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  • The New Women (2001)
  • Not Rated
    89 min | Sci-Fi, Comedy
The New Women (2001)
Not Rated
89 min | Sci-Fi, Comedy

The New Women is a post-apocalyptic adventure about Lisa LaStrada (Mary Woronov) and her small town group of women friends who clearly haven't come a long way, baby. Lisa spends her nights pining over the infidelities of her philandering ...See moreThe New Women is a post-apocalyptic adventure about Lisa LaStrada (Mary Woronov) and her small town group of women friends who clearly haven't come a long way, baby. Lisa spends her nights pining over the infidelities of her philandering sheriff husband who is having an affair with her nemesis, Virginia Van Upp (Roma Maffia). A recovering alcoholic, Lisa falls off the wagon and tries in vain to drown her sorrows in booze, drugs and RV fantasies until one day, at a local barbeque, along comes a huge rainstorm that quite literally puts everyone in the entire world to sleep. In a couple of days, slowly but surely, all of the women wake up to a world that has come to a complete standstill. Well, not a complete standstill, their men remain fast asleep in comas, getting erections every forty-five minutes. There was definitely something in that rain! Now Lisa and her friends struggle to rebuild their world (and face their issues of low self-esteem) until they realize by degrees, as their men start dying and food starts to run out, that there's no hope for survival in isolated Lacuna. So they hit the road following a shaky radio signal to find a new model of society made by women for women called Elysium. But the brave new world has way more out there than they bargained for. Will the new-age hippy chicks and angry, jilted lady bikers they cross on the winding path to Elysium stand in our heroines' way of true happiness? Or is Elysium, too, just another impossible dream? Written by See less
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79 cast members
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Mary Woronov
Lisa LaStrada Lisa LaStrada   See fewer
Jane Ray
Claire Claire   See fewer
Roma Maffia
Virginia VanUpp Virginia VanUpp   See fewer
Jenny Shimizu
Lemongrass Lemongrass   See fewer
Cheryl Dunye
Phaedra Phaedra   See fewer
Tracy Reiner
Dr. Fritzi Haller Dr. Fritzi Haller   See fewer
Michael White
Jay LaStrada Jay LaStrada   See fewer
Matt North
Steve Steve   See fewer
Laurel Green
Dr. Richards Dr. Richards   See fewer
Linda Pine
Shy Gal Shy Gal   See fewer
Nora Burns
Pickles Pickles   See fewer
Gill Gayle
Chuck Chuck   See fewer
Anne Etue
Carol Carol   See fewer
Taylor Donlan
Dr. Foreman Dr. Foreman   See fewer
Karin Hallén
Dr. Andersson Dr. Andersson   See fewer
Shawm Brydon
Jeannie Jeannie   See fewer
Jared Bell
Brian Brian   See fewer
Alexandra Gottlieb
Tania (girl) Tania (girl)   See fewer
Sarah Flicker
Butterfly Butterfly   See fewer
Liz Lavoie
Peaches Peaches   See fewer
Sarah Daniels
Candace Candace   See fewer
Melissa Hoffs
Rochelle Rochelle   See fewer
Tafv Sampson
Daughter Daughter   See fewer
Linda Eve Miller
Shanice Shanice   See fewer
Gabriel Juhasz
Brian (infant) Brian (infant)   See fewer
Sham Ibrahim
Horny Teen (as Sham) Horny Teen (as Sham)   See fewer
Debrah LeMattre
Pinecone Pinecone   See fewer
Louise Batsch
Gaia's Handmaiden Gaia's Handmaiden   See fewer
Lori Thrun
Nurse Nurse   See fewer
Joan Valencia
Winnie Winnie   See fewer
Mary Melton
Moonbeam Moonbeam   See fewer
Jon Amirkhan
Trevor Trevor   See fewer
Scott McGehee
Coma Man Coma Man   See fewer
Clark Aganon
Coma Man Coma Man   See fewer
Steven Thrun
Coma Man Coma Man   See fewer
Brian Newkirk
Coma Man Coma Man   See fewer
Holliday
Coma Man Coma Man   See fewer
Beth McGroarty
Liberation Liberation   See fewer
Hannah Murphy
Cleopatra Cleopatra   See fewer
Jade Ellis
Willow (archive footage) Willow (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Alexander Stewart
Pretzel Baker Pretzel Baker   See fewer
Dan Sheldon
Guy at BBQ Guy at BBQ   See fewer
Margaret Crane
Noodles Noodles   See fewer
Betty Hugo
Big Sally Big Sally   See fewer
Tom Daniels
Dad at BBQ Dad at BBQ   See fewer
Erica Engelhardt
Lacuna Resident Lacuna Resident   See fewer
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