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Boys on the Side

A motion picture that celebrates the art of survival, the gift of laughter and the miracle of friendship.

Film19951h 55mReleased

DramaComedy
Not rated

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Director
Herbert Ross
Language
English
Released
1995-02-03
Runtime
1h 55m

Community score

6.4265 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.4

The story

After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.

Cast

  • Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi GoldbergJane Deluca
  • Mary-Louise Parker
    Mary-Louise ParkerRobin
  • Drew Barrymore
    Drew BarrymoreHolly Pulchik-Lincoln
  • Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaugheyAbe Lincoln
  • James Remar
    James RemarAlex
  • Billy Wirth
    Billy WirthNick
  • Anita Gillette
    Anita GilletteElaine
  • Dennis Boutsikaris
    Dennis BoutsikarisMassarelli
  • Estelle Parsons
    Estelle ParsonsLouise
  • Amy Aquino
    Amy AquinoAnna