girl film girl american comedy film written directed stars madonna depicts story street smart girl falsely accused murdering boyfriend sent jail getting released meets man supposed sure gets bus philadelphia convinces help catch responsible confinement searching fall love failure film shanghai surprise madonna decided sign comedy film titled later renamed girl convince producers film ready project madonna enlisted friend direct film shooting began new_york october continued march production halted december snowfall new_york madonna utilized time work tour soundtrack film film released august box office bomb grossing million week final domestic total million critics highly disappointed film direction went worst films released found madonna comic timing highlights girl world tour went critical commercial success grossing total million playing audiences totaling million people soundtrack film acclaimed critics enjoyed commercial success madonna songs title track causing look love released singles title track madonna sixth number single billboard hot soundtrack album went sell million copies worldwide plot young woman dressed leather jacket skirt fire red lips platinum bob hair speaking high pitched voice day boyfriend johnny men stealing money trust fund takes pictures theft johnny puts pictures safety deposit box gives key thieves catch johnny murder frame putting body trunk car sentenced seven years prison seen animated opening credits movie years story presents tax attorney busy day getting married daughter richest men new_york bride selfish woman consumed wedding plans fiancé hand number duties entrusted boss future father law pick exotic animal activist named pick lastly sure catches bus hometown philadelphia determined catch actual thieves bring forth truth meeting taking shopping taking rolls harlem buy gun nearly arrested police raid explains story believes innocent decides help run named people killed johnny car smashed floor parking garage tell bank box number slain boyfriend afterward names murray visits bell apologize losing animal find delivered murray waiting bell home created brazilian filled animals roof close journey express love murray finds partner delivers bus station morning broken hearted realizing philadelphia leaving married bus opens envelope security box finds photographs prove theft gate crashes wedding gets arrested love film ends riding sunset bus philadelphia murray partner chasing production development madonna studio album critical commercial success spawning singles selling million copies worldwide year end film career successful hoped following commercially successful desperately seeking susan film shanghai surprise starred husband critical box office failure prompting madonna comment struggled come terms character shanghai surprise innocence personality required portray character continuing struggle film career madonna unsure ability choose good script film producers sure backing madonna felt comedy repertoire proceeded sign comedy film titled written wanted play street smart girl called finn jailed crime commit light bad publicity surrounding penn public failure shanghai surprise madonna persuade producers addition wanted old friend direct film previously penn best man marriage madonna directed music videos madonna singles live tell don preach having opportunity major feature film previously directed small film close range starring penn author pointed biography madonna combination talented movie star time movie director hardly guaranteed box office hit film received ahead warner wanted madonna success madonna saying warner executives real positive project process writers script making better casting casting film began soon madonna signed signed play lawyer job help bus released initially madonna thought asking penn play penn serving day jail term having violated probation received assaulting friend madonna attacking extra set went followed signing father law fiancée mother law respectively madonna commented lot common character courageous sweet funny misunderstood good continuously public liked tough sweet mask vulnerability feels inside madonna offered lead role blake edwards comedy film blind date opposite refused favor said thing planned shanghai surprise supposed approval director leading man didn tell hired didn work excited real physical comedy brought like reward member madonna long time friend joined cast play role enemy costume designer signed create wardrobe film madonna character blond started watching comedies especially work actors like asked scott create comical ballet skirts character loud scott designed glamorous dress love scene filming filming began new_york october huge crowd shooting location trying closer stepped set madonna signing children crew joining busy dance boom box shooting commenced madonna ask minutes study script scene shooting idea preparing studied example scene needed appear breath series push ups going set professional set madonna felt takes perfect refused appear second takes observed madonna likes best think best fourth says got got driving crazy like character compromise best got knee kissed madonna feet order encourage noted comes analysis madonna ready direction relying cues hand felt person madonna different body self believed process oddly elusive commented persona work dramatically madonna music videos think perfect attribute screen acting acts doesn push right buttons right times course film failure shanghai surprise left mark said acting abilities stressed fact madonna detail determined correct portrayal probably wasn good desperately seeking susan didn know natural best december arrived production halted days snowfall new_york_city madonna decided utilize time working soundtrack film started note ideas concert tour recording title track madonna decided change film girl felt better title filming commenced january scene involving second accidentally escaped cage resulting shooting hours madonna remained calm later noting incident extremely frightening best felt got bit thing doesn rest got movie soundtrack album planning stuff time february madonna scenes shot proceeded set watch team work commented having madonna set acting pain ass especially cost know warner tight schedule constraints budget trust madonna came acting hell gave greater percentage budget soundtrack