Valley Girl (2020)

Set to a new wave '80s soundtrack, a pair of young lovers from different backgrounds defy their parents and friends to stay together. A musical adaptation of the 1983 film.

Director:

Rachel Lee Goldenberg

Writers:

Amy Talkington (screenplay by), Andrew Lane (story by)

Stars:

Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Jessie Ennis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Rothe	...	Julie Richman
Josh Whitehouse	...	Randy
Jessie Ennis	...	Stacey
Ashleigh Murray	...	Loryn
Chloe Bennet	...	Karen
Logan Paul	...	Mickey
Mae Whitman	...	Jack
Mario Revolori	...	Sticky
Rob Huebel	...	Steve
Judy Greer	...	Diana
Alex Lewis	...	Casper
Alex MacNicoll	...	Brad
Danny Ramirez	...	Chip
Andrew Kai	...	Rob
Allyn Rachel	...	Raechel Donahue

Storyline

Set to a new wave '80s soundtrack, a pair of young lovers from different backgrounds defy their parents and friends to stay together. A musical adaptation of the 1983 film.

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | male rear nudity | shakespearean | remake | teenager | 

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Taglines:

The Awesomest Love Story Ever Told

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for teen partying, language, some suggestive material, and brief nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chloe Bennet shot this musical between seasons of her show Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013).

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Goofs

"Promposals" are a contemporary tradition. It's highly unlikely that a boy in the early 80's would've asked his steady girlfriend to prom in such an elaborate way. He likely would have assumed she was going with him.

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Crazy Credits

Shortly into the end credits, there is VHS-style footage of the characters with captions providing updates on what they did afterward.

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Connections

References An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

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Soundtracks

Words
Written by Terry Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo
Performed by Missing Persons
Courtesy of Cleopatra Records
By arrangement with Wolf House Songs

User Reviews

I had high hopes for this!

As a fan of the original I went in to this with an open mind and I was really excited to see this in a musical format. Great music, fun clothes, 80s, should be a no brainer right?

Wrong! The idea itself is cute and fun and there are some cool dance scenes but the dialogue between the two leads is just terrible. There is no chemistry and the dude who plays Randy is just dull. I love Mae Whitman but she's just wasted here as Randy's BFF. I mean I'm not expecting Oscar performances but even high school musical or descendants has characters that are more interesting. It just kind of feels all over the place and doesn't know what kind of movie it wants to be. It bums me out bc this could have been really fun but it's lacking the heart that makes the orignal so great.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Valley Girl

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,671

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sneak Preview Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Orion Classics

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Color:

Color