''Girl Crazy'' is a 1997 American

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written and directed by

Richard Dutcher Richard Alan Dutcher (born 1964)Click "Biography" in the bottom-left of this web site: is an American independent filmmaker who produces, writes, directs, edits, and frequently stars in his films. After making '' God's Army'', a successful 2000 ...

. Dutcher's first

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, it was initially shown on

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service, and never received theatrical distribution.

Plot

Tommy McIntosh (

) was raised by adoring women and he learned to himself adore women. He has a neurotic antipathy toward men. He gets into trouble when Rachel (Linda Bon), the one woman to whom he has professed eternal love finds out he's been sleeping around. To win her back he must learn how to be a man.

Background

Having spent five years in its making, Dutcher admitted that the movie was fluff and "not very good", but said that it gave him the kind of experience in making films that he had not gotten in film school. He also said that his work on this film led him to change course and make '' God's Army'', effectively beginning modern

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. Dutcher also stated

My first film, "Girl Crazy", was not very good ... Neither were the early films of Martin Scorcese ic/nowiki>, Brian DePalma, etc. So much of filmmaking is craft. Craft has to be learned. We're all, hopefully, getting better with each film. That's the goal.

Cast

as Tommy *Linda Bon as Rachel *Tim Hansen as Tim *Lisa Manulkin as Lisa *Kiki Margiotta as Trish
Donna Kay Meek
(not credited)

Notes

External links

Official website
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Film poster
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