Your typical 1980's High School comedy starring a 30 year old actor and a 21 year old actress playing a mismatched pair of high school students. Dylan, your stereotypical Lone-wolf rebel "Bad Boy" and Melissa, the prissy, Class President "Good Girl" must work together to save their school.
Dylan convinces Melissa to fund his underground street race endeavors in exchange for a profit sharing plan. In typical character arc, Dylan has secret plans for his future which will remain unknown to Melissa until the crucial moment that will inevitably throw them together.
Everything goes according to plan with constant success seen in musical montage of car races coupled with a growing attraction between the pair. As the pressure mounts from their impending deadline, Dylan grows more cautious as Melissa pushes in greater risk taking. Against Dylan's advice, Melissa wagers all their winnings in a winner take all race, which of course they lose.
Melissa takes the blame in front of the school, but of course Dylan can't just standby and see her throw her life away. Dylan makes a final attempt to redeem himself and save Melissa by wagering his virtual enslavement in a "Winner Take All" race, and this time, the indifferent student body finally comes together to insure their success.
Coupled with a fantastic score by Tangerine Dream, peppered with great Character Actors, a "Retro-50's Dance", the Straight-Arrow Principal who has been hiding his secret "Rebel Teen" identity for years and the 80's kitsch feel good ending.
Latanzi does a fair job in the "Bad Boy with secret dreams" and Locklin fills the role of the "pretty girl next door hidden under the prissy exterior".
Does the movie deserve accolades? Not really. But as a somewhat cheesy, rainy day movie, it is well worth the time, and far more entertaining than most of the other garbage that came out during the same time period.
Dylan convinces Melissa to fund his underground street race endeavors in exchange for a profit sharing plan. In typical character arc, Dylan has secret plans for his future which will remain unknown to Melissa until the crucial moment that will inevitably throw them together.
Everything goes according to plan with constant success seen in musical montage of car races coupled with a growing attraction between the pair. As the pressure mounts from their impending deadline, Dylan grows more cautious as Melissa pushes in greater risk taking. Against Dylan's advice, Melissa wagers all their winnings in a winner take all race, which of course they lose.
Melissa takes the blame in front of the school, but of course Dylan can't just standby and see her throw her life away. Dylan makes a final attempt to redeem himself and save Melissa by wagering his virtual enslavement in a "Winner Take All" race, and this time, the indifferent student body finally comes together to insure their success.
Coupled with a fantastic score by Tangerine Dream, peppered with great Character Actors, a "Retro-50's Dance", the Straight-Arrow Principal who has been hiding his secret "Rebel Teen" identity for years and the 80's kitsch feel good ending.
Latanzi does a fair job in the "Bad Boy with secret dreams" and Locklin fills the role of the "pretty girl next door hidden under the prissy exterior".
Does the movie deserve accolades? Not really. But as a somewhat cheesy, rainy day movie, it is well worth the time, and far more entertaining than most of the other garbage that came out during the same time period.