Girls' Night

Girls' Night is a 1998 British comedy-drama directed by Nick Hurran.

Loosely based upon the real experiences of writer Kay Mellor, the film stars Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn as two sisters-in-law and best friends, one dying of cancer, who fulfil a lifelong dream of going to Las Vegas, Nevada, after an unexpected jackpot win on the bingo.

[2] Premiered to a mixed response by critics at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, who noted it a "rather formulaic tearjerker [with] two powerhouse Brit actresses",[3] Hurran won a Silver Spire at the San Francisco International Film Festival[4] and received a Golden Bear nomination at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival for his work.

[5] Set in working class, northern England, Jackie Simpson and Dawn Wilkinson have been life-long best friends and in-laws, as Dawn is married to Jackie's brother Steve.

When Steve picks her up, she says nothing, but arriving home, seeing her teenagers roughhousing, she inexplicably starts crying.

When asked what she will do with the money, Jackie quips in the idea of a trip to Las Vegas.

On Monday, Dawn is off the line at work and given a simpler task usually given to newbies, a more isolating job.

Her message to Jackie from the grave is Cody's cowboy hat, so she returns to him in Nevada.