Movie
Gia
Overview
Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-09-22
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- HBO Films, Marvin Worth Productions, Citadel Entertainment, Kahn Power Pictures, Gia Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Angelina Jolie as Gia
- Elizabeth Mitchell as Linda
- Eric Michael Cole as T.J.
- Kylie Travis as Stephanie
- Louis Giambalvo as Joe Carangi
- John Considine as Bruce Cooper
- Scott Cohen as Mike Mansfield
- Edmund Genest as Francesco
- Mercedes Ruehl as Kathleen Carangi
- Faye Dunaway as Wilhelmina Cooper
- Holly Baker as Emergency Room Nurse
- Joe Basile as Disco Doorman Tony
Crew
- Michael Cristofer - Director
- Jay McInerney - Writer
- Michael Cristofer - Writer
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