Uptown Girls
Uptown Girls is a 2003 teen comedy film directed by Boaz Yakin, who was working from a screenplay which Julia Dahl, Mo Ogrodnik and Lisa Davidowitz had adapted from the story by Allison Jacobs. It stars the late Brittany Murphy as a 22yearold living a charmed life as the daughter of a famous rock and roll musician. Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison and Jesse Spencer also feature in the film.
Molly begins work as a nanny of an eightyearold hypochondriac and neat freak named Lorraine Ray Schleine Dakota Fanning who is the daughter of Roma Schleine Heather Locklear, a music executive who is too busy to notice Ray. Rays father is in a coma and is being treated at home by a private nurse which causes Ray to stifle her emotions to maintain order. Although she enjoys ballet, she refuses to freestyle and often quotes Mikhail Baryshnikov Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun. Molly attempts to show her how to have fun, which at first causes much conflict between them, but eventually Ray opens up to let Molly in.Molly continues to pursue Neal and holds onto his lucky jacket in hopes of seeing him again. After a baking accident, Molly causes a fire that damages Neals jacket. She redesigns it to fix the damage but Neal breaks up with Molly when he sees it, claiming he has to pursue his music career and does not have time for her flightiness. Soon after, he gets a record deal with Roma and has a hit music video with a song that Molly inspired him to write, all while wearing the jacket Molly made. Disgusted, Molly agrees to Ingrids suggestions to sell off her possession so she can prove that she is growing up. However, after a fight, Ingrid kicks Molly out to live with Huey. ........
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