Foxes (1980)

Director:

Adrian Lyne

Writer:

Gerald Ayres (written by)

Release Date:

29 February 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Daring To Do It!

Plot:

A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.

Plot Keywords:

Drug | Teenage Girl | Overweight | Teenager | Innocence

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jodie Foster	...	Jeanie
Cherie Currie	...	Annie
Marilyn Kagan	...	Madge
Kandice Stroh	...	Deirdre
Scott Baio	...	Brad
Sally Kellerman	...	Mary
Randy Quaid	...	Jay
Lois Smith	...	Mrs. Axman
Adam Faith	...	Bryan
Sloan Roberts	...	Loser (as Jon Sloan)
Jill Barrie Bogart	...	Sissie
Wayne Storm	...	Frank
Mary Margaret Lewis	...	Gladys
Grant Wilson	...	Greg
Fredric Lehne	...	Bobby

Also Known As:

Twentieth Century Foxes (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1986) | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #25691)

Filming Locations:

Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Casablanca Filmworks

Trivia:

According to Adrian Lyne, a seventeen year old Demi Moore showed up to auditioned for a role.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Brad was riding with Jeanie, the size of her cigarette changed during shots.

Quotes:

[closing narration]
Jeanie: Back in the heavy stoned days, when we used to stay up and talk a lot, Annie and me, we were talking about dying, how it feels and all. I said I'd never get buried. I couldn't stand them shoveling dirt in my face. Like, I know I'd be dead, but I still might have this strong compulsion to breathe...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Directors: The Films of Adrian Lyne" (????)

Soundtrack:

Bad Love

A camp classic that delivers!

This is one of the best Jodie Foster movies out there and largely ignored due to the general public's misconception of it as a teen flick. It has wonderful performances, particularly a fight scene between Jodie and her mother, played by a convincing Sally Kellerman. The three girls that play Jodie's friends are somewhat amateurish but I do think it is worth seeing.