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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Nudity, Strong Sexual Content Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 11/06/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 3 hrs 57 mins Studio: Showtime Entertainment Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Comedy Drama, Erotic Drama

Stockard Channing stars in this made-for-cable comedy-drama as Dr. Beth Noonan, a female psychiatrist trying to hold her life together as she guides four of her patients through personal turmoil. Lauren Travis (Elle MacPherson), a respected lawyer, finds her sexual identity thrown into question when she discovers she's attracted to another woman, Casey (Kate Capshaw). Helen McCormick (Glenne Headly) is forced to spend a week with her two estranged sisters, Kathy (Allison Janney) and Kim (Rebecca DeMornay) after the death of their mother. Nia Morgan (Lynn Whitfield) is convinced her husband is being unfaithful to her; she hires Rachel (Linda Hamilton) to lure her spouse into infidelity, but Rachel learns that Nia's husband is actually involved with Betty (Mia Farrow), an older and unglamorous waitress. And after Dr. Noonan decides she can't handle the deep neuroses of Suzanne Nabor (Camryn Manheim), Suzanne snaps and takes the doctor hostage, along with three other people. It's a Girl Thing also stars Scott Bakula, Buck Henry, and Bruce Greenwood; it first aired in two parts on the Showtime premium cable network in January, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Stockard Channing - Dr. Beth Noonan
Elle MacPherson - Lauren Travis
Kate Capshaw - Casey

Lee Rose's A Girl Thing comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, and a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials includes interviews with director Rose and cast members Rebecca deMornay, Kate Capshaw, Allison Janney, Glenne Hedly, Camryn Manheim, and Elle MacPherson. Filmographies of the members of the extensive cast round out this package from Showtime. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide