Gia

Jan 31, 1998

2h 0m

★ 7.1

Too beautiful to die. Too wild to live.

Overview

Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

HBO Films

Marvin Worth Productions

Citadel Entertainment

Kahn Power Pictures

Gia Productions

Gia Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Gia

Angelina Jolie

Linda

Elizabeth Mitchell

T.J.

Eric Michael Cole

Stephanie

Kylie Travis

Joe Carangi

Louis Giambalvo

Bruce Cooper

John Considine

Mike Mansfield

Scott Cohen

Francesco

Edmund Genest

Kathleen Carangi

Mercedes Ruehl

Wilhelmina Cooper

Faye Dunaway

Emergency Room Nurse

Holly Baker

Disco Doorman Tony

Joe Basile

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