott: Yep. Tomorrow at noon, I'm marrying Wendy Worthington.
Cabbie #1: You? Nah.
Loudon Trott: What?
Cabbie #1: You marrying Wendy Worthington? I can't see it. You're not her type.
Loudon Trott: You know Wendy Worthington?
Cabbie #1: Sure. Wendy from Scarsdale. I had her in the cab once.
Loudon Trott: Well, just because you happened to have given her a ride, that doesn't mean that you know her type.
Cabbie #1: I didn't say I gave her a ride. I said I had her in the cab.
[Loudon slumps back in his seat looking mortified as the cab stops]
Cabbie #1: Here we are. That'll be $6.50.
Loudon Trott: I don't have any money.
Cabbie #1: Oh, forget it. For any friend of Wendy's.

Crazy credits
An animated Nikki Finn opens up the Warner Bros logo and steps out. She then sets off a musical number ("Causing a Commotion") that covers the opening titles and recaps the events that put Nikki in prison.

Alternate versions
The BBFC in 1987 cut the film both for cinema release and domestic video, with cuts totaling 1 min 43 secs, to the scene where Madonna is shopping with Griffin Dunne in the record store and can be seen putting cassettes into her own pockets and into a shoplifter's pocket to frame him, cuts were waived on the 07/03/2006 with a PG cert, although the Uncut version played on television channels in the early 90's

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode #26.78 (1987)

Soundtracks
Who's That Girl
Performed by Madonna
Written and Produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard
Courtesy of SIRE Records

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Featured review

6/10

The critics were wrong on this one: good fast nonthink fun

Energetic farce with fast pacing, fun 1980s music, some great vehicular stunts, and one of Madonna's better performances; she makes her kooky, flaky character real. And even though it requires little to no thinking, it still manages to satirize New York's Upper West Side high society more successfully than a more pretentious movie would. Ignore the critics and give this one a chance; it's fun. **1/2 out of 4.