Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills
Troop Beverly Hills
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeff Kanew
Screenplay by	Pamela Norris; Margaret Grieco Oberman;
Story by	Ava Ostern Fries
Produced by	Ava Ostern Fries
Starring	Shelley Long; Craig T. Nelson; Betty Thomas; Mary Gross; Stephanie Beacham;
Cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
Edited by	Mark Melnick
Music by	Randy Edelman
Production; companies	Weintraub Entertainment Group; Fries Entertainment; Avanti;
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 24, 1989;
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18 million
Box office	$8.5 million

Troop Beverly Hills is a 1989 American adventure comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Stephanie Beacham, and Jenny Lewis in her film debut. The film features a host of young actors, including Ami Foster, Carla Gugino, Kellie Martin, Emily Schulman, and Tori Spelling.^[3]

The film follows Beverly Hills housewife Phyllis Nefler (Long) as she decides to become the leader of a local troop of Wilderness Girls to help maintain a relationship with her daughter during a divorce.^[4] Phyllis becomes an unlikely den mother to the girls, who are not taken seriously by other troops. When Phyllis falls afoul of a rival troop leader, the girls face the possibility of having their group dissolved—unless they can prove their wilderness skills at the annual Jamboree.

Though the film was not a financial success during its release with negative critical reception, it has since acquired a cult following as a 1980s children's film with a feminist message.^[5]

^ "Troop Beverly Hills (1989)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Troop Beverly Hills (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference Maslin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Zaleski, Annie (July 14, 2015). "Troop Beverly Hills is a deceptively subtle take on glamour". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference Steiner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "Troop Beverly Hills (1989)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[2] "Troop Beverly Hills (1989)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

[Maslin-3] Cite error: The named reference Maslin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Zaleski-4] Zaleski, Annie (July 14, 2015). "Troop Beverly Hills is a deceptively subtle take on glamour". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.

[Steiner-5] Cite error: The named reference Steiner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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