Themes: High School Life, Coping With Puberty, First Love
Main Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Maddie Corman, Byron Thames, Alan Boyce, Polly Draper
Release Year: 1986
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
This modest teen comedy has the usual themes revolving around sex: how to handle it, how to relate to it, and how to do just about everything except engage in it. The focus is on two teenagers, one is the serious Natalie (Jennifer Connelly). She has her eyes set on becoming President of the U.S. and one day heads off to Washington D.C. on a special visit for "Future Leaders." A certain presidential aide brings a romantic touch to her idealized vision. The other teen is Polly Franklin (Maddie Corman) whose infatuation with a baseball player takes her to New York -- where a photographer steps in as a pinch-hitter. A few other subplots move circumstances around in the two teens' lives, though their romantic exploits take center stage. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Marshall Bell - Gerry Jones, Jeff's Stepfather; Michael Zaslow - Bob Becker, Natalie's Father; Denny Dillon - Aunt Gail; Margo Skinner - Lenore Franklin, Polly's Mother; Matthew Lewis - Stew Franklin, Polly's Father; Tim Waldrip - Richie Franklin; Billy Wirth - Zoo Knudsen; Paul Martell - White House Aide; Terry Kinney - Bill the Photographer; Anthony Bishop - Pet Store Man; Van Brooks - Stadium Cop; Brian Freilino - Natalie's Teacher; Michael Higgins - Sen. Peterson; Lauren Holly - Lisa; Patricia O'Connell - Lingerie Saleslady; Ed O'Ross - Mall Security; Noelle Parker - Birth Control Girl; Vivien Straus - Pet Store Saleslady; Jane Bernstein - Teacher; James Bigwood - Journalist; Spalding Gray - Dr. Rodney; Vincent Capolupo - Polly's Admirer; Eddie Cipot - Zoo's Teammate; Don Koll - Vice-President; Erna Rossman - Zoo's Fan
Credit
Thomas A. Walsh - Art Director, Dianne Finn-Chapman - Costume Designer, Linda Feferman - Director, Marc Laub - Editor, Robert Kraft - Composer (Music Score), Franne Golde - Songwriter, Peter Ivers - Songwriter, Robert Kraft - Songwriter, Bette Midler - Songwriter, Hollywood DiRusso - Makeup, Vaughan Edwards - Production Designer, Steven Fierberg - Cinematographer, Fred Roos - Producer, Edgard Mourino - Stunts, Jane Bernstein - Screenwriter, Linda Feferman - Screenwriter, Debra Schutt - Set Decorator
Natalie (Jennifer Connelly) allows her classmate Jeff (Byron Thames), who ran away from home after a fight with his stepfather (Marshall Bell), to stay at her place while her father (Michael Zaslow) is away on a business trip. Natalie soon starts dating Jeff's friend James Casey (Alan Boyce), who isn't as faithful as she thinks, while her best friend Polly (Maddie Corman) falls in love with baseball player Zoo Knudsen (Billy Wirth).
