Romy and Michele: In the Beginning

TV Movie
2005
12
1h 27m

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Katherine Heigl and Alexandra Breckenridge in Romy and Michele: In the Beginning (2005)

A prequel to Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), the two BFF girls make it to LA 1990, where they get arrested. They make a friend in jail and stay at her place. They make more fr... Read allA prequel to Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), the two BFF girls make it to LA 1990, where they get arrested. They make a friend in jail and stay at her place. They make more friends.A prequel to Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), the two BFF girls make it to LA 1990, where they get arrested. They make a friend in jail and stay at her place. They make more friends.

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Katherine Heigl

Romy White

Alexandra Breckenridge

Michele Weinberger
(as Alex Breckenridge)

Kelly Brook

Linda Fashiobella

Scott Vickaryous

Taylor Bradley

Nat Faxon

Chad

Dania Ramirez

Elena

Alexandra Billings

Donna

Rhea Seehorn

Ashley Schwartz

William Ragsdale

Kevin

Paula Abdul

Self

Olivia Allen

Snotty Girl #1
(uncredited)

Kal Bennett

Girl at Party
(uncredited)

Randi Cee

Dancer
(uncredited)

Heather Lynne Chasse

Snotty Girl #3
(uncredited)

Troy Christian

Dancer
(uncredited)

Debbie Clemmer

Female Drummer
(uncredited)

Leigh Curran

Doctor
(uncredited)

Amy Gross

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(uncredited)

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Trivia
Shot as a pilot for a TV series in 2002. The networks passed on making it into a weekly show, so it was shelved and ultimately aired as a movie of the week in 2005.

Goofs
In the first scene of the girls on Hollywood Boulevard, dressed as hookers, walk by a place with "DVDs" on its sign. The scene is set in 1990, while the first DVD players did not go on sale until November 1996.

Quotes
Iowa Tourist: [he thinks they are hookers by how they are dressed] Here, girls.
[he hands them a dollar for a soda]
Iowa Tourist: I will pray for God to lead you to a better life.
Michele Weinberger: Thanks. Wow, people in LA are just so nice.
Police Officer: LAPD. You're under arrest.
[she pushes them up against the soda machines]
Police Officer: Hands against the machines.
Michele Weinberger: Under arrest for what?
Police Officer: Solicitation.
Romy White: What? We even haven't had sex... in like months.
[the officer frisks Romy in a very personal spot]
Romy White: Where *exactly* do you think I'm hiding a gun?
Police Officer: [the officer goes to Michele next] C'mon spread 'em.
Michele Weinberger: This is all a really big mistake.
Police Officer: Oh, yeah? That's for the judge to decide. Once money changes hands, you ladies have earned yourself a trip downtown.
Michele Weinberger: Money? You mean this dollar? He gave this to us to buy a tab with!
Police Officer: Uh-huh.
Romy White: It's true! What do you think she's gonna do for a dollar? Lick his neck?

Connections
Followed by Untitled Romy and Michele Sequel

Soundtracks
The Power
Produced and Performed by Snap!
Written by The 45 King (as DJ Mark the 45 King), Chill Rob G, and Snap!
Courtesy of Arista/BMG Records
By Arrangement with BMG Special Markets
© 1990 BMG Ariola München GmbH

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Featured review

4/10

Katherine's good, the rest sucks

So this movie is really not any good, but Katherine Heigl is so good that if you like her it is worth watching. I only saw the movie on TV, but the problem is obviously the screenplay. The movie easily could have been just about Romy and Michelle moving out to California, but instead they had to have a transsexual woman and super model and all these stupid elements that just take away from the story. They once again have a dance sequence near the end of the movie, but it is not anywhere near as funny or creative as the original. They took the basic formula from the original instead of just taking the characters into a new movie. Once again Romy and Michelle get into a fight and the whole movie just plays like a crappy retelling of the original. The four out of ten is only because Katherine is so likable in the movie, just like all her other movies so don't watch it unless you really like her.