Main Cast: John Scott Clough, Don Franklin, Irene Worth, Tamara Mark, Cindy McGee, Tracy Silver
Release Year: 1984
Country: US
Run Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
In yet another rubber-stamped, mid-'80s teen dancing film, hot on the success of Flashdance, a group of high schoolers called the "Adventurers Eight" from Sandusky, Ohio (known by Midwest teens for its large amusement park), decide to undertake a journey to New York City to enter the Big Showdown, a dance competition with corporate sponsors. As though Sandusky were somehow insulated from the teen culture that otherwise spreads new trends like wildfire, these teens are not aware of the latest dance crazes on the streets of New York, something they pick up while in the city. But misfortune strikes, and they lose their one connection to entering the big contest. They then have to survive the usual con artists or worse -- look for another way to get into the competition. If this script had been rehauled by teens familiar with their real language and attitudes, then the title Fast Forward would apply more to the action in the movie than the remote control. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Gretchen Palmer - Valerie Thompson; Monique Cintron - Rita Diaz; Debra Varnaldo - Debbie Hughs; Karen Kopins - Susan Granger; Sam McMurray - Clem Friedkin; Robin Bach - Mark Dalton; Doris Belack - Mrs. Gilroy; Noel Conlon - Mr. Stanton; Michael de Lorenzo - Caesar Lopez; Val de Vargas - M.C.; Robert DoQui - Mr. Hughes; Phyllis Erlich - Landlady; Bob Giovanne - Policeman; Kevin Jay - D.J.; Lisa Maurer - Restaurant Lady; Regan Patno - Caesar's Gang; Rick Rossovich; Michael Rougas - Maitre d'; Dorian Sanchez - Caesar's Gang; Constance Towers - Jessie Granger; David White - Mr. Sabol; Vince Cannon - Head Electrician; Scott Wilder - Hoodlum; Steve Beach - Tenement Boy; Derrick Brice - Caesar's Gang; Panos Christi - Maitre d'; Rick Collitti - Detective; Tony Cuen - Tenement Boy; Dynamic Breakers; Hugo Huizar - Rico; Jef Scott Band; Kenneth Jezek - Caesar's Gang; Bobbi Jordon - Mrs. Stanton; David LeBell - Hoodlum; Bob Lippre - Band Leader; Living Daylights; David Martinson - Band Assistant; Keith Nisanoff - Tenement Boy; Laura O'Banion - Caesar's Gang; Linda Talcott - Caesar's Gang; Paul Ryan - Staffer; Jack Heller - Boss
Credit
Michael Baugh - Art Director, Rick Atwell - Choreography, Winnie D. Brown - Costume Designer, Bernard Johnson - Costume Designer, Sidney Poitier - Director, David Blewitt - Editor, Harry Keller - Editor, Art Seid - Editor, Tom Bahler - Composer (Music Score), Jack Hayes - Composer (Music Score), Tom Scott - Composer (Music Score), Bernadine M. Anderson - Makeup, Marie Carter - Makeup, Ben Edwards - Production Designer, Fred Koenekamp - Cinematographer, Matthew Leonetti - Cinematographer, Richard Stenta - Production Manager, Melville Tucker - Producer, John Patrick Veitch - Producer, Erin Cummins - Set Designer, Robert Sessa - Set Designer, Eddie Smith - Stunts, Timothy March - Screen Story, Richard Wesley - Screenwriter, James Seidelman - Additional Editing
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