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Lawrence Bassoff (written by)
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6 March 1987 (USA)
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A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and gets a new, "beefcake" body. | add synopsis
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Comedy, thy name is Hunk.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Allen Nelson | ... | Hunk Golden |
 | Steve Levitt | ... | Bradley Brinkman |
| Deborah Shelton | ... | O'Brien |
 | Rebeccah Bush | ... | Sunny |
| James Coco | ... | Dr. D |
| Robert Morse | ... | Garrison Gaylord |
| Cynthia Szigeti | ... | Chachka |
| Avery Schreiber | ... | Constantine Constapopolis |
| Melanie Vincz | ... | Laurel Springs |
| Doug Shanklin | ... | Skeet Mecklenburger |
| Page Mosely | ... | Coaster Royce |
 | Hilary Shepard | ... | Alexis Cash |
| J. Jay Saunders | ... | Director |
 | Charles Dougherty | ... | Cameraman |
 | John Barrett | ... | Lifeguard |
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102 min
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Factual errors: At one point the devil says that Labor Day is Hitler's Birthday. Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September and Hitler's birthday is April 20th - but then it was the Devil who said it, so maybe he was lying.
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Hunk Golden:
I finally meet a beautiful woman and she wants me to bomb Pearl Harbor. Talk about romantic.
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References "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982)
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Hunk is a retelling of the proverbial Ugly Duckling tale, only with humans, rather than ducks, epitomizing 80's trends. The makers of Hunk certainly had their work cut out for them whilst making this groundbreaking film, since the affliction of insecurity usually only strikes females with glasses on film.
The story: Bradley invents a successful computer program about yuppies, goes to live in a dilapidated beach house in the California yuppie colony Sea Spray, and discovers that he is quite different from the others because he is a nerd. He has already sold his soul to the devil in order to make the successful computer program, and so, once he wishes to be a hunk, his wish is satisfied by the devil's handmaiden, O'Brien, on whom Bradley develops a crush. Bradley, now Hunk Golden, is unleashed on the unassuming folks of Sea Spray to cause an uproar with his utter hunkiness, which he plays up by wearing a sleeveless, unbuttoned button-up shirt accented by a tie. Nice.
Despite finding love with his psychologist, Sunny, Hunk Golden soon discovers that being a Hunk isn't all he dreamed it would be and so he embarks on a metaphysical battle with the devil, a.k.a. Dr. D. (played by the one and only, James Coco) for his soul. Will Hunk Golden remain a hunk in exchange for his mortal soul, or will he give up his status as a Hunk and live as Bradley Brinkman?
What a relief to finally see a funny, smart, yet insecure male nerd wish to be a brawny, tanned hunk, and to be ironically reminded that the inner beauty of the male can also be obscured by a repulsively unattractive exterior. And Bradley Brinkman didn't even have to wear glasses to represent a nerd, because they just had a different actor portray Hunk Golden.
If you are an insecure nerd, this movie will undoubtedly boost your self-esteem. If not, you'll get lots of laffs from the endless cheese. Highlights: O'Brien dancing at the nightclub, and Hunk's trendsetting style. And, if WWIII ever breaks out, I guess those of us who have watched Hunk will know who's REALLY responsible.