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Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again

  • TV Movie
  • 19901990
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
462
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Lauren Holly, Karen Kopins, Gary Kroeger, Christopher Rich, and Sam Whipple in Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
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The classic comic-book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to TV in a slightly older version. Here the characters are adults returning to their high-school reunion and rememb... Read allThe classic comic-book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to TV in a slightly older version. Here the characters are adults returning to their high-school reunion and remembering old times and romances from good old Riverdale High.The classic comic-book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to TV in a slightly older version. Here the characters are adults returning to their high-school reunion and remembering old times and romances from good old Riverdale High.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
462
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  • Director
    • Dick Lowry
  • Writers
    • John L. Goldwater(comic book characters)
    • Evan Katz
  • Stars
    • Christopher Rich
    • Lauren Holly
    • Karen Kopins
  • Director
    • Dick Lowry
  • Writers
    • John L. Goldwater(comic book characters)
    • Evan Katz
  • Stars
    • Christopher Rich
    • Lauren Holly
    • Karen Kopins
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Billy Corben, Christopher Rich, and Sam Whipple in Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
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    Lauren Holly and Christopher Rich in Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990)
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    Top cast

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    Christopher Rich
    Christopher Rich
    • Archie Andrews
    Lauren Holly
    Lauren Holly
    • Betty Cooper
    Karen Kopins
    Karen Kopins
    • Veronica Lodge
    Sam Whipple
    Sam Whipple
    • Jughead Jones
    Gary Kroeger
    Gary Kroeger
    • Reggie Mantle
    Matt McCoy
    Matt McCoy
    • Robert Miller
    Mike Nussbaum
    Mike Nussbaum
    • 'Pop' Tate
    Billy Corben
    Billy Corben
    • Jordan 'Jughead Junior' Jones
    Fran Ryan
    Fran Ryan
    • Miss Grundy
    Christian Hoff
    Christian Hoff
    • Worker at Pop's
    Robert Munic
    Robert Munic
    • Chip
    Aeryk Egan
    • Max Mason
    David Doyle
    David Doyle
    • Mr. Weatherbee
    James Noble
    James Noble
    • Mr. Hyrum Lodge
    Raye Birk
    Raye Birk
    • Judge Brown
    Jeff Hochendoner
    Jeff Hochendoner
    • Moose Mason
    Christina Haag
    Christina Haag
    • Pam
    Monty Bane
    Monty Bane
    • Lodge's Chauffeur
    • Director
      • Dick Lowry
    • Writers
      • John L. Goldwater(comic book characters)
      • Evan Katz
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The TV series Riverdale (2017) names all of its episode titles after movies. The eleventh episode of the first season, Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again (2017), was named after this made-for-TV film.
    • Quotes

      Archie: Ronnie, I have a fianceé...

      Veronica Lodge: Don't worry, I've had 13.

    • Alternate versions
      There are several differences between the video release and the original TV version. In addition to the title being changed, several scenes are cut from the video release. Cut scenes include:
      • Pop Tate good-naturedly chiding Archie as he discounts Archie's claim to have seen the Concorde fly into town
      • Archie's high school flashback in which he discusses with Jughead his dilemma over who to take to the prom (takes place as he first sees Betty and Veronica at the reunion)
      • Jordan and Max speculating on which of them can think of worse pranks to play on Archie
      • Betty's high school flashback in which she and Veronica promise each other not to be angry no matter who Archie asks to the prom (takes place during their tennis game--this scene first mentions Ronnie's dream of marrying a tall Frenchman, which she later tells Archie that she did)
      • Jordan putting green gelatin dessert into the foot of Archie's bed, Archie's discovery of said gelatin while he is on the phone with Pam, and his claim the next morning to have taken the dessert off his feet and put it back into the bowl (claim made as Jordan is eating the tainted gelatin)
      • Archie's high school flashback in which Betty informs him she is giving up hope for their relationship, and she is leaving town after graduation to pursue a writing career (takes place after she walks away from him in the library, but before he stops her from leaving)
      • The beginning of the junkyard scene, when Jughead tells his son that the junkyard holds the old gang's ghosts, Jughead and Archie discuss Archie's dilemma in choosing between Betty, Veronica, and Pam, and Jordan shows them a Hank Aaron-autographed baseball mitt he found. The scene picks up when the trio arrive in the vicinity of the jukebox.
      • Archie's high school flashback in which he asks Veronica to the prom, but she turns him down and informs him that she will be moving to France to go to college after graduation (takes place during their embrace as they walk through the park)
      • Reggie asking Archie to put in a good word for him with Ronnie in exchange for his trying to persuade Mr. Lodge not to evict Pop Tate, and Veronica's appearance out of the blue to kiss Archie--and changing Reggie's mind on his offer.
      • Robert and Pam exchanging names and shaking hands while the Archies sing "Jingle Jangle"
    • Connections
      Followed by Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Sugar, Sugar
      Written by Andy Kim and Jeff Barry
      Performed by The Archies

    User reviews14

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    Barney would have been better...
    To start off, I think this movie definitely was horrible! I have been an Archie fan since I was very young. I love the comic books, but I don't love this movie.

    This movie sucked because Jughead shouldn't be a shrink, the teenage Jughead we all know does not give a dam* about other people! Yeah, he was an excellent friend to Archie, but Jughead isn't the type to refrain from eating cheeseburgers' all day and listen to pathetic problems.

    Not only was the character 'Jughead' bad, but Reggie Mantle, the thug we all know would not seek that type of revenge to the gang. Reg was full of dirty gags, but he wasn't like that. Reggie was a jerk, not a jack***! Geez, even Reggie had 'some' morals.

    And Betty and Veronica's sad attempt to win over Archie didn't seem to be too realistic. The ending is pretty sad, also..."just friends"--right. That is the love-sick Archie we all know. NO way, Archie would not loose contact over the woman he loved for his whole teenage years for an annoying fiancee. Puh-lease, who made this movie?

    Overall, this movie stunk. Big Ethel will never be a model, Jughead had no intentions to become some 'rap wannabe'. Along with Archie's Weird Mysteries, this has been a horrible movie and I'm sorry I ever watched it.
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    5
    • ArtfulDodgah
    • Jan 3, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Drei Frauen für Archie
    • Filming locations
      • John Marshall High School - 3939 Tracy Street, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Patchett Kaufman Entertainment
      • DIC Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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