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Manny & Lo (1996)
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The debut feature from writer/director
Lisa Krueger
stars
Scarlett Johansson
and
Aleksa Palladino
as the titular Manny and Lo, orphaned teenaged sisters who avoid foster homes by living on the run, stealing food, and sleeping in random model homes. Older sister Lo is the rude, bossy, incompetent leader, and younger sister Manny is her thoughtful, realistic, logical underling. It quickly becomes apparent that Lo is pregnant and they won't be able to continue their wandering lifestyle of "keep moving and you won't get nailed." After a significant stage of denial, Lo goes to a hospital for an abortion and is denied. Quickly running out of options, Lo comes up with plan that seems ridiculous to the observant narrator Manny. Since they don't know anything about birthing babies, they kidnap Elaine (
Mary Kay Place
), a middle-aged woman dressed as a nurse who works in a maternity store. Together, the three women squat in an abandoned house in the woods so the disgruntled Lo can have her baby. Eventually, the owner of the house comes home and the captive Elaine resorts to a strange solution to the problem. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Cast
Mary Kay Place
Elaine
Glenn Fitzgerald
Joey
Scarlett Johansson
Amanda
Aleksa Palladino
Laurel
Angie Phillips
Connie
Production Crew
Gary Kauffman
Associate Producer
Ellen Parks
Casting
Tom Krueger
Cinematographer
John Lurie
Composer (Music Score)
Jennifer Parker
Costume Designer
Lisa Krueger
Director
Colleen Sharp
Editor
Klaus Volkenborn
Executive Producer
Wendy Jo Cohen
First Assistant Director
Dean Silvers
Producer
Marlen Hecht
Producer
Pope Entertainment Group
Producer
Sharon Lamofsky
Production Designer
Sharon Lomofsky
Production Designer
Lisa Krueger
Screenwriter
Dina Goldman
Set Designer
Irin Straus
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1996
Runtime: 90
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy Drama
Produced by
Sony Pictures Classics
Awards
1996 - Best First Feature - Independent Spirit Award
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