I happened to surf (pardon the pun) in on this movie the other night. As it appeared to be from the late 1970's I decided to see what it was about
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My first thought was that it seemed a bit older than it really was. The `look' of the movie was more, 1975, than 1979. I usually look for the cars in the flick to date it. And near the end a 1977 Cadillac sits in the background of a shot, so I put my date at '77, but was surprised to see the date of 1979.
An earlier poster mentioned that this was one of the grand daddy's of the 80's `Boy+boobs' types of movies. That works for me, as you get a little bit of what most male teenagers wanted at the movies. As I was 18 when this came out, I can speak from experience. Give us some pretty girls, a little gratuitous nudity, a little drug use, toss in liquor, and the beach. Perfect!
I also noticed an earlier poster mentioned the sound track was different than they had remembered. Not surprising, as copy write laws mess w/movies. I thought the music when I saw it in 2003 was awful. I suspect whatever original tracks by known artists got yanked, and replaced with the cheezy tunes used when shown on television.
+minor spoiler+
I was surprised at the plot twist near the end. No, you don't see it coming.
Worth a look if you want to relive your youth, or there isn't much else on the TV.
My first thought was that it seemed a bit older than it really was. The `look' of the movie was more, 1975, than 1979. I usually look for the cars in the flick to date it. And near the end a 1977 Cadillac sits in the background of a shot, so I put my date at '77, but was surprised to see the date of 1979.
An earlier poster mentioned that this was one of the grand daddy's of the 80's `Boy+boobs' types of movies. That works for me, as you get a little bit of what most male teenagers wanted at the movies. As I was 18 when this came out, I can speak from experience. Give us some pretty girls, a little gratuitous nudity, a little drug use, toss in liquor, and the beach. Perfect!
I also noticed an earlier poster mentioned the sound track was different than they had remembered. Not surprising, as copy write laws mess w/movies. I thought the music when I saw it in 2003 was awful. I suspect whatever original tracks by known artists got yanked, and replaced with the cheezy tunes used when shown on television.
+minor spoiler+
I was surprised at the plot twist near the end. No, you don't see it coming.
Worth a look if you want to relive your youth, or there isn't much else on the TV.