The ladies in the big-screen adaptation of Terry McMillan’s novel would do anything for each other.
LouiseYou go, gals!Dissatisfied with their lives, the best friends set out on a road trip.
But when Louise shoots Thelma’s attempted rapist, their journey turns into a run from the law.

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As the doe-eyed romantic Charlotte herself suggested, ‘‘Maybe we can be each other’s soul mates.’’
Regardless, the four girls hold on to their pacts of always staying in touch (through snail mail!
I can fly higher than an eagle ‘cause you are the wind beneath my wings.’’

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CC and Hillary meet under the boardwalk as children.
But since I’ve met you and moved to Sydney, I haven’t listened to one Abba song.
That’s because my life is as good as an Abba song.

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It’s as good as ‘Dancing Queen.’’'
Only fitting for two ‘‘Dancing Queens.’’
I’m no girl, I’m a woman.

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Do you hear me?
I’m not your wife or your mother or even your mistress.
MicheleYou go, gals!Who’s the Mary and who’s the Rhoda?

We hope they live together for another 10 years, and that their babiesdon’tlook like monkeys.
It’s all about the ladies’ friendship.
We’re here for each other, always, no matter what happens in life.

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Whenever we need a friend, we’re here for each other.
We can count on it.
No matter what.’’

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Though they stopped stuffing their bras with pudding long ago, their bond remains the same.
We come from cities near and far.
We’ve got Canadians, Irish ones, & Swedes.

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We’re all for one, we’re one for all,we’re all American.
Although people mostly remember Tom Hanks’ gruff performance (‘‘There’s no crying in baseball!
We need something to set it off with.’’

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The former was all aggression and biker outfits, the latter all repression and pantsuits.
They battled, they bonded, they gotwhite-girl wasted.

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