Film

Chi Girl

1999 · 1h 27m · Comedy

IMDb

6.4

This offbeat comedy about love and romance won writer, director and actress Heidi Van Lier top honors a Grand Jury Prize at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival. Heather Green (Van Lier) is a journalist with an alternative newspaper in Chicago who is obsessed with her ex-boyfriend. Randy (Joe Kraemer) is in turn obsessed with Heather. A would-be documentary filmmaker, Randy constantly films her, sometimes without her knowledge. When Heather takes up a challenge from Randy and announces she can seduce the next man she meets, her desperation makes it clear she's had bad luck with men for a very good reason. When Heather finally does meet the man of her dreams, a good-looking attorney named Cliff

Heidi Van Lier

Heather Green

Joe Kraemer

Randy (voice)

Scott Benjaminson

Cliff

Cherise Silvestri

Phil Smith

Alicia Hyde

Troy West

Erinn Hayes

Alexa Fischer

James C. Leary

Eric Johner

Jenny Bacon

• Heidi Van LierDirector · Writer

Release date

January 25, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Comedy

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