Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kirk Cameron | ... | Tucker Muldowney | |
Jami Gertz | ... | Monica Tomanski | |
Roy Scheider | ... | Charlie Nichols | |
Amanda Peterson | ... | Donna Lumis | |
Tim Quill | ... | Garson McKellar | |
George Wyner | ... | Dean Schwimmer | |
Anthony Zerbe | ... | Senator McKellar | |
Christopher Atkins | ... | Bruce Arlington | |
Quinn Cummings | ... | Susan Hooper | |
Tim Dang | ... | Bobby Chin (as Timothy Dang) | |
Peter DeLuise | ... | Cameron Sweet (as Peter De Luise) | |
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Jason Gould | ... | Hinkelstein |
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Jon Shear | ... | Braithwaite (as Jon Matthews) |
Christopher Rydell | ... | Tom Lloynd | |
Tom Schanley | ... | Stewart Shields |
A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family in this warm, endearing drama.
This film brings up the tail end of the 1980s "John Hughes-ish" movies about earnest teens and young adults. As a tail-ender, it's not as rewarding as The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, or even Some Kind of Wonderful. It's not a great movie, not even that good of a movie, but if you like its kinfolk, you may enjoy it.
One caution: its portrayal of college debate is utter fiction. Do not imagine for a moment that college debate resembles this film's view of it in the slightest.