Damsels in Distress
“For these girls... it's not what you learn, it's whom you educate.”
A trio of beautiful girls set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university: the dynamic leader Violet Wister, principled Rose and sexy Heather. They welcome transfer student Lily into their group which seeks to help severely depressed students with a program of good hygiene and musical dance numbers.
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Cast
23 people
Greta Gerwig
Violet Wister
Known for
Frances Ha
No Strings Attached
Lio Tipton
Lily
Known for
Warm Bodies
Two Night Stand
Megalyn Echikunwoke
Rose
Known for
The 4400
Emily the Criminal
Carrie MacLemore
Heather
Also in
The Cosmopolitans
Gossip Girl
Ryan Metcalf
Frank
Known for
Love Beats Rhymes
Jermaine Crawford
Jimbo
Known for
The Wire
We Own This City
Caitlin FitzGerald
Priss
Known for
Masters of Sex
Succession
Zach Woods
Rick DeWolfe
Known for
Silicon Valley
The Office
Domenico D'Ippolito
Complainer Student
Also in
The Abduction of Zack Butterfield
Nick Blaemire
Freak Astaire
Known for
Dash & Lily
Maestro
Aubrey Plaza
Depressed Debbie
Known for
Parks and Recreation
Legion
Hugo Becker
Xavier
Known for
Gossip Girl
Leonardo
Whit Stillman Director · Adam Schlesinger Composer Mark Suozzo Composer
Worldwide gross $1.3M · Budget $3M · United States release April 6, 2012
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,314,358
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Westerly Films
Production
Steeplechase-Analytic Productions
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 10, 2011
Premiere · La Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica
United States · April 6, 2012
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 13, 2011 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
October 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
January 10, 2013 · Physical
Ireland
April 27, 2012 · Digital
Japan
June 13, 2013 · Digital
Netherlands
April 6, 2012 · Limited theatrical
Poland
November 20, 2011 · Digital
Spain
December 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 6, 2012 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
October 23, 2011 · Premiere · London Film Festival
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