Bad Girls is a 1994 American Western film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and written by Ken Friedman and Yolande Turner.

The film follows four former prostitutes on the run following a justifiable homicide and prison escape, who later encounter difficulties involving bank robbery and Pinkerton detectives.

It received largely negative reviews and was a box office disappointment, with critics opining that the film squandered its encouraging premise and misused its four female leads.

Narrowly escaping from a lynch mob, they are pursued by Pinkerton detectives hired by the widow of the coronel Cody shot.

They discuss riding to Oregon and starting a new life by taking up the claim to land inherited by Anita when her husband died of cholera.

Going to the bank where Cody's savings are held, as she tries to close her account and make a withdrawal, the Pinkerton detectives catch up with her and try to arrest her.

After the shootout, Eileen marries the rancher, while Lily, Cody and Anita head west to start a new life, mentioning the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896.

[3][4] The script, written by Yolande Finche and Davis' close friend Becky Johnston, was envisioned as an artsy film that would "foreground the political themes of the Western".

[3] The project was abandoned until 20th Century Fox agreed to finance it, assigning producers Albert Ruddy and André Morgan to be in charge.

[3] Just before filming began in Sonora, California, Davis was handed a 75-page script rewrite, and the actresses reportedly received only one day's worth of weapons training and a minimal amount of rehearsal time.

"[3] Co-star Dermot Mulroney said the studio had been dissatisfied when the dailies showed "women just sitting around, and they paid for this big action film".

[1] In the wake of Davis' firing, Fox hired producer Lynda Obst, director Jonathan Kaplan, cinematographer Ralf Bode, and screenwriter Ken Friedman.

[3][8] Production was shut down for three weeks, during which the script was rewritten to be more action-oriented and the principal cast attended a "cowboy camp" supervised by stunt coordinator Walter Scott.

[18] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave Bad Girls a grade of "B-" on a scale of A+ to F.[19] On April 22, 1994, Roger Ebert wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times: "What a good idea, to make a Western about four tough women.

[21] She also commented "Jonathan Kaplan directs 'Bad Girls' in a surprisingly stilted manner, without the slightest feel for the western genre in either its traditional or neo-feminist forms.

"[21] The Morning Call praised the film's production values, saying "the authentic-appearing sets give one a sense of the 1890s west in the waning days of the American frontier.

[22] It said "the best performance among the female leads is by Drew Barrymore, as Lilly Laronette, who chews the tobacco out of the pulp fiction script", but lamented that the film squanders the talents of Stowe, MacDowell, and Masterson.

Madeleine Stowe has the most to do as tomboy Cody Zamora, Andie MacDowell is better than usual as a Southern belle madame, Mary Stewart Masterson wears prairie dresses, and Drew Barrymore shows her boobs.