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The Virgin Suicides

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

1999-05-19 Drama 1hr 37m

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

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

  • Released
    1999-05-19
  • Revenue
    $10,409,377
  • Budget
    $6,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 37m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    American Zoetrope, Muse Productions, Eternity Pictures

Crew

Sofia Coppola
Director
Jeffrey Eugenides
Novel
Dan Halsted
Producer
Keywords:
suicide based on novel or book michigan suicide attempt 1970s coming of age suburb lust family catholic overprotective parent teen suicide femininity woman director male gaze anxious cautionary sisters disheartening foreboding

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Cast

James Woods

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Kathleen Turner

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Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst
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Josh Hartnett

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Trip Fontaine
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A. J. Cook

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Hanna Hall

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Leslie Hayman

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Therese Lisbon
Chelse Swain

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Anthony DeSimone

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Chase Buell
Lee Kagan

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David Barker
Robert Schwartzman

Robert Schwartzman
Paul Baldino
FourTee

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Parkie Denton
Jonathan Tucker

Jonathan Tucker
Tim Weiner
Joe Roncetti

Joe Roncetti
Kevin Head
Hayden Christensen

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Jake Hill Conley
Chris Hale

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Peter Sisten
Joe Dinicol

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Dominic Palazzolo
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Lydia Perl
Dawn Greenhalgh

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Michèle Duquet

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Murray McRae

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Mrs. Weiner
Paul Sybersma

Paul Sybersma
Joe Larson
Susan Sybersma

Susan Sybersma
Mrs. Larson
Peter Snider

Peter Snider
Trip's Dad
Gary Brennan

Gary Brennan
Donald
Charles Boyland

Charles Boyland
Curt Van Osdol
Dustin Ladd

Dustin Ladd
Chip Willard
Kristin Fairlie

Kristin Fairlie
Amy Schraff
Melody Johnson

Melody Johnson
Julie
Sheyla Molho

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Ashley Ainsworth

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Mr. O'Conner
Catherine Swing

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Timothy Adams

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Buzz Romano
Michael Michaelessi

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Parks Department Foreman
Sarah Minhas

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Wanda Brown
Megan Kennedy

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Cheerleader
Sandi Stahlbrand

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Meredith Thompson
Neil Girvan

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Narrator (voice)
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Reviews for The Virgin Suicides
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A Review by PimplyChicken 7

Written by PimplyChicken on 2017-06-25

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 li... read more

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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A Review by Wuchak 8

Written by Wuchak on 2019-06-03

***Artistic, profound, amusing, tragic, haunting coming-of-age in the 70s*** A 13 year-old girl from a Catholic family in a Detroit subur... read more

***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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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 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)... read more

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.

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A Review by PimplyChicken

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...

reviewer avatar

A Review by PimplyChicken 7

Written by PimplyChicken on 2017-06-25

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 ...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Wuchak 8

Written by Wuchak on 2019-06-03

***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 sh...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 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 narrat...

read more