Drive-Away Dolls (2024)
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Two best friends on a road trip through the Eastern United States become entangled in a criminal scheme involving a mysterious briefcase.
The story
In 1999, two lesbian best friends, Jamie and Marian, embark on a road trip through the Eastern United States. After a falling out in a Philadelphia apartment, Jamie decides to travel to Florida with her friend Marian. They visit a drive-away car service where, due to a misunderstanding, they are given a car that was already booked for a trip to Tallahassee. They soon discover that the car contains a mysterious cargo belonging to a criminal organization. As they travel toward Florida, they must navigate the complications of their journey while being pursued by a group of criminals who are looking for the same cargo.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1999, Jamie and Marian, two best friends, are traveling from Philadelphia to Florida. After a misunderstanding at a car service, they take a vehicle intended for a criminal group, which contains a briefcase and a severed head. As they travel, Jamie tries to convince Marian to relax, while the duo is pursued by criminals Arliss, Flint, and Chief. Upon reaching Florida, they discover the contents of the briefcase: a collection of dildos made from plaster casts of public figures, including Senator Gary Channel. After a confrontation with the criminals and a series of events involving a local police officer, Sukie, the women eventually blackmail Senator Channel for a million dollars in exchange for one of the dildos. The film ends with the women heading toward Massachusetts, while the Senator's reputation is ruined by the media.
- Original title
- Henry James' Drive-Away Dykes
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 84
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Ethan Coen
- Writers
- Ethan Coen · writer; Tricia Cooke · writer
- Cast and characters
- Margaret Qualley · Jamie; Geraldine Viswanathan · Marian; Beanie Feldstein; Colman Domingo; Pedro Pascal; Bill Camp; Matt Damon
- Genres
- crime; comedy; road film
- Themes
- friendship; queer identity
- Tone and mood
- comedy; exploitation
- Premise and plot tags
- road trip; buddy comedy; crime
- Reception
- mixed reviews from critics
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 56 · scale: 100 · review count: 50; CinemaScore · score: C · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 66%
- Production trivia
- First narrative feature without Joel Coen; Originally titled Drive-Away Dykes
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