Jack Sojka Anthony Esposito Billy Blake Richard Brams
Starring
Mira Sorvino Mariah Carey Melora Walters
Cinematography
Johnny E. Jensen
Edited by
Christopher Cibelli
Music by
Keith Forsey
Production companies
Lions Gate Entertainment Leading Pictures Intermedia Films
Distributed by
Lions Gate Entertainment Intermedia Films Cinemax
Release date
January 13, 2002 (2002-01-13) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
93 minutes
Language
English
Budget
$11 million
WiseGirls is a 2002 crime drama film directed by David Anspaugh and starring Mira Sorvino, Mariah Carey and Melora Walters. The film was produced by Lions Gate Films, Leading Pictures and Intermedia Films. The story centers around Meg Kennedy (Mira Sorvino), a medical school dropout who gets a part-time job as a waitresses working at an Italian restaurant in New York City. Befriending other waitresses, Kate (Melora Walters) and Raychel (Mariah Carey), Meg slowly learns that the restaurant is run by mobsters as she delves deeper into their dangerous world.
The film premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was released later that year on HBO and Cinemax with international distribution managed by Intermedia Films. Upon release, the film received generally mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the plot twists, themes and the performances of the cast, particularly Carey, but criticism for its directing, tone and overuse of mafia stereotypes.
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