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Drama

The Virgin Suicides

- Beautiful, mysterious, haunting, invariably fatal. Just like life.

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

Release Date : 1999-05-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : American ZoetropeMuse ProductionsEternity Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

James Woods

Character Name : Mr. Lisbon

Original Name : James Woods

Gender : Male

Kathleen Turner

Character Name : Mrs. Lisbon

Original Name : Kathleen Turner

Gender : Female

Kirsten Dunst

Character Name : Lux Lisbon

Original Name : Kirsten Dunst

Gender : Female

Josh Hartnett

Character Name : Trip Fontaine

Original Name : Josh Hartnett

Gender : Male

Michael Paré

Character Name : Adult Trip Fontaine

Original Name : Michael Paré

Gender : Male

Scott Glenn

Character Name : Father Moody

Original Name : Scott Glenn

Gender : Male

Danny DeVito

Character Name : Dr. Horniker

Original Name : Danny DeVito

Gender : Male

A. J. Cook

Character Name : Mary Lisbon

Original Name : A. J. Cook

Gender : Female

Hanna Hall

Character Name : Cecilia Lisbon

Original Name : Hanna Hall

Gender : Female

Leslie Hayman

Character Name : Therese Lisbon

Original Name : Leslie Hayman

Gender : Female

Chelse Swain

Character Name : Bonnie Lisbon

Original Name : Chelse Swain

Gender : Female

Anthony DeSimone

Character Name : Chase Buell

Original Name : Anthony DeSimone

Gender : Male

Lee Kagan

Character Name : David Barker

Original Name : Lee Kagan

Gender : Male

Robert Schwartzman

Character Name : Paul Baldino

Original Name : Robert Schwartzman

Gender : Male

FourTee

Character Name : Parkie Denton

Original Name : FourTee

Gender : Male

Jonathan Tucker

Character Name : Tim Weiner

Original Name : Jonathan Tucker

Gender : Male

Joe Roncetti

Character Name : Kevin Head

Original Name : Joe Roncetti

Gender : Male

Hayden Christensen

Character Name : Jake Hill Conley

Original Name : Hayden Christensen

Gender : Male

Chris Hale

Character Name : Peter Sisten

Original Name : Chris Hale

Gender : Male

Joe Dinicol

Character Name : Dominic Palazzolo

Original Name : Joe Dinicol

Gender : Male

Suki Kaiser

Character Name : Lydia Perl

Original Name : Suki Kaiser

Gender : Female

Dawn Greenhalgh

Character Name : Mrs. Scheer

Original Name : Dawn Greenhalgh

Gender : Female

Allen Stewart-Coates

Character Name : Mr. Scheer

Original Name : Allen Stewart-Coates

Gender : Male

Sherry Miller

Character Name : Mrs. Buell

Original Name : Sherry Miller

Gender : Female

Jonathan Whittaker

Character Name : Mr. Buell

Original Name : Jonathan Whittaker

Gender : Male

Michèle Duquet

Character Name : Mrs. Denton

Original Name : Michèle Duquet

Gender : Female

Murray McRae

Character Name : Mr. Denton

Original Name : Murray McRae

Gender : Male

Roberta Hanley

Character Name : Mrs. Weiner

Original Name : Roberta Hanley

Gender : Male

Paul Sybersma

Character Name : Joe Larson

Original Name : Paul Sybersma

Gender : Male

Susan Sybersma

Character Name : Mrs. Larson

Original Name : Susan Sybersma

Gender : Male

Peter Snider

Character Name : Trip's Dad

Original Name : Peter Snider

Gender : Male

Gary Brennan

Character Name : Donald

Original Name : Gary Brennan

Gender : Male

Charles Boyland

Character Name : Curt Van Osdol

Original Name : Charles Boyland

Gender : Male

Dustin Ladd

Character Name : Chip Willard

Original Name : Dustin Ladd

Gender : Male

Kristin Fairlie

Character Name : Amy Schraff

Original Name : Kristin Fairlie

Gender : Female

Melody Johnson

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Melody Johnson

Gender : Female

Sheyla Molho

Character Name : Danielle

Original Name : Sheyla Molho

Gender : Male

Ashley Ainsworth

Character Name : Sheila Davis

Original Name : Ashley Ainsworth

Gender : Male

Courtney Hawkrigg

Character Name : Grace

Original Name : Courtney Hawkrigg

Gender : Male

François Klanfer

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : François Klanfer

Gender : Male

Mackenzie Lawrenz

Character Name : Jim Czeslawski

Original Name : Mackenzie Lawrenz

Gender : Male

Tim Hall

Character Name : Kurt Siles

Original Name : Tim Hall

Gender : Male

Amos Crawley

Character Name : John

Original Name : Amos Crawley

Gender : Male

Andrew Gillies

Character Name : Principal Woodhouse

Original Name : Andrew Gillies

Gender : Male

Mairlyn Smith

Character Name : Mrs. Woodhouse

Original Name : Mairlyn Smith

Gender : Male

Sally Cahill

Character Name : Mrs. Hedlie

Original Name : Sally Cahill

Gender : Female

Tracey Ferencz

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Tracey Ferencz

Gender : Female

Scot Denton

Character Name : Mr. O'Conner

Original Name : Scot Denton

Gender : Male

Catherine Swing

Character Name : Mrs. O'Conner

Original Name : Catherine Swing

Gender : Male

Timothy Adams

Character Name : Buzz Romano

Original Name : Timothy Adams

Gender : Male

Michael Michaelessi

Character Name : Parks Department Foreman

Original Name : Michael Michaelessi

Gender : Male

Sarah Minhas

Character Name : Wanda Brown

Original Name : Sarah Minhas

Gender : Male

Megan Kennedy

