Playing for Keeps (1986)

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. He has a dream to turn it into a Rock n' Roll ... See full summary »

Directors:

Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Writers:

Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein,

Stars:

Daniel Jordano, Matthew Penn, Leon W. Grant

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Jordano	...	Danny
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 (as John Randolf Jones)
Bruce Kluger	...	Gene Epstein
Anthony Marciona	...	Ronnie Long
Glen Robert Robillard	...	Joel
J.D. Rosenbaum	...	Davey Beck
Frank Scasso	...	Van Go-Go

Storyline

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. He has a dream to turn it into a Rock n' Roll hotel. The townspeople though are not very welcome to the New Yorkers. With a little help from an aging stockbroker, a local girl, and the "stockholders" (friends from New York), they are able to help Danny pursue his dream.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | friend | pop music | little sister | teen | 

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Taglines:

It's What You Need to Succeed.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hotel Rock & Roll

Filming Locations:

Bethany Colony Resort, Bethany, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$2,669,366 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Playing for Keeps Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Chloe strips to swim, but moments later you can see she's wearing a white tube-top.

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Connections

References Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

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Soundtracks

"DON'T LOOK BACK"
Performed by Phil Collins
Written by Phil Collins

User Reviews

Only Marisa Tomei 'keeps' this from being a total disaster!

Perhaps best known for being the directorial debuts of the Weinstein brothers, PLAYING FOR KEEPS is quite possibly the worst movie of the 1980s. It's not bad in a cheesy way like GIGLI and SHOWGIRLS, it's bad in a "when is this train-wreck going to end?" kind of way. It would be very easy for me to give this movie no stars, but that would be unfair since that would imply there is not a single good aspect of the movie. There is ONE good aspect of the movie: Marisa Tomei. Just like with every movie she has done since this one, Marisa Tomei gives a likable performance and is very cute in the process. She doesn't have a very big roll, but it's the most memorable one in this mess. * out of ****