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Writers:
Bob Weinstein (writer) &
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Release Date:
3 October 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
It's What You Need to Succeed.
Plot:
Danny, Spikes and Silk have just recently graduated from high school in New York. Danny finds a title deed for a huge house in a small town... more | full synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Daniel Jordano ... Danny D'Angelo
Matthew Penn ... Spikes
Leon W. Grant ... Silk
Mary B. Ward ... Chloe

Marisa Tomei ... Tracy
Jimmy Baio ... Steinberg

Harold Gould ... Rockerfeller
Kim Hauser ... Marie
Robert Milli ... Cromwell
John Randolph Jones ... Sheriff Billy Sullivan
Bruce Kluger ... Gene Epstein

Anthony Marciona ... Ronnie Long
Glen Robert Robillard ... Joel

J.D. Rosenbaum ... Davey Beck
Frank Scasso ... Van Go-Go
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-10 | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Bethany Colony Resort, Bethany, Pennsylvania, USA more
Company:
Miramax Films more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Chloe strips to swim, but moments later you can see she's wearing a white tube-top. more
Movie Connections:
References Psycho (1960) more
Soundtrack:
SAY THE WORD more

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Um, I do remember when this movie came out..., 27 December 2006
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Author: erik-swift from United States

...in September 1986 when I was 13 and caught it on opening weekend - the only weekend it appeared at a theater - because it sucked so bad no one saw it besides me and some others that barely helped it crack that weekend's top 10 grossing film. Just glancing at this IMDb page reminded me that it remains one of the WORST movies I've ever seen. Don't torture friends or family with this stinker unless you don't want to associate with them anymore. Where do I start? The trailer with the exploding toilet received heavy exposure on MTV, where I suppose the Weinstein brothers got a favor thrown their way for advertising this bomb of bombs, or the horrible acting and non-existent script. If you're looking for good 1980s flicks marketed towards younger moviegoers, anything is better than this with the exception of "St. Elmo's Fire". Find "Fast Times At Ridgemont High," "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Say Anything," "Heathers" or "The River's Edge" - just don't go near "Playing For Keeps."

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