Foxes (1980)
Directed by Adrian Lyne
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Coming-of-Age, Teen Movie |
Release Date - Feb 29, 1980 (USA) |
Run Time - 106 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jeremy Beday
Foxes details the exploits of four teenage San Fernando Valley girls as they drink, dope and sleep their way into oblivion. Jeanie (Jodie Foster, in a standout performance), the most grounded of the quartet, deals with her burned-out working-student-mother (Sally Kellerman, also excellent) while playing mother to her cohorts; Annie (Cherie Currie), a promiscuous drug-vacuum, attempts to dodge her psychotic police officer-father while partying round the clock; Madge (Marilyn Kagan), an overweight tag-along, who tries desperately to fit in with her wilder friends; and Deirdre (Kandice Stroh); an insecure liar and also-ran. While the performances (particularly the aforementioned) are good, and the direction is solid, the script doesn't seem to go anywhere; maybe that's the point, though, since neither do the characters in their vacuous, instant-gratification-based existences.
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teenagers, coming-of-age, alcohol, drugs, liar, overweight, promiscuity, prostitute/prostitution