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D-Girl (The Sopranos)

January 01, 1970

"D-Girl" is the 20th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the seventh of the show's second season. It was written by Todd A. Kessler and directed by Allen Coulter, and originally aired on February 27, 2000.

"D-Girl"
The Sopranos episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 7
Directed byAllen Coulter
Written byTodd A. Kessler
Cinematography byPhil Abraham
Production code207
Original air dateFebruary 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)
Running time56 minutes
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Starring edit

* = credit only

Guest starring edit

Synopsis edit

Christopher and Adriana meet his cousin Greg and Greg's fiancée Amy. Amy, who is working with Jon Favreau on a film project in New York City, has been eager to meet Christopher and read his screenplay, saying that mob films are popular. She quickly becomes attracted to him. Adriana has kept a copy of the screenplay Christopher threw away and persuades him to pass it to Jon and Amy. The couple are invited to the film set, but he goes alone. He is absorbed by what he sees and makes a dialogue suggestion that Jon adopts.

Jon wants to learn about mob customs and speech from Christopher. Christopher comes as arranged to meet him at his hotel room but he is not available, so Christopher calls on Amy instead. They talk, she begins to give advice about screenwriting, and they end up having sex. A few days later he sees her at the hotel and they go to her room to have sex again, but afterward, she is overcome by guilt.

Christopher finds a screenplay by Jon and sees that he has stolen a mob anecdote that Christopher told him in confidence. Enraged, Christopher searches for him, but learns he has returned to California. In the following days, Amy does not reply to his messages. When he finally tracks her down; she tells him that Hollywood has lost interest in mob films and, "It was wrong, with us." In a heated argument, he calls her a "D-Girl". She angrily replies that she is a vice president and walks away.

A.J. takes his mother's car without permission and damages it. When his parents rebuke him, he baffles them by stating that life is absurd and he does not wish to be confirmed because "God is dead." Tony consults Pussy, who is A.J.'s godfather and confirmation sponsor; Pussy says that at that age "they get broody." Tony consults Dr. Melfi, who explains that A.J. has discovered existentialism. A.J. consults his grandmother Livia, who tells him not to expect happiness and that everyone dies alone; "It's all a big nothing."

Pussy is forced by the FBI to wear a wire at A.J.'s confirmation and the ensuing reception at the Soprano residence. During the reception, Tony discovers A.J. and two friends smoking marijuana in the garage. Pussy goes up to A.J.'s room, where he is sulking, and gently tells him that his father is a good man; A.J. is young and should enjoy life. He hugs him and sends him back down to the party, but Pussy himself goes into the bathroom and sobs.

Adriana has inadvertently told Tony about Christopher's screenwriting. Christopher misses the confirmation ceremony and arrives late for the reception. Tony then tells him he has a choice: either follow his other interests (and never see Tony again) or give up his interests and completely commit himself to the family. Christopher goes out and thinks it over, then goes back inside to Tony and the mob.

Title reference edit

The episode's title is a shortened title for "development girl", used mostly in the film and television industry; Chris calls Amy one.

Cultural references edit

  • Christopher refers to the 1971 comedy film The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight when Favreau talks about his passion to make and star in another film about "Crazy Joe Gallo".
  • Amy notes the 1999 romantic comedy Mickey Blue Eyes (which shares multiple actors with The Sopranos) when telling Christopher that Hollywood has lost interest in mob movies for the moment.
  • Adriana tells Amy and John that she enjoyed Favreau's 1996 film Swingers, with Vince Vaughn. Chris later compares it to Saving Private Ryan.
  • When Carmela and Tony express concern about AJ's existentialist pronouncements, Meadow quotes Mme de Staël: "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.”
  • Meadow says that A.J. has been assigned The Stranger, a novel by Albert Camus.
  • A.J. says "God is dead", explicitly citing philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (pronouncing it "Nitch"), in The Gay Science.
  • When Christopher relates the story of the woman whose lover threw acid in her face after becoming intimate and learning that she was actually transgender, Amy recalls the 1992 film The Crying Game.
  • Amy relates Maslow's hierarchy of needs to Christopher before becoming intimate with him.
  • When Amy tells Christopher they were wrong to have begun a relationship and Christopher responds that he really liked her, Amy observes that the mood has become rather "William Inge".
  • Upon seeing Sandra Bernhard on set Christopher notes her appearance in the 1982 film The King of Comedy which Chris misnames as "Kings of Comedy".
  • Amy relates news of film producers Harvey and Bob Weinstein remaking Viva Zapata! with director Robert Rodriguez.

Music edit

Filming locations edit

Listed in order of first appearance:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Ugoku. "The Sopranos location guide - Filming locations for". www.sopranos-locations.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.