Character Name : Cheerleader

Original Name : Megan Kennedy

Gender : Male

Sandi Stahlbrand

Character Name : Meredith Thompson

Original Name : Sandi Stahlbrand

Gender : Female

Neil Girvan

Character Name : Drunk Man in Pool

Original Name : Neil Girvan

Gender : Male

Jaya Karsemeyer

Character Name : Gloria

Original Name : Jaya Karsemeyer

Gender : Male

Leah Straatsma

Character Name : Rannie

Original Name : Leah Straatsma

Gender : Male

Mark Polley

Character Name : Cemetery Worker #1

Original Name : Mark Polley

Gender : Male

Kirk Gonnsen

Character Name : Cemetery Worker #2

Original Name : Kirk Gonnsen

Gender : Male

Marianne Moroney

Character Name : Teacher

Original Name : Marianne Moroney

Gender : Male

Anne Wessels

Character Name : Woman in Chiffon

Original Name : Anne Wessels

Gender : Male

Giovanni Ribisi

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Giovanni Ribisi

Gender : Male

Derek Boyes

Character Name : Football "Grieving Teacher" (uncredited)

Original Name : Derek Boyes

Gender : Male

John Buchan

Character Name : John (Lydia's Boss) (uncredited)

Original Name : John Buchan

Gender : Male

Conor Dean Smith

Character Name : Frankie (uncredited)

Original Name : Conor Dean Smith

Gender : Male

Mandy Lee Jones

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Mandy Lee Jones

Gender : Male

Thomas Mars

Character Name : Prom Night Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Mars

Gender : Male

Reviews

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PimplyChicken

@PimplyChicken

2021-06-23

A very different movie, enjoyable and engrossing but at the end of it you are left wondering what the point was. Is there a moral here? A life lesson? Or is the movie just telling a quirky story? I'm still not sure. This movie is well acted and is never boring, but it is puzzling.

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Artistic, profound, amusing, tragic, haunting coming-of-age in the 70s*** A 13 year-old girl from a Catholic family in a Detroit suburb commits suicide during the late 70s and its effects are shown over the course of the next year in the lives of her four sisters (e.g. Kirsten Dunst), her parents (James Woods & Kathleen Turner) and the boys of the community. Josh Hartnett is on hand as the school stud who’s interested in Lux (Dunst). "The Virgin Suicides" (1999) was Sofia Coppola’s debut film based on the book by Jeffrey Eugenides; she would go on to great success with “Lost in Translation” (2003) and the underrated “Marie Antoinette” (2006). To be expected, Sofia’s style is similar to her father, as well as Peter Weir, but maybe more focused on feminine themes. The tone of the movie is artsy and deep, but not without a sense of humor. It’s haunting, mysterious, beautiful and impenetrable, reminiscent of Weir’s “Picnic at Hanging Rock” (1975). There’s also a great 70’s soundtrack featuring well-placed songs by The Hollies, Heart, Styx, Todd Rundgren and 10cc. The subtext on parental legalism brings to mind “Footloose” (1984), but it’s clear that the blame can’t be placed solely at the feet of the parents, who are certainly overprotective but also clearly loving to a degree. Cecilia’s rash actions are the catalyst and the domino effect comes into play coupled with the oppression of stifling legalism and perhaps passive revenge. At the end of the day, though, it comes down to just a stupid decision by teenagers. Yet the movie’s about way more than suicide and its causes. It’s about coming-of-age, seeking identity & a voice, coming-of-death and the haunting reflections of those that remain. The film runs 1 hour, 37 minutes and was shot in Toronto. GRADE: A-/B+

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-06

Set amidst 1970s Detroit suburbia, this follows the ultimately tragic lives of five sisters who live with their teacher father (James Woods) and rather possessive mother (Kathleen Turner). It's narrated by one of their neighbours, a youth whom - along with his friends - has a bit of a crush on the girls. Disaster strikes early on when "Cecilia" manages to impale herself on the garden fence and what now ensues follows the family's quirkily poignant and entertaining evolution from this event. Things eventually come to an head when the girls plead with their parents to be allowed to go to a school dance whereupon "Lux" (Kirsten Dunst) and her all-American boyfriend "Trip" (Josh Hartnett) do the deed! Arriving home late, and alone, this causes ructions within the family and drives the young girl off the rails with ghastly consequences. There's a lot of nuance here. The performances from Turner, Dunst and a rather under-stated one from an increasingly effective Woods all help build this to a conclusion that is sadly, in my view, all a bit rushed. The effects of the isolation and loneliness on the all-but-incarcerated girls is there for us to see, but not really to appreciate fully enough and I felt that a shame. There is also quite a potent aesthetic here - the visuals offer us a subtle reinforcement of stereotype, ageing, maturity, comedy and indifference and I could have done with some meat on the bones of the actual story, the film gets better after each viewing.