Directed by:
Susan SeidelmanScreenplay:
Brad HennigCinematography:
Frank G. DeMarcoCast:
Eric Roberts, Virginia Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Brooke Shields, Jessica Rothe, Andrea Frankle, Gary Grubbs, Wanda Sykes, Camryn Manheim, Mark Povinelli (more)VOD (1)
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THE HOT FLASHES is about an unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, who challenge the current arrogant high school girls' state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as these marginalized women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life. (official distributor synopsis)
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Interesting casting for a fairly unremarkable film, though none of the actors are top-tier. I enjoy watching Eric Roberts, and it was quite pleasant to see Brooke Shields in something after a long time. It's a classic made-for-TV movie about five older women who want to play basketball for a good cause - breast cancer. They confront younger girls, deal with their own problems, and it ends more or less well. It's nice for a lazy afternoon, but then you move on and forget about the film.
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Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah, and Camryn Manheim are great actresses, but they're already in the age 40+ and 50+ categories. So what to we do with them? The only thing we can, and that is to make an enjoyable comedy that makes us feel better. That is exactly what this is.
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