Product Description

After a run in with a hot exotic dancer one wintry night, straight-laced prep school student James will find himself on the ride of his life. Risking his future, he follows this mysterious woman to New York City - ditching school, dodging cops and partying at hot nightclubs along the way. Based on a true story, Whirlygirl, is Risky Business for the 21st century; a fast paced, sexy, adventure about trusting your instincts and pushing life to the limit.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77041 in DVD
• Brand: GAIAM MEDIA
• Released on: 2006-05-02
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 95 minutes

Features

• After a run in with a hot exotic dancer one wintry night, straight-laced prep school student James will find himself on the ride of his life. Risking his future, he follows this mysterious woman to New York City - ditching school, dodging cops and partying at hot nightclubs along the way. Based on a true story, Whirlygirl, is Risky Business for the 21st century; a fast paced, sexy, adventure about

Customer Reviews

BRILLIANT...REFRESHING!!!
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Im not going to recap the entire story for you... I find that sometimes ruins the film, in my opinion. While this movie has a well written, and substantially original storyline that kept my eyes glued to the screen, the quality of the newcomer talents in the film (Julian Morris, Monet Mazur)is top-notch. In fact, I would go so far as to say Julian Morris is perhaps the best new face I've seen in years (if you look on imdb, he has one of the most enviable resume's ever, working for the royal shakespeare company etc., albeit in the U.K.). I preferred this coming of age story, easily, to The Dead Poets Society and the like. Wasn't too fond of the actor who plays Julian's room-mate, but im not going to give it less than a great review because of such a small part... I URGE absolutely anybody to see this film... And this is not a recommendation I make lightly... in fact, this is the FIRST time I've felt compelled to take the time to write a review online.

A whirly romance with a troubled dancer based on a true story
James, a New England teenager in prep school goes on a wild goose chase trying to retrieve a watch from an exotic dancer who stole it from him while performing at his schol. Alice, aka Whirlygirl, becomes a source of fixation for James. Not only does he go from straight to crooked but is caught in a bizarre whirlwind romance and the chaos of Alice's life. Alice, a former teenage runaway, is mixed up with equally dangerous people, a controlling sugar daddy, a stalker in the military, and demons from her broken family relationships. Alice lives in a dive, dances in a strip club, while James is on his way to an Ivy League school and life. James and Alice get more intertwined causing James to get into trouble at achool and risk his own future plans. In the end, Alice learns from James' middle class values and turns her life around before going to a new town to start over. James stays behind to finish school and lets Alice go to have her fresh start. Based on a true story which is enough to make the viewer wonder what happened next.

Impressive Coming of Age story
I watched this movie for one reason - Monet Mazur. Had the movie ended after her illicit dance at the school I would have said, "boy, she looks and dances great - 4 stars". But the movie continued, and the (mostly) drama that ensued was very good also. I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't expecting such a thoughtful and realistic and well developed story. Like another reviewer commented, I thought more mindless American Pie shenanigans would follow. But no. The leading actor, Julian Morris, was deftly able to snatch the movie away from the faceless gang of classmates and become a real person. And Monet Mazur isn't just some faceless tart in a skimpy dress, nor a con artist with a heart of gold, but somebody who was equally real. I hope I don't make it sound too heavy, as the overall tone is on the light side, but this is a movie that you'll enjoy for the physical elements as well as the emotional content. If you're a fan of Monet Mazur or of Coming of Age movies or of movies that aren't simply a mishmosh of stereotypes, then you won't be disappointed.