Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeff Kanew
Screenplay by
Story byAva Ostern Fries
Produced byAva Ostern Fries
Starring
CinematographyDonald E. Thorin
Edited byMark Melnick
Music byRandy Edelman
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 24, 1989 (1989-03-24)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million[1]
Box office$8.5 million[2]

Troop Beverly Hills is a 1989 American adventure comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham, and Jenny Lewis in her film debut. The film features a host of young actors, including Ami Foster, Carla Gugino, Kellie Martin, Emily Schulman, and Tori Spelling.[3]

The film follows Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Long) as she decides to become the leader of a local troop of Wilderness Girls to help maintain a relationship with her daughter during a divorce.[4] Phyllis becomes an unlikely den mother to the girls, who are not taken seriously by other troops. When Phyllis falls afoul of a rival troop leader, the girls face the possibility of having their group dissolved—unless they can prove their wilderness skills at the annual Jamboree.

Though the film was not a financial success during its release with negative critical reception, it has since acquired a cult following as a 1980s children's film with a feminist message.[5]

  1. ^ "Troop Beverly Hills (1989)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Troop Beverly Hills (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Maslin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Zaleski, Annie (July 14, 2015). "Troop Beverly Hills is a deceptively subtle take on glamour". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Steiner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).