Italy / Sep 10, 2011 / La Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university: the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Zach Woods | Rick DeWolfe |
| Domenico D'Ippolito | Complainer Student |
| Nick Blaemire | Freak Astaire |
| Aubrey Plaza | Depressed Debbie |
| Hugo Becker | Xavier |
| Meredith Hagner | Alice |
| Joe Coots | Barman |
| Adam Brody | Fred Packenstacker / Charlie Walker |
| Billy Magnussen | Thor |
| Aja Naomi King | Positive Polly |
| Alia Shawkat | Mad Madge |
| Cortez Nance Jr. | Groundskeeper |
| Jordanna Drazin | Emily Tweeter |
| Shinnerrie Jackson | Sharise |
| Taylor Nichols | Professor Black |
| Carolyn Farina | Carolina Antonucci |
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Damsels in Distress |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Westerly Films, Steeplechase-Analytic Productions |
| Official site | sonyclassics.com |
| Release date | 6 aprile 2012 |
| Production | Jacob Jaffke, Charlie Dibe, Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, Whit Stillman |
| Writer | Whit Stillman |
| Casting | Kerry Barden, Anya Colloff, Amy McIntyre Britt, Paul Schnee |
| Editing | Andrew Hafitz, Sophie Corra, Chris Kenny, Lance Spindler, Pierce Varous |
| Cinematography | Doug Emmett, Sabrina Lantos, Joseph Joyce, Justin LaValley, John Shim, Johnny Sousa, Justin Suriano, Christopher Vidaic, Brian Yost |
| Assistant directors | Melinda Ziyadat, Curtis Smith, Whit Stillman, Daniel Lugo, Dustin Bricker |
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Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 13, 2011 / 14A / Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 23, 2011 / London Film Festival
Limited release
Netherlands / Apr 06, 2012 / 14
Sweden / Apr 06, 2012 / 15
United States / Apr 06, 2012 / PG-13
Theatrical release
France / Oct 03, 2012
Spain / Dec 05, 2012
Digital
Poland / Nov 20, 2011 / 12
Ireland / Apr 27, 2012 / 15
Japan / Jun 13, 2013 / G
Physical media
Germany / Jan 10, 2013 / 6
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