# A Girl Thing

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***A Girl Thing*** is a 2001 American [television](/source/Television_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) directed by [Lee Rose](/source/Lee_Rose_(director)). Consisting of four separate stories, the film premiered on [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)) on January 20, 2001, and concluded on January 27.[1] The [ensemble cast](/source/Ensemble_cast) includes [Stockard Channing](/source/Stockard_Channing), [Kate Capshaw](/source/Kate_Capshaw), [Elle Macpherson](/source/Elle_Macpherson), [Glenne Headly](/source/Glenne_Headly), [Rebecca De Mornay](/source/Rebecca_De_Mornay), [Allison Janney](/source/Allison_Janney), [Mia Farrow](/source/Mia_Farrow), [Lynn Whitfield](/source/Lynn_Whitfield), [Linda Hamilton](/source/Linda_Hamilton), [Camryn Manheim](/source/Camryn_Manheim), and [S. Epatha Merkerson](/source/S._Epatha_Merkerson).

## Plot

The stories involve patients of psychiatrist Dr. Beth Noonan. The first part is about an attorney (Lauren Travis) who has problems with intimacy and realizes that she is attracted to another woman (Casey Montgomery), an advertising executive. The second is an angry woman (Helen McCormack) and her sisters (Kim and Kathy McCormack) who must all learn to get along to receive inheritances from their deceased mother. The third is a wife (Nia Morgan) who enlists the help of her husband's mistress (Betty McCarthy) and a decoy (Rachel Logan) in taking revenge against him. In the fourth story, Beth Noonan is held captive by a mentally disturbed patient (Suzanne Nabor).

## Cast and characters

- [Kate Capshaw](/source/Kate_Capshaw) as Casey Montgomery
- [Stockard Channing](/source/Stockard_Channing) as Dr. Beth Noonan
- [Rebecca De Mornay](/source/Rebecca_De_Mornay) as Kim McCormack
- [Mia Farrow](/source/Mia_Farrow) as Betty McCarthy
- [Elizabeth Franz](/source/Elizabeth_Franz) as Josephine McCormack
- [Irma P. Hall](/source/Irma_P._Hall) as Alice, the housekeeper
- [Linda Hamilton](/source/Linda_Hamilton) as Rachel Logan
- [Glenne Headly](/source/Glenne_Headly) as Helen McCormack
- [Allison Janney](/source/Allison_Janney) as Kathy McCormack
- [Tina Lifford](/source/Tina_Lifford) as Sharon
- [Elle Macpherson](/source/Elle_Macpherson) as Lauren Travis
- [Camryn Manheim](/source/Camryn_Manheim) as Suzanne Nabor
- [Margo Martindale](/source/Margo_Martindale) as May
- [S. Epatha Merkerson](/source/S._Epatha_Merkerson) as Lani
- [Kelly Rowan](/source/Kelly_Rowan) as Claire
- [Lynn Whitfield](/source/Lynn_Whitfield) as Nia Morgan
- [Peta Wilson](/source/Peta_Wilson) as Alex
- [Scott Bakula](/source/Scott_Bakula) as Paul Morgan
- [Bruce Greenwood](/source/Bruce_Greenwood) as Frank
- [Brian Kerwin](/source/Brian_Kerwin) as Gary Tucker

## Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics.[citation needed]

## References

1. Oxman, Steven (January 17, 2001). ["A Girl Thing"](https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/a-girl-thing-1200466346/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

## Further reading

- ["Showtime's 'Girl Thing' is a guy thing, too"](https://www.smdailyjournal.com/arts_and_entertainment/showtime-s-girl-thing-is-a-guy-thing-too/article_ae66c90a-5941-5ba1-8770-aa2fecfd91e3.html). *[San Mateo Daily Journal](/source/San_Mateo_Daily_Journal)*. January 16, 2001.
- Bobbin, Jay (January 14, 2001). ["It's 'A Girl Thing'"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-01-14-0101140497-story.html). *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*
- Granger, Susan (June 16, 2001). ["A Girl Thing"](http://www.susangranger.com/?p=923). *susangranger.com*
- Naro, Ali (June 26, 2013). ["A Girl Thing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190501110922/https://www.moviesovertherainbow.com/a-girl-thing/). *Movies Over the Rainbow*. Archived from [the original](https://www.moviesovertherainbow.com/a-girl-thing/) on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- Salamon, Julie (January 19, 2001). ["TV WEEKEND; Gay Women Get a Turn, Although Not Equal Time"](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/19/movies/tv-weekend-gay-women-get-a-turn-although-not-equal-time.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*
- Warn, Sarah (April 2003). ["Review of *A Girl Thing*"](http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/Movies/agirlthing.html). *[AfterEllen](/source/AfterEllen)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070119162224/http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/Movies/agirlthing.html) January 19, 2007 at the Wayback Machine.

## External links

- [A Girl Thing](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249603/) at IMDb
- [*A Girl Thing*](https://screenmusings.org/movie/dvd/A-Girl-Thing/) at Screenmusings

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