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Film Review — Drive-Away Dolls

Film Review — Drive-Away Dolls

Ethan Coen comes a cropper with this dismal lesbian comedy thriller caper

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Mar 21, 2024
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Credit: Universal/Focus Features

Drive-Away Dykes was the original title for Drive-Away Dolls. Concerned this might offend the MPAA and exhibitors, Focus Features weren’t having any truck with the modern trend of “reclaiming” slurs and changed the title in all publicity, even though the onscreen title switches to Henry James’ Drive-Away Dykes immediately…

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