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''Some Girl'' is a 1998 American
romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...
drama film directed by Rory Kelly and written by actress
Marissa Ribisi Santina Marissa Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress who performed in the films '' Dazed and Confused, True Crime, The Brady Bunch Movie, Pleasantville'', and '' Don's Plum'' and television shows such as '' Felicity'', '' Fri ...
, who also appeared in the film.


Premise

Claire (Ribisi) resents the fact that she has never been in love. She soon falls for somebody but is left heartbroken and disturbed, largely thanks to her emotionally unstable friends.


Production

The film was shot during November 1997 in
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,
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
, under the working title of ''Men''.


Cast

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Marissa Ribisi Santina Marissa Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress who performed in the films '' Dazed and Confused, True Crime, The Brady Bunch Movie, Pleasantville'', and '' Don's Plum'' and television shows such as '' Felicity'', '' Fri ...
... Claire *
Juliette Lewis Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and alternative rock singer. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in films with dark themes. Lewis became an " it girl" of American cinema in the early 1990s ...
... April *
Michael Rapaport Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. Beginning his career in the early 1990s, he has made over 100 appearances in film and television. His film roles include '' True Romance'' (1993), '' Higher Learnin ...
... Neal * Giovanni Ribisi ... Jason *
Pamela Adlon Pamela Fionna Adlon (; ; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for voicing Bobby Hill in the animated comedy series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She also voiced Baloo in '' Jung ...
... Jenn (as Pamela Segall Adlon) *
Trevor Goddard Trevor Joseph Goddard (14 October 1962 – 7 June 2003) was an English actor. He was best known for playing Kano in the martial arts film '' Mortal Kombat'', Lieutenant Commander Mic Brumby in the television series '' JAG'' and main villain ...
... Ravi * Kristin Dattilo ... Suzanne * David Gail ... Mitchell * Glenn Quinn ... Jeff * Sharisse Baker-Bernard ... Claire's Stepmother (as Sharisse Baker) *
John Getz John William Getz (born October 15, 1946) is an American character actor. After starting his acting career on stage, he has appeared in numerous television series and films. Personal life Getz, one of four children, was born in Davenport, Iowa, ...
... Claire's Father *
Sam Saletta Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...
... Mike *
Jeremy Sisto Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's '' Six Feet Under'', NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's ''Law & Order'', George Altman in the ABC sitcom '' Suburgatory'', ...
... Chad *
Kris Iyer The kris, or ''keris'' in the Indonesian language, is an asymmetrical dagger with distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (''pamor''). Of Javanese origin, the kris is famous for its disti ...
... Magazine Stand Clerk * David Shackelford ... Earl * Mark Valley ... Police Officer


Soundtrack

* "Fire, Water, Burn" (
Bloodhound Gang The Bloodhound Gang was an American rap rock band from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1988 by rappers Jimmy Pop and Daddy Long Legs (now in Wolfpac) as a hip-hop group, before branching out into other genres as their career prog ...
) * "Love is Everywhere" (The Call) * "Bus" ( Longstocking) * "That Summer Feeling" (
Jonathan Richman Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic ...
) * "Sad, Sad Me" (The Nixions) * "Shake the Shelter" ( Baby Lemonade) * "Au Fond Du Temple Saint" (The Pearl Fishers) * "What A Man" (Renee Goldberry) * "Heads or Tails" ( Baby Lemonade) * "Beautiful Freak" ( The Eels) * "Vampires Suck" (The Godreys) * "Mercedes" (
Joseph Arthur Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through ...
) * "Squeeze Box Days" (
The Murmurs The Murmurs were an American alternative pop music duo composed of singer-songwriters Leisha Hailey and Heather Grody. Some time after the duo went their separate ways, Hailey became one half of Uh Huh Her and Grody became a founding member of ...
) * "God Damn" ( Chucklehead) * "She Silenced You" ( Giovanni Ribisi,
Juliette Lewis Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress and alternative rock singer. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in films with dark themes. Lewis became an " it girl" of American cinema in the early 1990s ...
) * "Washed Up And Left For Dead" (
The Murmurs The Murmurs were an American alternative pop music duo composed of singer-songwriters Leisha Hailey and Heather Grody. Some time after the duo went their separate ways, Hailey became one half of Uh Huh Her and Grody became a founding member of ...
) * "Smart Sexy Hardass" (Jim Goodwin, Rory Kelly, Dave Resnik)vocals Samantha Newark * "Higher Power" (
Jonathan Richman Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic ...
)


References


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* * 1998 films 1998 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films 1990s English-language films Films produced by Boaz Davidson Films shot in Los Angeles 1990s American films {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub