Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
Teenage geniuses deal with their abilities while developing a high-powered laser for a university project. When their professor intends to turn their work into a military weapon, they decide to ruin his plans.
Director:
Martha Coolidge
Stars:
Val Kilmer,
Gabriel Jarret,
Michelle Meyrink
Based on the life of Ned Hanlan, the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. Hanlan was one of the first scullers to successfully utilize the "sliding seat."
Director:
Charles Jarrott
Stars:
Nicolas Cage,
Cynthia Dale,
Christopher Plummer
The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals.
Director:
Boaz Davidson
Stars:
Lawrence Monoson,
Diane Franklin,
Steve Antin
An anonymous love letter left in Michael's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.
Director:
David Greenwalt
Stars:
C. Thomas Howell,
Lori Loughlin,
Kelly Preston
Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby. Christine's arch rival Jordan also has her eye on ... See full summary »
Director:
Noel Black
Stars:
Phoebe Cates,
Betsy Russell,
Matthew Modine
Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.Written by
Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>
Only five characters have last names mentioned at some point in the film. They are the title character, Julie Richman (Deborah Foreman), her parents, Sarah (Colleen Camp) and Steve (Frederic Forrest), Fred Bailey (Cameron Dye), Suzi Brent (Michelle Meyrink), and her stepmother, Beth (Lee Purcell). See more »
Goofs
Tommy's tuxedo trousers change from pink to black and back again at the prom. See more »
Quotes
Tommy:
It appears as though you forgot our French fries and a Coke, fishhead.
Randy:
Oh, well, Peter Piper picked a pepper, I guess I did!
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Alternate Versions
Originally, Men At Work's "Who Can It Be Now?" was played during the scene where Randy climbs into the upstairs bathroom through the window and hides in the shower, hoping that Julie will eventually come into the bathroom. In the Special Edition DVD, "Shelley's Boyfriend" by Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo continues playing from the previous scene, replacing the Men At Work tune. See more »
Jukebox
Performed by The Flirts
Written by Bobby Orlando (as B. Orlando)
Jackaroe Music Publishers / Bobby "O" Music ASCAP
Courtesy of Vanguard Recording Society Inc. / "O" Records See more »
In the tradition of "Romeo and Juliet," a punker named Randy (Nicholas Cage) begins a relationship with shallow teenage girl named Julie (Deborah Foreman), but peer pressure from her equally shallow friends forces her to break up and go back to her ex-boyfriend (Michael Bowen). Randy refuses to take this lying down and tries to get Julie back. Will he succeed?
Fine performances by Cage, Foreman, Frederick Forrest and Colleen Camp (as Julie's hippie parents), sensitive directing by Martha Coolidge, and totally tubular soundtrack by Modern English, The Plimsouls, and Men at Work (to name a few) makes this fun sleeper one of the best 80's teen comedies (fer shure).
My evaluation: *** out of ****
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In the tradition of "Romeo and Juliet," a punker named Randy (Nicholas Cage) begins a relationship with shallow teenage girl named Julie (Deborah Foreman), but peer pressure from her equally shallow friends forces her to break up and go back to her ex-boyfriend (Michael Bowen). Randy refuses to take this lying down and tries to get Julie back. Will he succeed?
Fine performances by Cage, Foreman, Frederick Forrest and Colleen Camp (as Julie's hippie parents), sensitive directing by Martha Coolidge, and totally tubular soundtrack by Modern English, The Plimsouls, and Men at Work (to name a few) makes this fun sleeper one of the best 80's teen comedies (fer shure).
My evaluation: *** out of ****