Some Girl Explained

Some Girl
Director:	Rory Kelly
Producer:	Boaz Davidson Abra Edelman Gay Ribisi
Runtime:	94 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Some Girl is a 1998 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Rory Kelly and written by actress Marissa Ribisi, 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^[1] in Los Angeles, California, under the working title of Men.^[2]

Cast

• Marissa Ribisi ... Claire
• Juliette Lewis ... April
• Michael Rapaport ... Neal
• Giovanni Ribisi ... Jason
• Pamela Adlon ... Jenn (as Pamela Segall Adlon)
• Trevor Goddard ... Ravi
• Kristin Dattilo ... Suzanne
• David Gail ... Mitchell
• Glenn Quinn ... Jeff
• Sharisse Baker-Bernard ... Claire's Stepmother (as Sharisse Baker)
• John Getz ... Claire's Father
• Sam Saletta ... Mike
• Jeremy Sisto ... Chad
• Kris Iyer ... Magazine Stand Clerk
• David Shackelford ... Earl
• Mark Valley ... Police Officer

Soundtrack

• "Fire, Water, Burn" (Bloodhound Gang)
• "Love is Everywhere" (The Call)
• "Bus" (Longstocking)
• "That Summer Feeling" (Jonathan Richman)
• "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)
• "Squeeze Box Days" (The Murmurs)
• "God Damn" (Chucklehead)
• "She Silenced You" (Giovanni Ribisi, Juliette Lewis)
• "Washed Up And Left For Dead" (The Murmurs)
• "Smart Sexy Hardass" (Jim Goodwin, Rory Kelly, Dave Resnik)vocals Samantha Newark
• "Higher Power" (Jonathan Richman)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NEWS BRIEFS: Stamoses Go Separate Ways.
2. Web site: Lewis latches onto helmer Kelly's 'Men'. November 11, 1997.