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Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

A funny thing happened on the way to the bus station.

19875.51h 33m

Overview

An uptight New York City tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down one day when he's asked to escort a feisty free-spirited ex-convict who asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.

Directed by James Foley
Written by Andrew Smith, Ken Finkleman
Produced by Bernard Williams, Rosilyn Heller, Andrew Smith
Box OfficeBudget: $18.5MRevenue: $7.3M

Top Cast

Madonna

Madonna

Nikki Finn

Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

Loudon Trott

Bibi Besch

Bibi Besch

Ms. Worthington

John McMartin

John McMartin

Simon Worthington

John Mills

John Mills

Montgomery Bell

Haviland Morris

Haviland Morris

Wendy Worthington

Coati Mundi

Coati Mundi

Raoul

Drew Pillsbury

Drew Pillsbury

Detective Doyle

Robert Swan

Robert Swan

Detective Bellson

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

2nd Dock Worker

Themes & Keywords

new york cityrelease from prisonfalsely accusedlawyerscrewball comedymountain lioninnocent womaneccentric womanlightheartedfree-spirited woman

About Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl is a comedy, romance film released in 1987 exploring themes of new york city, release from prison, falsely accused, lawyer, screwball comedy, mountain lion. Directed by James Foley, it stars Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Bibi Besch. An uptight New York City tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down one day when he's asked to escort a feisty free-spirited ex-convict who asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.

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