Girls' Night | |
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Directed by | Nick Hurran |
Written by | Kay Mellor |
Produced by | Bill Boyes |
Starring | Julie Walters Brenda Blethyn |
Cinematography | David Odd |
Edited by | John Richards |
Music by | Edward Shearmur |
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Distributed by | Granada Film |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | $4.5 million |
Box office | $1.5 million[1] |
Girls' Night is a 1998 British comedy-drama directed by Nick Hurran. Loosely based upon the real experiences of writer Kay Mellor, the film stars Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn as two sisters-in-law and best friends, one dying of cancer, who fulfil a lifelong dream of going to Las Vegas, Nevada, after an unexpected jackpot win on the bingo.[2]
Premiered to a mixed response by critics at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, who noted it a "rather formulaic tearjerker [with] two powerhouse Brit actresses",[3] Hurran won a Silver Spire at the San Francisco International Film Festival[4] and received a Golden Bear nomination at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival for his work.[5]