Amos Poe, Brad Rijn, Chris Noth

An restless and abrasive young woman eschews the affections of a sensitive young portrait artist, preferring to chase punk singers in a misguided desire for fame and fortune in New York's Greenwich Vi...( read more  read more... )llage.

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Directed by: Susan Seidelman

Release Date: September 11, 1982

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DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004

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  • May 31, 2008
    This was a stupid movie. I don't know what to say about this one. Its was blah. I never want to see it again.
  • May 26, 2008
    This is the ultimate "nice guys finish last" story. The main character, a completely self-absorbed impoverished woman named Wren, consistently makes bad choices about men. She bull-headedly pursues a punk rocker who treats her like a disposable object, while only occasionally s...( read more)howing her anything that even resembles affection. As she chases this punk, she blatantly ignores the "good guy" who really likes her, but reaches a point where he realizes that she is a lost cause and will never be satisfied with him.
  • September 4, 2007
    This was like a guide to life for me at one point... the basic story holds up and holds true. The rest is blissful nostalgia.

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