filming ended march post production continuing till july development starting credits madonna asked cartoon figure character introducing film credits liked idea warner enlisted cartoonist april march create cartoon release promotion film released august united_states theatres arrange advance screening believed madonna appeal draw come film pre release celebration held august times square new_york madonna arrived promote film crowd people assembled watch madonna introduction day radio new_york radio station played madonna popular songs square atop platform created event police closed 43rd 44th streets allowing traffic pass broadway seventh avenue manhattan started arrive square celebrities actors film entering fanfare madonna arrived low cut low backed evening gown short hair adopted film late hour crowd number continued increasing asking fans good shut talk madonna thanked everybody coming opening girl talked experience arriving times square years said completely years later come completely thank hope like movie saying madonna departed platform walked new_york_times noted crowd late teenage years early held signs photographs noticed madonna absent adolescent girls imitated madonna early lace leather look result madonna mature image promote film madonna embarked girl world tour madonna world tour reaching asia north_america europe musically technically superior previous girl tour incorporated components appealing madonna trained physically weight lifting cope choreography dance routines stage bigger previous tour flanked video screens flight stairs middle music director encouraged madonna idea older songs presenting new format madonna named tour girl rehearsals day looked gigantic image projected screen stage changed girl screen consisted seven costume changes song dance routines addressing social causes don preach encore consisting title song girl holiday tour critically appreciated commented extravagant nature concert complimented madonna dancing costume changes dynamic pacing girl commercial success grossing total million playing million audience members according second selling female concert tour break rule tour reception critical response film received negative reviews critics rating review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes new_york_times noted madonna left devices pace engaging comedian madonna nonsense isn twisted poses actress sexy funny minute sentimental times looks like personality knowing wasp sleeping prince gives comic performance career largely public madonna foil provides movie backbone moments truly sophisticated straight men business today ended review saying film short outright washington_post gave film mixed review commenting feel seen movie know seen laughed film routine manner criticized work noting doesn skill sustain cartoon style dallas morning news commented film comedy performance madonna great liners movie star madonna acquired taste thing certain acquiring particular taste going enjoyable experience gave negative review saying madonna sing use save disgrace movie advocate critical saying madonna delivers worst performance recent memory heroine attempt comedy watching try look like sound like sure sign film disaster making time sit plan felt madonna idol teen imitate hair makeup wanna want like madonna dress like madonna cute popular personality madonna responsibility fans promote smoking gazette felt girl simply awful film positively movie head brain picture angry instead death comedy project produced conceived makes want shame madonna novelty item chicago_tribune complimented acting said fortunately film working domain ruled manages naive vulnerable new_york lawyer rolling_stone harsh film saying question posed film title girl answer provided box office receipts appeared shanghai surprise bored death picture recipient nominations including worst director madonna winning box office film released total theatres extra added later opening weekend film grossed million dollars tenth highest grossing film week week decline sales film grossed total million dollars worldwide box office bomb placed movies list noted madonna comic talent acknowledged united_states stayed away film better accepted foreign released territories prompting madonna defend weakly ideas better accepted europe japan home country added think movie badly america tour people confused connection record tour movie title think people don want fields fight respect music business guess people feel ought grateful respect stick music decided release film home media vhs november decision approved madonna accepted failure film saying knew doomed filming started day shoot sat hotel looked script thinking damn wish write thing film released dad called saying know new_york_times calling worst film year recalled madonna chose failure film remembered incident met madonna hotel lobby looked said flop right time mentioned film sean mentioned article new_york_times noted madonna real personality knowing pragmatic young woman performer energy looks lot like short hair common enthusiastic comic let loose streets new_york felt girl failed portray image leading failure half film showed different personality madonna trying comical accepted public soundtrack soundtrack film released july contains songs madonna label mates duncan considered madonna album majority songs sung madonna began working soundtrack december contacted producers studio album needed uptempo songs soundtrack uptempo song composed ended title track film madonna developed ballad look love songs composed film dance tune causing stop track inspired group martha release girl soundtrack received negative reviews critics called plain incomplete citing title track look love highlights soundtrack commercial success reaching album charts united_states austria canada france italy new_zealand sweden united_kingdom topping charts germany billboard european album chart worldwide album went sell million copies madonna tracks released singles title track sixth number single billboard hot making artist accumulate number singles 1980s female performer number ones solo act causing second single reached number hot charts nations look love european market release reaching united_kingdom track turn promotional release united_states reaching number dance charts
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