Boys on the Side (1995) on Netflix
Jane, newly single and out of work, answers a newspaper ad from Robin, a real estate agent, for a co-driver to California. They stop in Pittsburgh for Jane's friend Holly.
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Plot summary
Jane, a singer who has broken up with her girlfriend and her band, is out of work and decides to leave New York City for Los Angeles. Robin, a real estate agent making the same move, has placed an advertisement looking for someone to share the drive, and Jane replies. Uncertain about the arrangement at first, Jane declines and then agrees after her car is towed. They set out and stop in Pittsburgh for Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to get away from Nick, her abusive boyfriend. Holly joins them, and the three very different women continue west together.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Boys on the Side (1995)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Every track on the soundtrack album came from women: Melissa Etheridge, Joan Armatrading and the Indigo Girls contributed songs, alongside hits by Annie Lennox and The Cranberries and new recordings by Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks and The Pretenders.
