Gia (1998) (TV)

Overview
User Rating:
6.8/10 10,055 votes
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Director:
Michael Cristofer
Writers (WGA):
Jay McInerney (written by) and
Michael Cristofer (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for Gia on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
31 January 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
This is life... not heaven... you don't have to be perfect. more
Plot:
Movie based on the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Model | Fashion | Drug Abuse | AIDS | 1970s
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Tour de force for Angelina and Mercedes more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)

Angelina Jolie ... Gia Carangi

Elizabeth Mitchell ... Linda

Eric Michael Cole ... T.J.
Kylie Travis ... Stephanie - Model
Louis Giambalvo ... Joe Carangi
John Considine ... Bruce Cooper

Scott Cohen ... Mike Mansfield
Edmund Genest ... Francesco (as Edmond Genest)
Mercedes Ruehl ... Kathleen Carangi

Faye Dunaway ... Wilhelmina Cooper
Holly Baker ... Emergency Room Nurse

Joe Basile ... Disco Doorman Tony

Rick Batalla ... Hispanic Stylist Phillipe

Lombardo Boyar ... Hood #2

Jullian Dulce Vida ... Hood #3 (as Julio Dolce Vita)
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Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for graphic depiction of drug abuse, strong sexual content, language and some violence.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
120 min | USA:126 min (unrated version) | South Korea:105 min | Germany:117 min (dvd release) | Argentina:126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Ontario) (unrated version) | Singapore:(Banned) | Germany:12 | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (also unrated version) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Manitoba) (unrated version) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Poland:18 (TV rating) | South Korea:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
HBO Pictures more
Fun Stuff
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The movie takes place in the early 1980s, yet Gia is shown using a GTE Airfone air-to-ground telephone, which was first introduced in 1985. more
Quotes:
Gia Carangi: Go see, go see, go see. I aint good at this. And even if you are good at this, what exactly are you good at? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Let's Dance more
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User Comments
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14 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
Tour de force for Angelina and Mercedes, 1 December 2002
8/10
Author: rlcsljo from Hollywood, ca

This movie is your typical "How deviant sex and drugs ruined a successful person's life" films we typically get out of television (shades of the Hayes office!). However, Angelina manages to do what many actors fail to do: take a basically unsympathetic character and make you feel sorry for her. I think the role of Mercedes Rhuel has also not been emphasized enough. Throughout the entire film she presented a highly sympathetic, charismatic persona as the mother who could not quick kick her gosling out of the nest. Gia was not a product of the times--she and others like her were the times.