External links edit

January 01, 1970
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D Girl is the 20th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the seventh of the show s second season It was written by Todd A Kessler and directed by Allen Coulter and originally aired on February 27 2000 D Girl The Sopranos episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 7Directed byAllen CoulterWritten byTodd A KesslerCinematography byPhil AbrahamProduction code207Original air dateFebruary 27 2000 2000 02 27 Running time56 minutesEpisode chronology Previous The Happy Wanderer Next Full Leather Jacket The Sopranosseason 2List of episodes Contents 1 Starring 1 1 Guest starring 2 Synopsis 3 Title reference 4 Cultural references 5 Music 6 Filming locations 7 References 8 External linksStarring editJames Gandolfini as Tony Soprano Lorraine Bracco as Dr Jennifer Melfi Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti Dominic Chianese as Corrado Soprano Jr Vincent Pastore as Pussy Bonpensiero Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante Tony Sirico as Paulie Gualtieri Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano Jr Jamie Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva David Proval as Richie Aprile Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano Nancy Marchand as Livia Soprano credit only Guest starring edit Jon Favreau as himself Sandra Bernhard as herself Janeane Garofalo as herself Alicia Witt as Amy Safir Louis Lombardi Jr as Skip Lipari Toni Kalem as Angie Bonpensiero Arthur Barnes as Security Guard Stephen Bienskie as Hotel Clerk John Devlin as Assistant Director Dominic Fumusa as Gregory Moltisanti Andersen Gabrych as UTA Receptionist Bryan Matzkow as Hotel Manager Andrea Maulella as Michele Forman Jason Minter as Bellman Frank Pando as Agent Grasso Steve Porcelli as Matt Bonpensiero Elizabeth Reaser as Stace Asa Somers as Blaine RichardsonSynopsis editChristopher and Adriana meet his cousin Greg and Greg s fiancee Amy Amy who is working with Jon Favreau on a film project in New York City has been eager to meet Christopher and read his screenplay saying that mob films are popular She quickly becomes attracted to him Adriana has kept a copy of the screenplay Christopher threw away and persuades him to pass it to Jon and Amy The couple are invited to the film set but he goes alone He is absorbed by what he sees and makes a dialogue suggestion that Jon adopts Jon wants to learn about mob customs and speech from Christopher Christopher comes as arranged to meet him at his hotel room but he is not available so Christopher calls on Amy instead They talk she begins to give advice about screenwriting and they end up having sex A few days later he sees her at the hotel and they go to her room to have sex again but afterward she is overcome by guilt Christopher finds a screenplay by Jon and sees that he has stolen a mob anecdote that Christopher told him in confidence Enraged Christopher searches for him but learns he has returned to California In the following days Amy does not reply to his messages When he finally tracks her down she tells him that Hollywood has lost interest in mob films and It was wrong with us In a heated argument he calls her a D Girl She angrily replies that she is a vice president and walks away A J takes his mother s car without permission and damages it When his parents rebuke him he baffles them by stating that life is absurd and he does not wish to be confirmed because God is dead Tony consults Pussy who is A J s godfather and confirmation sponsor Pussy says that at that age they get broody Tony consults Dr Melfi who explains that A J has discovered existentialism A J consults his grandmother Livia who tells him not to expect happiness and that everyone dies alone It s all a big nothing Pussy is forced by the FBI to wear a wire at A J s confirmation and the ensuing reception at the Soprano residence During the reception Tony discovers A J and two friends smoking marijuana in the garage Pussy goes up to A J s room where he is sulking and gently tells him that his father is a good man A J is young and should enjoy life He hugs him and sends him back down to the party but Pussy himself goes into the bathroom and sobs Adriana has inadvertently told Tony about Christopher s screenwriting Christopher misses the confirmation ceremony and arrives late for the reception Tony then tells him he has a choice either follow his other interests and never see Tony again or give up his interests and completely commit himself to the family Christopher goes out and thinks it over then goes back inside to Tony and the mob Title reference editThe episode s title is a shortened title for development girl used mostly in the film and television industry Chris calls Amy one Cultural references editChristopher refers to the 1971 comedy film The Gang That Couldn t Shoot Straight when Favreau talks about his passion to make and star in another film about Crazy Joe Gallo Amy notes the 1999 romantic comedy Mickey Blue Eyes which shares multiple actors with The Sopranos when telling Christopher that Hollywood has lost interest in mob movies for the moment Adriana tells Amy and John that she enjoyed Favreau s 1996 film Swingers with Vince Vaughn Chris later compares it to Saving Private Ryan When Carmela and Tony express concern about AJ s existentialist pronouncements Meadow quotes Mme de Stael One must choose in life between boredom and suffering Meadow says that A J has been assigned The Stranger a novel by Albert Camus A J says God is dead explicitly citing philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche pronouncing it Nitch in The Gay Science When Christopher relates the story of the woman whose lover threw acid in her face after becoming intimate and learning that she was actually transgender Amy recalls the 1992 film The Crying Game Amy relates Maslow s hierarchy of needs to Christopher before becoming intimate with him When Amy tells Christopher they were wrong to have begun a relationship and Christopher responds that he really liked her Amy observes that the mood has become rather William Inge Upon seeing Sandra Bernhard on set Christopher notes her appearance in the 1982 film The King of Comedy which Chris misnames as Kings of Comedy Amy relates news of film producers Harvey and Bob Weinstein remaking Viva Zapata with director Robert Rodriguez Music editWhen Chris John and Amy sit down at the pizza shop the song played is Swingtown by the Steve Miller Band It is then followed by Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac The song played over the end credits is Vedi Maria by Emma Shapplin from her debut album Carmine Meo Other music included in this episode includes Tasty Pudding by Chet Baker Shaolin Satellite by Thievery Corporation Voulez Vous by Arling amp Cameron and Caught My Mind by Pushmonkey Filming locations editListed in order of first appearance 1 North Caldwell New Jersey Jersey City New Jersey SoHo Manhattan Newark New Jersey Harrison New Jersey SoHo Grand Hotel in SoHo Manhattan Montclair New Jersey Silvercup Studios in Long Island City QueensReferences edit Ugoku The Sopranos location guide Filming locations for www sopranos locations com Retrieved 2020 04 03 External links edit D Girl Archived 2016 08 18 at the Wayback Machine at HBO D Girl at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title D Girl The Sopranos amp oldid 1216953217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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