A New Jersey auto mechanic travels to California to find the girl of his dreams and woos a bikini fashion model while the time quarreling with her high-powered manager and avoiding his New Jersey girlfriend who comes looking for him.
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| Robby Benson | ... | Nathan Bowzer | |
| Martin Mull | ... | Elliot | |
| Charles Rocket | ... | Barry | |
| Ernie Hudson | ... | Ernie | |
| Tawny Kitaen | ... | Karen Malone | |
| Doris Roberts | ... | Mrs. Bowzer | |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor | ... | Zsa Zsa Gabor | |
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Martha Longley | ... | Heather |
| Norman Alden | ... | Mr. Pegem | |
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Bobby Kelton | ... | Yuppie |
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Rick Lieberman | ... | Craig |
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Lynn Tufeld | ... | Natalie |
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Robert Parucha | ... | Corky |
| Robert Pastorelli | ... | Mechanic | |
| Robert Firth | ... | Sean | |
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A New Jersey auto mechanic travels to California to find the girl of his dreams and woos a bikini fashion model while the time quarreling with her high-powered manager and avoiding his New Jersey girlfriend who comes looking for him.
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24 March 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Robert Firth, who plays Sean in the film, would go on to co-star with Robby Benson in the first incarnation of the CBS television pilot, Tough Cookies. Ironically, Robert Pastorelli would work with Firth on future projects too - co-starring with Firth in Tough Cookies and yet another CBS project - Sons of Gunz. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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It's been almost 30 years, hard to believe, but for some reason the movie and plot really stuck with me since I saw it on TV at the age of 12. I was just entering puberty then, so maybe my fond and some distinct memories of it probably have something to do with that.
First - the official synopsis here and on Wiki is not what I remember of the movie. For example, I don't recall that the main character was looking for a particular girl in California, nor do I remember him having a girlfriend back home. But the other two reviewers before me describe what I remember. Here's what I can add:
The main character arrives in California in search of a better life and shortly after leaving the airport, he gets into an accident with a very attractive and glamorous California girl, the kind that inspired the song. The girl is distraught over the body damage -- maybe it wasn't her car -- and because the guy is a mechanic, he offers to come over to her place to fix it over the course of the days that followed. From that chance encounter, a relationship ensues. I don't recall the various other subplots.
Near the end of the movie, he wakes up and it is revealed to viewers that it was all his dream. He gets out of bed to catch his flight and arrives in California, but this time it's raining and dreary out and nothing is as glamorous as they were in his dream. The movie ends right after he crosses paths with a less glamorous but otherwise attractive and more likable girl he had met in his dream version of his California trip. He says hello, and the movie ends, leaving the rest to everyone's imagination.
Pretty silly plot, I gave it a 6, but I'd love to catch it again for the nostalgia.