Main Cast: Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Eric Stoltz, Jenny Wright, Lea Thompson
Release Year: 1984
Country: US
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Comprised of classic teen movie elements scattered like croutons over a salad, this undistinguished high school drama involves several inconsequential stories at once, set in a seven-day period before the beginning of school. Tom Drake (Christopher Penn, Sean's brother) is a high-school wrestler who loves Eileen (Jenny Wright), but she is more than just a little dubious about their relationship. Since her lecherous boss (Rick Moranis) will not leave her alone, men are at a low ebb in her life. Bill Conrad (Eric Stoltz) is a friend of Tom's who has already graduated and who asks him to share his apartment for awhile to help him out financially. Bill then decides to split with his girlfriend Anita (Lea Thompson), who is suddenly too young for his new status as a high-school grad. Miffed at his rejection, Anita starts a liaison with David Curtiss (Hart Bochner), without knowing that David is married and a father. Other than Bill's 15-year-old brother Jim (Ilan Mitchell-Smith), who follows a Vietnam vet around in adulation, the entire focus of the film is on teen love relationships played by twentysomethings from the vantage point of tensomethings, more or less. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Brin Berliner - Tony; Rick Moranis - Harry; Hart Bochner - David; Susan Blackstone - Donna; Cari Anne Warder - Julie; Robert Ridgely - Craig; Michael Bowen - Vince; Angel Salazar - Benny; Randy Quaid - Charlie; Ed Berke - Man Next Door; William Bramley - Security Officer; Hildy Brooks - Mrs. Conrad; Ed Call - Captain of the Plumbing Team; Dean Devlin - Liquor Store Clerk; Tony Epper - Redneck Drunk; Sherilyn Fenn - Penny Harlin; Karen Haber - Shoplifter; Kevin Peter Hall - Bouncer; Tracy Hutchinson - Poker Girl #2; Jack Kehoe - Mr. Parker; Leigh Lombardi - Stewardess; Barbara London - Sales Girl; Chris Penn - Tom Drake; Gary Riley - Kid; Ashley St. John - Stripper; Ben Stein - Surplus Salesman; Tommy Swerdlow - Dork; Keone Young - Japanese Bowler; Cameron Crowe - Cop #2; Leo Penn - Tom's Dad; Jessica Rains - Woman Next Door; Dick Rude - Eddie; Lee Ving - Installer; Ted White - Redneck Drunk; Nicky Beat - Punker; Sue Bowser - Girl at Party; Beth McKinley - Robin; Danny Tucker - Cop #1; Reginald H. Farmer - Reggie; John Linson - Donut Kid; Francesca 'Kitten' Natividad - Stripper; Jennifer White - Brenda; Nancy Wilson - David's Wife; Ron Wood - Refrigerator Raider
Credit
Don Phillips - Co-producer, Marilyn Vance - Costume Designer, Albert M. Shapiro - First Assistant Director, Art Linson - Director, Michael Jablow - Editor, C.O. Erickson - Executive Producer, Eddie Van Halen - Composer (Music Score), Debbie Gold - Musical Direction/Supervision, William Sandell - Production Designer, James Glennon - Cinematographer, Cameron Crowe - Producer, C.O. Erickson - Producer, Art Linson - Producer, Bud Alper - Sound/Sound Designer, Cameron Crowe - Screenwriter, Don Phillips - Screenwriter, Robert Gould - Set Decorator
