The Lemon Sisters
1990 film by Joyce Chopra
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The Lemon Sisters is a 1990 American comedy-drama film from Miramax Films directed by Joyce Chopra and written by Jeremy Pikser. The film stars Diane Keaton, Carol Kane and Kathryn Grody. The film was both a commercial and critical failure after being shelved for more than a year with extensive revisions.[3]
| The Lemon Sisters | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Joyce Chopra |
| Written by | Jeremy Pikser |
| Produced by | Harvey Weinstein Bob Weinstein |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bobby Byrne |
| Edited by | Michael R. Miller Joe Weintraub |
| Music by | Dick Hyman Howard Shore |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million[1] |
| Box office | $3,473,905 (USA)[2] |
Plot
Three lifelong friends work the bars in 1980s Atlantic City performing the songs of 1960s girl groups.
Principal cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Diane Keaton | Eloise Hamer |
| Carol Kane | Franki D'Angelo |
| Kathryn Grody | Nola Frank |
| Elliott Gould | Fred Frank |
| Rubén Blades | C.W. |
| Aidan Quinn | Frankie McGuinness |
| Estelle Parsons | Mrs. Kupchak |
| Nathan Lane | Charlie Sorrell |
| Richard Libertini | Nicholas Panas |
| Sully Boyar | Baxter O'Neil |
Critical reception
Caryn James of The New York Times hated the film:
[The Lemon Sisters] inspires dazed disbelief that professional film makers could have made such an amateurish movie... Among the other wasted talents is the director, Joyce Chopra, who once made the exquisite, troubling little film Smooth Talk and seems to have lost her judgment here.[3]
