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Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side is a 1995 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross (in his final film as a director) and written by Don Roos. It stars Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore.

Real estate agent Robin finds Jane to share a ride in her car with Jane from New York to Los Angeles. They end up taking Jane's friend Holly with them for the trip west. The three vastly different strangers end up bonding closely on the cross-country road trip.

Boys on the Side was released by Warner Bros. on February 3, 1995. The film received positive reviews and was a moderate box office success by grossing $47.4 million against a $21 million budget.

Jane, a musician who recently broke-up with her girlfriend and her band, decides to move from New York City to Los Angeles. She answers a newspaper ad for a co-driver to LA posted by Robin, a real estate agent who is also moving to California. Jane initially declines to join her on the road, but agrees after her car gets towed. Jane and Robin begin their journey, making a stop in Pittsburgh to see Jane's friend, Holly.

Jane and Robin witness a physical fight between Holly and her abusive boyfriend Nick about missing drugs. The three fight him when he assaults Holly in an argument over drugs. Holly hits Nick on the head with a bat to stop him from attacking Jane, knocking him unconscious. They restrain Nick to a chair with duct tape and turn on four hours of loud music to give themselves a head start to escape. Holly snaps a Polaroid of herself with Nick, tied and bound, before they leave.

Hours later, Nick frees himself but falls, hits his head and dies from his injuries. Robin sees a newspaper with the report of his death the next day, so they debate what to do. When Holly confesses she is also pregnant, and afraid of being arrested for murder, everyone decides to continue on to California together.

During a stop in Tucson, Arizona, Robin collapses at a local diner and is rushed to hospital for pneumonia. A doctor informs Jane and Holly that she has HIV, which has brought on the pneumonia. They decide to stay in Tucson and start new lives there.

Robin's health improves, Jane gets a job singing in a bar and Holly falls in love with a local police officer named Abe Lincoln. Robin, Holly and their new friends throw a surprise birthday party for Jane. Robin surprises her afterward with a new piano. Jane plays The Carpenters' “Superstar”, while Robin watches from the shadows. Robin realizes Jane is in love with her.

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