The Virgin Suicides (1999)

Coming Out at 22 April 2000 in theaters.

Drama, Romance

The Virgin Suicides is drama film written for the screen and directed by Sofia Coppola (in her feature directorial debut), co-produced by Francis Ford Coppola, and starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, and Josh Hartnett. The film also features Scott Glenn, Michael Paré and Danny DeVito in minor roles, and a voice narration by Giovanni Ribisi.

Based on the 1993 best selling debut novel of the same name by American author Jeffrey Eugenides, the film tells of the lives of five teenage sisters in a middle-class suburb of Detroit during the late 1970s. After the youngest sister makes an initial attempt at suicide, her sisters are put under close scrutiny by their parents, eventually being confined to the home, which leads to their increasingly depressive and isolated behavior. Like the novel, the film is told from the perspective of a group of adolescent boys in the neighborhood who are fascinated by the girls.

Shot in 1998 in Toronto, the film was director Sofia Coppola’s debut feature. It features an original score by the French electronic band Air. The film premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival, and received a limited theatrical release on April 21, 2000 in the United States, later expanding to a wide release in May 2000. It was met with largely positive critical reception, with both the performances and Coppola’s direction receiving note. The film marked the beginning of a working relationship between Coppola and star Dunst, whom Coppola would cast as the lead in several films in the following years.

Director: Sofia Coppola

Writers: Jeffrey Eugenides (novel), Sofia Coppola

Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods, Josh Hartnett, Michael Paré, Scott Glenn, Danny DeVito

Cast

James Woods	…	Mr. Lisbon
Kathleen Turner	…	Mrs. Lisbon
Kirsten Dunst	…	Lux Lisbon
Josh Hartnett	…	Trip Fontaine
Michael Paré	…	Adult Trip Fontaine
Scott Glenn	…	Father Moody
Danny DeVito	…	Dr. Horniker
A.J. Cook	…	Mary Lisbon
Hanna Hall	…	Cecilia Lisbon
Leslie Hayman	…	Therese Lisbon
Chelse Swain	…	Bonnie Lisbon
Anthony DeSimone	…	Chase Buell
Lee Kagan	…	David Barker
Robert Schwartzman	…	Paul Baldino
FourTee	…	Parkie Denton
Jonathan Tucker	…	Tim Weiner
Joe Roncetti	…	Kevin Head
Hayden Christensen	…	Jake Hill Conley
Chris Hale	…	Peter Sisten
Joe Dinicol	…	Dominic Palazzolo
Suki Kaiser	…	Lydia Perl
Dawn Greenhalgh	…	Mrs. Scheer
Allen Stewart-Coates	…	Mr. Scheer
Sherry Miller	…	Mrs. Buell
Jonathan Whittaker	…	Mr. Buell
Michèle Duquet	…	Mrs. Denton
Murray McRae	…	Mr. Denton
Roberta Hanley	…	Mrs. Weiner
Paul Sybersma	…	Joe Larson
Susan Sybersma	…	Mrs. Larson
Peter Snider	…	Trip’s Dad
Gary Brennan	…	Donald
Charles Boyland	…	Curt Van Osdol
Dustin Ladd	…	Chip Willard
Kristin Fairlie	…	Amy Schraff
Melody Johnson	…	Julie
Sheyla Molho	…	Danielle
Ashley Ainsworth	…	Sheila Davis
Courtney Hawkrigg	…	Grace
François Klanfer	…	Doctor
Mackenzie Lawrenz	…	Jim Czeslawski
Tim Hall	…	Kurt Siles
Amos Crawley	…	John
Andrew Gillies	…	Principal Woodhouse
Mairlyn Smith	…	Mrs. Woodhouse
Sally Cahill	…	Mrs. Hedlie
Tracey Ferencz	…	Nurse
Scot Denton	…	Mr. O’Conner
Catherine Swing	…	Mrs. O’Conner
Timothy Adams	…	Buzz Romano
Michael Michaelessi	…	Parks Department Foreman
Sarah Minhas	…	Wanda Brown
Megan Kennedy	…	Cheerleader
Sandi Stahlbrand	…	Meredith Thompson
Neil Girvan	…	Drunk Man in Pool
Jaya Karsemeyer	…	Gloria
Leah Straatsma	…	Rannie
Mark Polley	…	Cemetery Worker #1
Kirk Gonnsen	…	Cemetery Worker #2
Marianne Moroney	…	Teacher
Anne Wessels	…	Woman in Chiffon
Giovanni Ribisi	…	Narrator (voice)
Derek Boyes	…	Football ‘Grieving Teacher’
John Buchan	…	John (Lydia’s Boss)
Conor Dean Smith	…	Frankie
Mandy Lee Jones	…	Student
Thomas Mars	…	Guest at the Prom Night