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Beautiful Girls (US 1996)

Set in a small town in Massachusetts. Willie Conway (Timothy Hutton) returns home from New York after some years and finds his friends from high school stuck in dead end jobs.

Director: Ted Demme

Original Score by: David A. Stewart (of the Eurythmics)

Split Enz - "I Got You" (Neil Finn) (part of) while Paul (Michael Rapaport) is waiting in a truck, about ten minutes into the movie.

"Several times, when Paul is driving his truck, we hear '80's music' like 'The Breakup Song-they don't write songs like that anymore' and 'Ran (I run so far away)' by Flock of Seagulls. Paul is somewhat stuck in adolescence, with pictures of supermodels draping his walls and a pet dog named Elle MacPherson. When Paul is alone on screen, the music heads back to the 80's where Paul stopped growing emotionally."
From:- Beautiful Songs for Beautiful Girls by Michael Clark Messier (no longer online - archived at: Beautiful Songs for Beautiful Girls)

Album track listing

There is a soundtrack album for this movie, but "I Got You" isn't on it.

1. "That's How Strong My Love Is" - Roland Gift
2. "Be For Real" - Afghan Whigs
3. "Easy To Be Stupid" - Howlin' Maggie
4. "Me And Mrs. Jones" - Billy Paul
5. "Suffering" - Satchel
6. "Graduation Day" - Chris Isaak
7. "Beautiful Girl" - Pete Droge & Sinners
8. "I'll Miss You" - Ween
9. "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe" - The Afghan Whigs
10. "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" - The Spinners
11. "Beth" - Kiss
12. "Groove Me" - King Floyd
13. "The Stroll" - The Diamonds
14. "Sweet Caroline" - Neil Diamond

3 track promo single

1. Can't get enough of your love, babe - The Afghan Whigs
2. Easy to be stupid - Howlin' Maggie
3. Suffering - Satchel

Movie credits

From the closing credits:-
(Copied from TV screen, which is a lot smaller than a cinema screen, not all the lettering was clear on my tape. I've tried checking some writers at the BMI site, but there may still be some typos).

"Beautiful Girl"
Written by David A. Stewart & Pete Droge
Performed by Pete Droge

"I Got You"
Written by Neil Finn
Performed by Split Enz

"Graduation Day"
Written and Performed by Chris Isaak

"I'll Miss You"
Written by Aaron Freeman
Performed by Ween

"Locomotive Breath"
Written by Ian Anderson
Performed by Jethro Tull

"Suffering"
Written by Shawn Smith, Regan Hagar, Cory Kane & John Hoag
Performed by Satchel

"Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe"
Written by Barry White
Performed by Afghan Whigs

"Fool To Cry"
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones

"Me & Mrs. Jones"
Written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
Performed by Billy Paul

"Honey White"
Written by Mark Sandman
Performed by Morphine

"Groove Me"
Written and Performed by King Floyd

"Sweet Caroline"
Written and Performed by Neil Diamond

"The Break Up Song (They Don't Write Them Like That Any More)"
Written by Greg Kihn, Steve Wright & Gary Phillips
Performed by Greg Kihn Band

"Will It Go Round In Circles"
Written by Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher
Performed by Billy Preston

"I Ran"
Written by Mike Score, Francis Maudsley, Paul Reynolds & Ali Score
Performed by A Flock Of Seagulls

"The Stroll"
Written by Clyde Otis & Nancy Lee
Performed by The Diamonds

"Never On A Sunday"
Written by Manos Hadjidakis & Billy Towne
Performed by Bernie Wyte and his orchestra

"Walk On The Wild Side"
Written by Lou Reed

"Be For Real"
Written by Frederick Knight
Performed by Afghan Whigs

"Easy To Be Stupid"
Written by Harold Chichester
Performed by Howlin' Maggie

"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"
Written by Melvin Steals and Mervin Steals
Performed by The Spinners

"That's How Strong My Love Is"
Written by Roosevelt Jameson
Performed by Roland Gift

"Beth"
Written by Peter Cross, Stanley Penridge & Robert Ezrin
Performed by Kiss

Movie release information

US: 9 February 1996
UK: 29 November 1996
US VHS NTSC: July 1, 1997
UK VHS PAL: 3 Feb 2003 (according to amazon.co.uk, but there are reviews dating from 2000.)
US DVD NTSC, Region 1: April 20, 1999
UK DVD PAL, Region 2: 7 Jan 2002
Shown on UK TV (Radio Times listing)

Classification

R - Restricted - children under 17 require accompanying parent or adult guardian (Maltin)
15 (UK) (Radio Times - Contains swearing, sexual references and a violent scene.)

Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

Beautiful Girls (US 1996); Beautiful Girls Soundtrack (Internet Movie Database)

amazon.com soundtrack listing

Sources of information

CD; Internet Movie; TiTM

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