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WiseGirls
Sign in to saveWiseGirls is a 2002 crime drama film directed by David Anspaugh and starring Mira Sorvino, Mariah Carey and Melora Walters. The film was produced by Lions Gate Films, Leading Pictures and Intermedia Films. The story centers around Meg Kennedy (Sorvino), a medical school dropout who gets a part-time job as a waitress working at an Italian restaurant in New York City. Befriending other waitresses, Kate (Walters) and Raychel (Carey), Meg slowly learns that the restaurant is run by mobsters as she delves deeper into their dangerous world.
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5.5Meg, Raychel and Kate are three waitresses at a restaurant frequented by mob bosses. Their lives become complicated when one of the women witnesses a crime, and the three friends suddenly find themselves entangled in their customers’ dangerous world.
Cast
- Mira Sorvino as Meg Kennedy
- Mariah Carey as Raychel
- Melora Walters as Kate
- Arthur J. Nascarella as Mr. Santalino
- Saul Stein as Umberto
- Joseph Siravo as Gio Esposito
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11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Onset feud
- Promotion and release
- Reception
- Critical reception
- Mariah Carey's role
- Notes
- References
- External links
WiseGirls is a 2002 crime drama film directed by David Anspaugh and starring Mira Sorvino, Mariah Carey and Melora Walters. The film was produced by Lions Gate Films, Leading Pictures and Intermedia Films. The story centers around Meg Kennedy (Sorvino), a medical school dropout who gets a part-time job as a waitress working at an Italian restaurant in New York City. Befriending other waitresses, Kate (Walters) and Raychel (Carey), Meg slowly learns that the restaurant is run by mobsters as she delves deeper into their dangerous world.
The film premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was released later that year on Cinemax with international distribution managed by Intermedia Films. Upon release, the film received generally mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the plot twists, themes and the performances of the cast, particularly Carey, but criticism for its directing, tone and overuse of mafia stereotypes.
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