History Film / BeautifulGirls

* ADateWithRosiePalms: When Tracy asks Willie if he's ever had sex with anyone in his bedroom, he cracks, "Not with another person, no."

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mo, who's generally the most even-tempered of the friends, is the one who gets angriest when Tommy gets beat up, and is the one most gung-ho to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Steve in retaliation.

''Beautiful Girls'' is a 1996 {{dramedy}} film directed by Ted Demme and featuring an AllStarCast, including Timothy Hutton, Creator/MattDillon, Creator/NataliePortman, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/MichaelRapaport, Mira Sorvino, Lauren Holly, Annabeth Gish, Creator/NoahEmmerich, Martha Plimpton, and Rosie O'Donnell.

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-->'''Gina:''' I'm finished speaking to both of you okay? You're both fucking insane. You want to know what your problem is? MTV, Playboy, and Madison fucking Avenue. Yes. Let me explain something to you, ok? Girls with big tits have big asses. Girls with little tits have little asses. That's the way it goes. God doesn't fuck around; he's a fair guy. He gave the fatties big, beautiful tits and the skinnies little tiny niddlers. It's not my rule. If you don't like it, call him...Oh, guys, look what we have here. Look at this, your favorite. Oh, you like that?

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Steve and his friends deliver one to Tommy because of [[YourCheatingHeart Tommy sleeping with Darian, Steve's wife.]]

-->'''Marty:''' Thirteen. But I'm an old soul.
* YourCheatingHeart: Tommy and Darian cheat on their respective partners. Willie seems to consider having one last fling before committing himself to his relationship, but in the end decides against it.

''Beautiful Girls'' is a 1996 {{dramedy}} film directed by Ted Demme and featuring an AllStarCast, including Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Creator/NataliePortman, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/MichaelRapaport, Mira Sorvino, Lauren Holly, Annabeth Gish, Creator/NoahEmmerich, Martha Plimpton, and Rosie O'Donnell.

* CrowdSong: Played with; all of Willie's friends sing along when he starts playing "Sweet Caroline", but they're the only ones, it's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the fact he's playing the piano, and some of his friends are either off-tempo or slightly off-key.

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** Mo in turn compares Willie to Creator/RomanPolanski, while Paul calls him "JerryLeeLewis" because of the situation with Marty.

** At the end, when Paul and Marty meet, he greets her as "the neighborhood {{Lolita}}." Earlier, Willie compares himself to Humbert Humbert.

The film wasn't a big hit when it first came out (though it got decent reviews), but has since gained a cult following, partly because it helped make a star out of NataliePortman.

* GilliganCut: At Tommy's surprise birthday party, Paul says he's going to be DJ'ing, and Gina yells to him, "No JethroTull!" Three guesses as to what plays in the next scene.

Willie Conway (Hutton) is a struggling piano player who goes back to his hometown of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts for his [[ClassReunion high school reunion]]. Still living there is Tommy "Birdie" Rowland (Dillon), who was once the big man on campus at high school, but now owns his own shoveling and construction business. And even though he has a girlfriend, Sharon Cassidy (Sorvino), he's still seeing his high school girlfriend Darian Smalls (Holly) since neither of them can completely let go of the past. Meanwhile, Tommy's partner Paul Kirkwood (Rapaport) has been rejected by his girlfriend Jan (Plimpton) because he doesn't want to get married right away, and he's become obsessed with supermodels. Willie has his own baggage; he's engaged to Tracy Stover (Gish), whom he likes a lot, and is ready to quit piano playing and get a regular job, but part of him still wants to have one last fling. He, and his other friends, become attracted to Andera (Thurman), the cousin of one of their friends, and Willie also strikes up an unusual friendship with Marty (Portman), his precocious 13-year-old neighbor.

''Beautiful Girls'' is a 1996 {{dramedy}} film directed by Ted Demme and featuring an AllStarCast including Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Creator/NataliePortman, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/MichaelRapaport, Mira Sorvino, Lauren Holly, Annabeth Gish, Creator/NoahEmmerich, Martha Plimpton, and Rosie O'Donnell.

