Original Daybill Poster Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion is a 1997 American comedy film directed by David Mirkin and starring Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo, Camryn Manheim and Alan Cumming. The plot revolves around two 28-year-old women who appear to have not achieved much success in life, and decide to invent fake careers to impress former classmates at their ten-year high school reunion. The characters are taken from the stage play Ladies Room, which also featured Kudrow. Though the film wasn’t an immediate smash hit, it eventually achieved major cult status on video, DVD, and cable TV reruns. The film was positively received by critics and opened at number two in the North American box office making $7.4 million in its opening weekend.