Very Good Girls

Very Good Girls
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Directed by	Naomi Foner
Produced by	Norton Herrick Michael London Mary Jane Skalski
Written by	Naomi Foner
Starring	Dakota Fanning Elizabeth Olsen Boyd Holbrook Demi Moore Richard Dreyfuss Ellen Barkin Peter Sarsgaard Clark Gregg
Music by	Jenny Lewis
Cinematography	Bobby Bukowski
Edited by	Andrew Hafitz Dylan Tichenor
Production company	Groundswell Productions Herrick Productions
Distributed by	Tribeca Film MG Film
Release date	June 24, 2014
Running time	91 minutes
Country	U.S.
Language	English
Box office	$6,940

Very Good Girls is the first feature directed by American screenwriter Naomi Foner, whose script for drama Running on Empty was Oscar-nominated. First screened publicly in early 2013, the coming-of-age drama stars Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen as two friends who fall for the same man (Boyd Holbrook). The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2013; it was given release on home formats on June 24, 2014.

The supporting cast includes Demi Moore, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Barkin, Clark Gregg, and Peter Sarsgaard. The film was produced by Norton Herrick, Michael London, and Mary Jane Skalski.

Best friends Lily (Fanning) and Gerri (Olsen), are home for one last New York summer. Gerri and Lily decide to run naked on the beach and into the water and they both laugh as people watch them swim. Gerri runs into the ice cream sign of a guy selling ice cream on the boardwalk. She apologizes and tries to make conversation, however he is more interested in Lily. Lily is rude to him in defense of Gerri. As both girls ride away, the guy takes a picture of Lily from the back.

When coming home from the beach, Lily goes to get her father for dinner, when she walks in on him kissing another woman in his office. Lily is obviously upset by this, but chooses not to say anything to her mother. Upset with what she just witnessed, she goes over to Gerri's to talk to her. Gerri's family is much more open and commutative than hers. They talk about sex and politics, which comforts Lily, being that this is completely different than the silence in her house. Lily talks about leaving for Yale in the fall and complains about how her boss is a pervert. Sitting outside later that night, both girls discuss the fact that they are 'the last ones' and decide make a pact to lose their virginity before leaving for college.

Lily is boat tour guide in Manhattan and while walking to work, the guy from the boardwalk (Holbrook) they met before notices her crossing the street. He decides to post the picture he took of her around the block asking where she lives. Lily later sees them on the way home and blushes. While talking to Gerri later that night, she realizes that Gerri also has a crush on the guy from the ice cream stand, saying that she saw matches on his stand with a restaurant name on them. She went to the restaurant the night before and found out his name is David. Lily, planning on telling Gerri about the posters around the block of her, decides not to since she can see Gerri likes David. The next day, Lily goes to the boardwalk hoping to see David. They run into each other on the beach and he asks her to come and hang out with him. She says she doesn't think she should, but gives him her address. Later that night, while listening to Gerri sing her song she wrote, Gerri tells Lily that she called the restaurant where David works in hopes of talking to him. However, he wasn't there. Lily responds with, "you barely even know the guy," making Gerri feel insecure. Lily then returns home to find her mother crying with knowledge of her father, Edward's affair. Lily yells at her mother asking her to have their father stay since she doesn't want the family broken up. Norma then asks her to leave the room since she is upsetting her and her sisters. Lily sits outside on the porch and is greeted by David who she goes to hang out with. They go to a studio apartment his friend lets him stay in if he acts like security for the place. Lily learns that David is an artist and he wants to travel the world. This is very attractive to Lily since she herself wants to leave. David kisses her, but tells her that she better get home. Lily then asks David if he is really going to see Gerri on Friday. He doesn't answer and Lily leaves. The next night at open mic night, Gerri discusses her date with David. She is confused as to why he didn't want to hook up with her. Last minute, David shows up to see Gerri sing. Lily and David sit next to each other and listen to Gerri perform the song she wrote about him. David then takes Lily's hand and holds it under the table. The three of them have an awkward goodbye, as David walks away without giving Gerri a hug, which confuses her. The two talk as they walk further down the block about Lily's dad and the affair which leads to Gerri saying that, 'you should be able to trust the ones you love most.' Feeling guilty about David, Lily decides to go home early, while Gerri meets up with other musicians.