Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.
Alan Ruck draws connections between his breakout role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and his recent work on the Emmy-nominated "Succession."
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| Kevin Costner | ... | Gardner Barnes | |
| Judd Nelson | ... | Phil Hicks | |
| Sam Robards | ... | Kenneth Waggener | |
| Chuck Bush | ... | Dorman | |
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Brian Cesak | ... | Lester Griffin |
| Marvin J. McIntyre | ... | Truman Sparks | |
| Suzy Amis | ... | The Girl | |
| Glenne Headly | ... | Trelis | |
| Pepe Serna | ... | Gas Station Mechanic | |
| Elizabeth Daily | ... | Judy | |
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Robyn Rose | ... | Lorna |
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Stanley Grover | ... | Phil's Dad |
| Jane A. Johnston | ... | Phil's Mom | |
| Don Brunner | ... | Heckler #1 | |
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Michael Conn | ... | Heckler #2 |
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It's 1971 at the University of Texas, Austin. College buddies, facing graduation, marriage, and the draft, skip out of their own graduation party and head to the Mexican border for some adventure, a buried secret, and one last go-around at "the privileges of youth". Written by Scott Butler <sydtech@skypoint.com>
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25 January 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$50,437, 27 January 1985Gross USA:
$91,666Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Written by Eric Clapton and George Harrison
Performed by Cream
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects, a Division of PolyGram Records, Inc.
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The network FX has an animated series called "Archer." In 2013, season 4 of Archer features an episode titled, "Coyote Lovely." In this episode, the character Archer is lying next to a boulder holding a rifle. He uses his knife to carve the word "DOM" into the surface of the rock. The rock is on a hillside and the image is identical to DOM rock in Fandango. See more »Goofs
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Five friends (the self-named "groovers") go on one final fandango before graduating college and going on to life, war, marriage, etc. Their destination is the Texas desert where they plan to dig up Dom, the friend they buried on the night their group was formed.
The film is a wonderful mix of poignant life lessons and slapstick hilarity. The crew consists of slacker Gardner, life-troubled kenneth, weenie extraordinaire Phil, overweight divinity student Dorman, and unconscious Lester (the fifth groover). As they wind their way through the Texas scrub on their last adventure, each of them faces the approaching life after college in his own way, reacting to his fears and the failings of his friends in the draft years of the Vietnam War.
An unknown Kevin Costner pulls off the role of Gardner Barnes with an easy perfection that would convince you there must be something of Gardner in him. He's utterly convincing as the footloose rascal on a mission to evade life.
The other performances are respectable, including that of Judd Nelson in the role of uptight ROTC cadet Phil Hicks who despises the moral ambiguity of the other characters while starving for their affection.
Though this movie is not a well-known blockbuster, it holds up well against others of the same genre. Definitely worth the price of a rental, and with the February 2005 DVD release, a good addition to your collection. Good music, good humor, and great fun.