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Gotcha! (1985) 5.9
Jonathan plays a game called Gotcha in which he hunts and is hunted by other students with paint guns. After a big win, he goes off for a vacation in France where he meets the sexy Sasha ... See full summary » Director:Jeff Kanew |
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Jonathan
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Sasha
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Maria
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Vlad
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Bob Jensen
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Reilly
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Jonathan plays a game called Gotcha in which he hunts and is hunted by other students with paint guns. After a big win, he goes off for a vacation in France where he meets the sexy Sasha who says she is only interested in him because he is a virgin. She takes him with her to East Germany where they are separated and he has to escape back to the west on his own, all the while being trailed by East German spies. He arrives home only to find the game is still going on, and a canister of film is in his backpack. Then Sasha re-appears. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Meet Jonathan. A college student who loves girls, games & gunplay. This year, on vacation in Paris, he's going to find out about all three. For real! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
3 May 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bang du er død See more »Box Office
Gross:
$8,800,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Jonathan: Am I in West Berlin now?
M.P.: You sure are.
Jonathan: [looking back at East Berlin and giving it the finger] Fuck you!
[looking back to the M.P]
Jonathan: Good night.
[heads off]
M.P.: [looking at Jonathan, then looking at East Berlin] I've been wanting to do that for the last six months.
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Performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (as Joan Jett and The Blackhearts)
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A Nintendo Entertainment System video-game of the movie called Gotcha! The Sport! was released in 1987 about a couple of years after the film first debuted. The game was developed by Atlus, published by LJN and distributed by Nintendo. The capture the flag-style game was made in the shooter genre for the NES platform and could be played in both single-player and multi-player modes. The game used a Nintendo Light Gun and was played with paintball guns loaded with simulated paintballs. See more »Goofs
Jonathan states "mon crayon is large" and the French waiter repeats, in English, "my pencil is big." While it is unclear as to whether Jonathan knows proper French, the correct word for "big" is "grand". The French word "large" translates as "broad" in English. The waiter would have said, "my pencil is broad." See more »Quotes
[Jonathan has just crossed from East Berlin to West Berlin and is meeting with an American MP]Jonathan: Am I in West Berlin now?
M.P.: You sure are.
Jonathan: [looking back at East Berlin and giving it the finger] Fuck you!
[looking back to the M.P]
Jonathan: Good night.
[heads off]
M.P.: [looking at Jonathan, then looking at East Berlin] I've been wanting to do that for the last six months.
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Soundtracks
"Gotcha Where I Want Ya"Performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (as Joan Jett and The Blackhearts)
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I cannot say that this is one of the best movies ever, not even a great film or an undeniable mark on its genre, but sometimes there is a movie that without an apparent reason we happen to enjoy it very much. I really found `Gotcha!' to be a very impressive movie, especially because I was waiting to see nothing more than another teen movie full of unremarkable sex quotes.
Unfortunately, that is the way `Gotcha!' is usually promoted, regardless of being one of the funnier movies of the decade. The storyline is great and indeed reminds the brilliant and (I must say) superior `After Hours', but somehow it has its originality in never before seen action and suspense sequences.
Anthony Edwards, who would later play one of the leads in `ER', does a great job as the central character Jonathan Moore. Linda Fiorentino proved here to be a talented actress and Klaus Loewitsch is impressive as the leader of the `bad guys'. See it, if you have the chance.
My personal rating: ***1/2 out of ****