''Beautiful Girls'' is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Ted Demme and featuring an AllStarCast including Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Creator/NataliePortman, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/MichaelRapaport, Mira Sorvino, Lauren Holly, Annabeth Gish, Creator/NoahEmmerich, Martha Plimpton, and Rosie O'Donnell.

Willie Conway (Hutton) is a struggling piano player who goes back to his hometown of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts for his [[ClassReunion high school reunion]]. Still living there is Tommy "Birdie" Rowland (Dillon), who was once the big man on campus at high school, but now owns his own shoveling and construction business. And even though he has a girlfriend, Sharon Cassidy (Sorvino), he's still seeing his high school girlfriend Darian Smalls (Holly) since neither of them can completely let go of the past. Paul Kirkwood (Rapaport), Tommy's partner, meanwhile, has been rejected by his girlfriend Jan (Martha Plimpton) because he doesn't want to get married right away, and he's become obsessed with supermodels. Willie has his own baggage; he's engaged to Tracy Stover (Gish), whom he likes a lot, and is ready to quit piano playing and get a regular job, but part of him still wants to have one last fling. He, and his other friends, become attracted to Andera (Thurman), the cousin of one of their friends, and Willie also strikes up an unusual friendship with Marty (Portman), his precocious 13-year-old neighbor.

Willie Conway (Hutton) is a struggling piano player who goes back to his hometown of Knight's Ridge for his [[ClassReunion high school reunion]]. Still living there is Tommy "Birdie" Rowland (Dillon), who was once the big man on campus at high school, but now owns his own shoveling and construction business. And even though he has a girlfriend, Sharon Cassidy (Sorvino), he's still seeing his high school girlfriend Darian Smalls (Holly) since neither of them can completely let go of the past. Paul Kirkwood (Rapaport), Tommy's partner, meanwhile, has been rejected by his girlfriend Jan (Martha Plimpton) because he doesn't want to get married right away, and he's become obsessed with supermodels. Willie has his own baggage; he's engaged to Tracy Stover (Gish), whom he likes a lot, and is ready to quit piano playing and get a regular job, but part of him still wants to have one last fling. He, and his other friends, become attracted to Andera (Thurman), the cousin of one of their friends, and Willie also strikes up an unusual friendship with Marty (Portman), his precocious 13-year-old neighbor.

''Beautiful Girls'' is a 1996 comedy/drama directed by Ted Demme and starring an AllStarCast, including Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Creator/NataliePortman, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/MichaelRapaport, Mira Sorvino, Lauren Holly, Annabeth Gish, Creator/NoahEmmerich and Rosie O'Donnell.

->''Supermodels are [[TitleDrop beautiful girls]], Will. A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you've been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high full of the single greatest commodity known to man - promise. Promise of a better day. Promise of a greater hope. Promise of a new tomorrow. This particular aura can be found in the gait of a beautiful girl. In her smile, in her soul, the way she makes every rotten little thing about life seem like it's going to be okay. The supermodels, Willy? That's all they are. Bottled promise. Scenes from a brand new day. Hope dancing in stiletto heels.''

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Mo, who's generally the most even-tempered of the friends, is the one who gets angriest when Tommy gets beat up, and is the one most ready to give Steve a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on his own.

-->'''Paul:''' See these guys? Pete, Rizzo and Sammy B? They work all day and drink all night for 40 fucking years. Two weeks out of the year, they take a vacation and go to the Cape. What do they do? They drink all day, they drink all night. If we don't step it up, we're gonna wind up just like them.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Steve and his friends deliver one to Tommy because of Tommy sleeping with Darian, Steve's wife.

''Beautiful Girls'' is a 1996 comedy/drama directed by Ted Demme and starring an AllStarCast, including [[Series/{{Leverage}} Timothy Hutton]], [[TheresSomethingAboutMary Matt Dillon]], Creator/NataliePortman, Creator/UmaThurman, Creator/MichaelRapaport, Mira Sorvino, Lauren Holly, [[Series/{{Brotherhood}} Annabeth Gish]], Creator/NoahEmmerich and Rosie O'Donnell.

* Squee: The reaction of Willie's father and brother towards Andera is a subdued version of this. It has probably been a long time since there was a woman in their family.