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	The Banger Sisters
	Bob Dolman Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen 2002		In the realm of female buddy pictures, actress Susan Sarandon has gone from the iconographic, startling "Thelma and Louise" to "The Banger Sisters," a jocular bit of fluff about two former rock groupies who reunite in middle age. Sarandon's team-up with Goldie Hawn in "The Banger Sisters" (the nickname given to Suzette and Vinny when they were bed-hopping through the L.A. rock scene) turns out to be a pleasant surprise. Hell, the comedy, written and directed by Bob Dolman, is a tart, funny romp. Suzette (Hawn), still wild after all these years, is canned from her bartending job at a Sunset Strip rock club. Penniless, she decides to head for Phoenix to borrow money from Vinny (Sarandon), who renounced her former ways, married a wealthy lawyer, has two teenage daughters and now goes by the posh "Lavinia." Along the way, Suzette picks up a neurotic writer (the gifted Geoffrey Rush) on a mission of his own. Vinny is horrified to see Suzette again. Complications ensue. Hawn and Sarandon are a ball to watch.