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Georgia Rule is a 2007 American Black comedy Comedy drama film directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by Mark Andrus. It stars Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, and Felicity Huffman. The film follows a rebellious young woman (Lohan) who is sent to spend the summer with her grandmother (Fonda) when her frustrated mother (Huffman) can't control her unruly behavior. Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes, Garrett Hedlund, Laurie Metcalf, and Héctor Elizondo also appear in supporting roles.
Georgia Rule was theatrically released in the United States on May 11, 2007, by Universal Pictures. The production of the film came to media attention when a warning letter from Morgan Creek Productions CEO James G. Robinson to Lohan was leaked online on The Smoking Gun; in it, Robinson criticized Lohan's heavy partying and lateness on set. Georgia Rule was widely panned by Film criticism, but the lead cast (Fonda, Lohan, and Huffman) was praised for their performances. Considered a box-office bomb, the film grossed $25 million against a production budget of $20 million.
Georgia Randall lives life by a few definitive rules—God comes first and hard work reigns—and whoever is under her roof must do the same. Saddled with her granddaughter for the summer, she needs great patience to understand her fury. Georgia gets her a receptionist job for Dr. Simon Ward, the local veterinarian, who also treats people. His nephews, Sam and Ethan, are often at Georgia's.
As Simon does not show interest in Rachel or other women, she thinks he is gay. However, his sister Paula Richards tells her he is mourning the death of his wife and son, killed in a car accident three years earlier. He refuses to have sex with Rachel even when she tries to seduce him but retains some feelings for her mother Lily, who he once dated.
Rachel performs oral sex on Harlan Wilson, not yet married and still a virgin because of his LDS (Mormon) religion. He confesses to his girlfriend, June Smith, who is shocked. Later, a team of LDS girls spy on Harlan and Rachel to make sure he does not have sex again. After chasing them with Harlan's truck, Rachel explains to them that what happened is over and they can go back to having their summer fun.
They agree, but tell Rachel to go home, leading her to threaten them by saying if they have anything to do with her and Harlan again, she will find all of their boyfriends and "fuck them stupid". This shocks the girls into stopping their spying and insulting of Rachel.
While trying to make a point to Simon about her survival, Rachel bluntly says that her stepfather, Arnold, sexually molested her when she was between the ages of 12 and 14. Seeing the effect of her revelation, Rachel tries to convince him she lied. However, Simon tells Georgia about the abuse, and in turn, Georgia tells Lily, who initially thinks she is lying.
Heartbroken, Lily comes to believe her daughter. She begins to drink heavily and asks Arnold for a divorce. When he arrives at her house, Georgia tells him to leave, refusing to let him in the house She hits him with a baseball bat and finally threatens his new Ferrari. Rachel sees that Lily cannot accept the truth, so she lies to her about being molested.
At the motel where Arnold is staying, Rachel tells him that she has a videotape of them having sex when she was 14 and, while seeming not to believe her, decides to back away from the family. She demands 10 million dollars if he does not keep Lily happy and admits to him she lied about him molesting her to Lily because she does not want her to be upset anymore. On the way back to San Francisco, when Arnold tells Lily he is giving Rachel his Ferrari, she realizes he is guilty.
Lily flies into a rage and Arnold finally admits to having molested Rachel, saying that she seduced him, that Lily's alcoholism drove him to it, and that Rachel enjoyed it. Arnold drives off and leaves Lily to walk back. Georgia, Simon, Rachel and Harlan catch up with her in Harlan's pickup truck, and a tearful Rachel apologizes to her mother for her behavior. Harlan tells Georgia he is in love with Rachel, and plans to marry her when he returns from his two-year mission.
The production of Georgia Rule came to media attention when a warning letter from Morgan Creek Productions CEO James G. Robinson to Lindsay Lohan was leaked online on The Smoking Gun; in it, he criticized her heavy partying and lateness on set, calling her "discourteous, irresponsible and unprofessional" and comparing her to a "spoiled child".
Georgia Rule was rated the second worst movie of 2007 by AOL.
| 2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie – Chick Flick | |
| Choice Movie Actress – Drama: Lindsay Lohan | |||
| 2008 | Prism Awards | Prism Award | |
| Performance in a Feature Film: Felicity Huffman | |||
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor – Comedy or Musical: Zachary Gordon | ||
| Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor – Comedy or Musical: Dylan McLaughlin | |||
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