The New Kids (1985)

Director:

Sean S. Cunningham

Writers:

Stephen Gyllenhaal (story) and
Brian Taggert (story) ...

Release Date:

18 January 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The kids learned three things about southern hospitality, blood, sweat and terror!

Plot:

A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.

Plot Keywords:

Amusement Park | Gang | High School | Gas Station | Street Gang

Cast

Shannon Presby	...	Loren McWilliams
Lori Loughlin	...	Abby McWilliams
James Spader	...	Eddie Dutra
John Philbin	...	Gideon
David H. MacDonald	...	Moonie
Vince Grant	...	JoeBob (as Vincent Grant)
Theron Montgomery	...	Gordo
Eddie Jones	...	Charlie McWilliams
Lucy Martin	...	Fay McWilliams
Eric Stoltz	...	Mark
Paige Lyn Price	...	Karen
Court Miller	...	Sheriff
Tom Atkins	...	'Mac' MacWilliams
Jean De Baer	...	Mary Beth MacWilliams
Robertson Carricart	...	Deputy

Also Known As:

Striking Back (Philippines: English title) (UK) (video title)

Runtime:

86 min | USA:110 min | USA:89 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Belgium:16 (video rating) | USA:R | Norway:16 | UK:18 (cut) | Iceland:(Banned) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Homestead, Florida, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Quotes:

Gideon: There's this movie playing out at the drive in. I've seen it about five times. It's called "Saturday Night Girls."

Soundtrack:

Stand Up

Whoa, those are some short shorts!

There are some 80s movies out there that just have that feel to it. That 80s feel that is just so damn likable. Fright Night has it, The Stuff has it, The Blob...the list goes on and on. And that list definitely has The New Kids in there somewhere.

The story revolves around a brother and sister who are trying to live their lives with their Uncle in Florida after the tragic deaths of their parents. All seems pretty good until the school jerks take an interest in the sister. Who's played by Becky from Full House. Well, being well-raised kids, they know bad apples when they see one. So they try to keep their distance and tell these ruffians that they don't want any trouble. Well, too bad for our bro and sis, they've got loads of trouble coming. Let's hope they're up for the battle.

Like I said above, The New Kids shares that special charm and energy that most of the classic from the 80s held. It's lively, it's interesting, the characters are fun and over-the-top, and it had some pretty sweet scenes. Shame though you don't get to see Becky strip. Ya get so close too! Even though there's no skin, the flick is still a fun ride and should definitely be seen by fans of the 80s, especially fans of revenge thrillers.