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Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend (Moore) embark on a cross-country bank-robbing spree in order to aid American farmers (Just call him Robin Hood). Written by
John N. Daily
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A troubled kid running from his past...and running on empty.
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This film made Emilio Estevez the youngest person to ever write, direct, and star in a major motion picture
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Quotes
Karen:
Would you still love me if I was poor?
John:
You are poor.
Karen:
You're right.
John:
But you're rich in character and you have great boobs.
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"Moonbright Misty Night"
Written by Ron Gertz
Performed by Scott Wojahn
Produced by Ron Gertz and
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"Wisdom" is actually nowhere near as bad as its rep would suggest if you take it for what it is: a trashy B-movie which you should watch when you feel like laughing instead of thinking. In its cool pretty boy chic fashions, the movie is just so totally 80s and the various scenes where Estevez beats the cops on his trail, such as the dummy scene, are downright side splitting. I actually liked the "cop out" ending because I thought it was original for a movie of this sort and did not see it coming. Furthermore, this movie, for its low ambitions, has some surprisingly good camera work . My main reason, though, for liking this movie is the beautiful catchy soundtrack by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo. Now, the bad ? Well, let´s just say that "Wisdom" never quite rises above the level of a lesser "Sledge Hammer" episode.