Bad Girls (1994 film)

Bad Girls
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Kaplan
Screenplay by	Ken Friedman Yolande Finch
Story by	Albert S. Ruddy Charles Finch Gray Frederickson
Produced by	Albert S. Ruddy Andre E. Morgan Charles Finch
Starring	Madeleine Stowe Mary Stuart Masterson Drew Barrymore Andie MacDowell James Russo James LeGros Robert Loggia Dermot Mulroney
Cinematography	Ralf D. Bode
Edited by	Jane Kurson
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 22, 1994 (1994-04-22)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25–35 million[1]
Box office	$23 million[2]

Bad Girls is a 1994 American Western film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and written by Ken Friedman and Yolande Turner. It stars Madeleine Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell and Drew Barrymore. The film follows four former prostitutes on the run following a justifiable homicide and prison escape, who later encounter difficulties involving bank robbery and Pinkerton detectives.

The film was originally conceived as a feminist Western and a low-budget independent film, until producers Albert Ruddy and André Morgan brought in 20th Century Fox. The involvement of a major studio substantially increased the film's budget and necessitated the casting of big-name actresses. Principal photography began in July 1993 in Sonora, California with director Tamra Davis at the helm, but shortly into filming, producers fired Davis and reconceptualized the movie to be more of an action film. Jonathan Kaplan was hired to replace Davis.

Bad Girls opened in North American theaters on April 22, 1994. It received largely negative reviews and was a box office disappointment, with critics opining that the film squandered its encouraging premise and misused its four female leads.