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Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Michael Bowen Votes: 17,762 | Gross: $16.80M With engaging performances from its two leads, Valley Girl is a goofy yet amiable film that both subverts and celebrates the cheerful superficiality of teen comedies.
Jan 31, 2024 · Martha Coolidge in Not a Pretty Picture Before breaking out in Hollywood and directing the ‘80s teen comedies Valley Girl and Real Genius and the Oscar-nominated drama Rambling Rose , Martha Coolidge was a documentary filmmaker in the 1970s.
Dec 8, 2022 · “This film is based on incidents in the director’s life. The actress who plays Martha was also raped when she was in high school. Names and places have been changed.” Thus begins the harrowing and uniquely personal 1976 16mm feature Not a Pretty Picture by director Martha Coolidge (Valley Girl).
Martha Coolidge’s work has ranged from the comedic to the serious and from the small screen to the big screen. Known as an “actor’s director,” she works to bring out the best in those she casts and the majority of her major films are character-driven, many of them focusing on women’s issues.
Martha Coolidge is one of America’s most distinguished directors, and is an important trailblazer for women entering the industry. Her award winning films led her from indies and documentaries in New York to Los Angeles to follow her dreams.
Jul 26, 2019 · This time that awesomeness is Martha Coolidge. She is probably best known to '80s fans as the director of Valley Girl (1983) and Real Genius (1985). She was a trailblazer by becoming a female director of feature films at a time when that was almost unheard of. Not only did she help make those two '80s favorites, but she has gone on to an ...
May 22, 2024 · ABOUT THE SERIES: The first ever film major at the Rhode Island School of Design, the first female president of the Directors Guild of America, and the first to cast Nicolas Cage as a lead in a feature film, the legendary Martha Coolidge will now be joining the American Cinematheque in-person for another iconic first: our first retrospective ...
