Who Shot Pat? (1989)

5/10

maddieweber27 July 2006

I've seen worse. I bought this movie for $2.00 at a garage sale because Sandra Bullock was on the cover and she's one of my favorite actresses. I watched it today because it rained - and on a rainy day you need something mindless to do.

While this movie was only worth the $2.00 that I paid for it, it did keep my interest for its entirety, which is more than I can say for some more recent movies. While the acting in some scenes was overdone, the sentiment between the characters was developed nicely.

If 'Remember the Titians' and 'West Side Story' had a baby, and then the baby fell on its head - it might appear as something like 'Who Shot Pat?'

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3/10

Pretty bad

Tito-811 April 2000

There's not much to like about this film, a dull look back at the lives of some 1950's teenagers in Brooklyn. Although things get slightly better in the second half, the entertainment value is usually kept to a minimum, and there's really not much reason to like most of these characters. There are also a number of scenes that seem utterly pointless, and even the relevant scenes are usually overlong. Throw in some out-of-place and rarely funny humor, and a title that really doesn't fit, and you're left with this time waster.

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3/10

The brilliant train wreck

kianmcallister13 February 2024

Everyone starts out young and ambitious. This film was actually used in one of my studies classes as what NOT to do. The sound is terrible, the acting is sub-par, the editing and continuity are flawed .. yet, all to great ends.

And yes, the story and characters are not much to attach to. However, it did bring some of the cast and crew to new levels and that is what makes this worth watching. See the process and the evolution of skill from the lows (this film) to the highs (look where they are now).

Did I like this film? No. It was a train wreck as a stand-alone picture. However, if you appreciate the art of filmmaking, you see this as a milestone of accomplishment for everyone involved. I applaud this film for what it did for some of those involved - and poo-poo it from every other aspect.

What a fantastic business is filmmaking ...

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2/10

phew, this really smells

dvoh28 November 2009

I also rented this film b/c of Sandra and she was the only good thing in it. She was close to looking age appropriate but just about everyone else looked too old to even be in college, except maybe in night school. The school yard was empty, there were no cars on the street and the plot was limp. Lame, lame, lame. I am also from Brooklyn and grew up in this time frame. I actually remember kids breaking antennas off cars to make zip guns and there was one fatal outcome. If the film had served as a warning about how dangerous guns are then perhaps it would have some redeeming value aside from Sandra appearing sans clothes. (Thnx for that.)Interested in hooligans in high school? Then stick with Blackboard Jungle, the first Rock and Roll movie.

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1/10

Come for Sandra Bullock, stay for the weird. Or vice versa.

stuffedcougar18426 July 2016

Warning: Spoilers

That's actually a misleading headline...

...I honestly wish folks could have my experience of happening across this strange movie by accident... thinking 'man, this is the worst 50s movie ever made. What is this? Someone's lame effort to capitalize on the Happy Days craze post-Grease? It feels like it was made in 1979. Until Sandra Bullock shows up- throwing you for a weird loop.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

The other commenters are right- this movie is just awful. A bunch of Greasers types hanging out. Sometimes it's serious. Gangs v gangs and those kinds of concerns.

And sometimes, the guys are dancing back and forth across the frame trying to impress a girl who is portrayed as simply not noticing. Hammy on-the-nose attempts at comedy.

The plot, such as it is, revolves around one of the gang who's gotten hit (non-fatally) by a stray bullet. But for all the hand-wringing on this point... it turns out Pat was doing target practice in an enclosed space and, via ricochet- shot himself. Derp derp derp derp derp.

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10/10

I love this movie!

gunsmoke_3715 May 2003

I´m a big fan of the fifties and this is in my opinion one of the best movies showing as that time period. Great music, great cast (all unknown, except sandra bullock) and a great story. This is a film I recommend to all you 50`s bums.

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