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Director:
Curtis Hanson
Writer:
Bill L. Norton (screenplay)
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Release Date:
22 April 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
They were boozin' it, brusin' it and cruisin' it, but mostly they were . . . more
Plot:
Set in 1965, four rowdy teenage guys travel to Tijuana, Mexico for a night of partying when they are joined by a heartbroken housewife who is in town seeking a quick divorce. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Never had it more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Cruise ... Woody

Jackie Earle Haley ... Dave
John Stockwell ... Spider
John P. Navin Jr. ... Wendell
Shelley Long ... Kathy
Henry Darrow ... Sheriff
Hector Elias ... Chuey

Daniel Faraldo ... Taxi Driver #1
Mario Marcelino ... Pablo
Rick Rossovich ... Marine
James Victor ... Lawyer

Kale Browne ... Larry

Enrique Castillo ... Taxi Driver #2
Cornelio Hernandez ... Big Guy in Jail
Hector Morales ... Watch Seller
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Canada | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Calexico, California, USA more
Company:
Tiberius Film Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Released as "Porki 3" in Brazil to cash in on the success of "Porky's" and "Porky's 2". more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Towards the end of the junkyard scene when Wendell was to drive Dave out of the junkyard, there's a mid-'70s Oldsmobile Cutlass in the background. more
Quotes:
Dave: I heard about this guy who got some spanish flies for his girlfriend, because she wasn't putting out. He gave her one and stopped at a liquor store or something, and when he came out guess what he found?
Woody: She was dead on top of the gearshift.
Dave: You know the same guy!
Woody: No, the same story.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words (#20.6)" (2008) more

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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Never had it, 16 November 2001
2/10
Author: writestuff_2001 from U.S.

Don't let the cast and director fool you. This is a teen sex comedy that's just as bad as any of the dozens (hundreds?) that Hollywood churned out back in the 1980s. Bad enough that this turkey wastes the talents of future stars Tom Cruise and Shelley Long. What's worse is that this was directed by Curtis Hanson (you know, of "L.A. Confidential" and "Wonder Boys" fame -- THAT Curtis Hanson.) I realize he was just an up-and-coming director at the time, but surely he must have taken one look at the script and realized it didn't have a chance. (Maybe he was gambling this film would be another "Porky's" and skyrocket him to fame. He gambled wrong.)

Even if you're a die-hard Cruise fan, you're advised to stay away. Cruise, at this time, had yet to hone the persona upon which he would build his career. In other words, he isn't his usually funny, cocky self this time around, but instead comes across as bland, dull, and surprisingly lifeless. Shelley Long, on the other hand, is quite good in her thankless role as a runaway bride headed to Tijuana for a quickie divorce. Too bad the script doesn't give her anything funny to do.

Also, since this is a teen sex comedy, I should mention that there's almost no raunch and nudity at all. Basically, this film is ninety minutes of three teen-aged jerks raising havoc in T.J., getting into lots of dumb bar fights and a few car chases with the usual Hollywood Mexican stereotypes.

Bottom line: compared to this film, "Top Gun" (which also starred Cruise and John Stockwell) is deserving of ten Academy awards.)

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