Foxes (film)

Foxes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adrian Lyne
Produced by	Gerald Ayres David Puttnam
Written by	Gerald Ayres
Starring	Jodie Foster Scott Baio Sally Kellerman Randy Quaid
Music by	Giorgio Moroder
Cinematography	Leon Bijou Michael Seresin
Editing by	James Coblentz
Distributed by	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Release date(s)	February 29, 1980
Running time	106 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Gross revenue	$4,400,000
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Foxes is a 1980 English-language drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Gerald Ayres. The film starred Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman and Randy Quaid. The original music score is composed by Giorgio Moroder. The film is marketed with the tagline "The city had it coming." Although the film generally came and went at the box office when it was first released in February of 1980, it has nonetheless gone on to become somewhat of a cult classic. At the time of its release the film received a positive review from Roger Ebert who even stated that "The movie's a rare attempt to provide a portrait of the way teen-agers really do live today in some suburban cultures." [1] It was also one of Foster's last major roles before taking a four-year period away from acting to attend Yale University. Also it was Lyne's film debut as a director. He would later go on to direct hits such as Flashdance, 9 1/2 Weeks and Fatal Attraction.

Plot summary

A group of four teenage girls in the San Fernando Valley have the usual problems teenagers have to cope with. Deidre is fascinated by her sexuality, likes boys and has lots of boy troubles. Madge is unhappily overweight and angry that she is a virgin. Her parents are overprotective and she has an annoying younger sister. Annie is a teenage runaway who drinks and pops pills, and runs away from her abusive father, a policeman. Jeanie has to take care of them, is fighting with her divorced mother, and is yearning for a closer relationship with her distant father, a Tour Manager for the rock band Angel. They think that school is a waste of time, their boyfriends are immature, and the grown-ups have come from another planet. The only way to loosen up, and forget all the bad things happening in their lives, is to party, and have fun. Jeanie is ready to grow up, and stop acting like a child. Annie is the worst of all, and Jeanie is worried about her the most. She risks her neck more than once trying to keep Annie clean, and safe-and sound. But Annie's unstable behavior and flair keeps everyone on edge, and finally leads her to her untimely death in a car accident.

Main cast

Trivia

• Buddy Foster, Jodie Foster's brother and a child actor in his own right, was up for a part in this film. They wanted him to play the love interest to his own sister. They eventually recast the role.
• Brooke Shields' mother/agent was interested in the role of Jeanie for Brooke. However, the producers felt that she was too young for the role.
• Rosanna Arquette and Kristy McNichol were both up for the role of Annie.
• According to a musician hired for the project, the original story concept centered around an all-girl rock band who was being groomed by an established female pop singer. The script was rewritten so much, the band element of the story was dropped. However, the characters personalities and back stories were kept.
• The film's theme song "On The Radio" is performed by Donna Summer.
• The film's songs "20th Century Foxes" and "Virginia" were performed by glam rock band Angel.
• The film was shot on location in Los Angeles, California, between late 1978 and early 1979.

Reception

Nominations

• Young Artist Awards

Nominee: Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture - Jodie Foster

External links

• Foxes at the Internet Movie Database
• Foxes at All Movie Guide
• Foxes at Rotten Tomatoes