For some folks, the 1960s never really ended, and one woman still cheerfully stuck in the Summer of Love discovers her one-time best friend has left that decade as far behind as humanly possible in this comedy. In the late 60s and early 70s, Suzette (Goldie Hawn) and Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) were two of Southern Californias most celebrated groupies. Affectionately nicknamed The Banger Sisters by Frank Zappa, best friends Suzette and Vinnie partied hearty with practically every ock star of the era who mattered, and kept a collection of Polaroid snapshots documenting their randy exploits. In 2001, Suzette is still her free-spirited self, and after losing her job as a barmaid at an L.A. ock club, she decides to look up Vinnie, whom she hasnt seen for 20 years. Suzette hits the road for Phoenix, AZ, to pay Vinnie a surprise visit, and en route picks up Harry (Geoffrey Rush), a novelist with writers block who cant drive and hasnt had sex for a decade. Upon her arrival, Suzette discovers Vinnie isnt quite the same person who used to chase any man with long hair and an electric guitar. Now going by her given name of Lavinia, shes a straight laced social worker with a lawyer for a husband, Raymond (Robin Thomas), and two teenage daughters, Hannah (Erika Christensen) and Ginger (Eva Amurri), none of whom know a thing about her wild and crazy past, and have a pretty hard time imagining Lavinia even attending a ock concert. Eva Amurri comes by her role as Susan Sarandons daughter naturally enough -- Amurri is Sarandons daughter in real life. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide