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Permanent Record (1988)
Permanently one of my favourite movies
This is one of my favourite 80's flicks. It deals with a serious topic, but at the same time, is touching, humourous, and entertaining.
This movie doesn't focus on action or plot; it focuses on characters. The characters and their interactions with one another are the forte of the film. Notice the wonderful relationships between David and Chris, David and his mother, Chris and M.G., Chris and Mr. Verdell... and it goes on and on.
The music is another highlight of the movie. The school production and the rock band provided an interesting stage for the story line.
The acting was terrific. Alan Boyce (David) was a particular stand-out (with the exception of his guitar strumming scene... heh). He was absolutely captivating. The writing was good. There are a lot of memorable lines in this movie (i.e. Chris to M.G., "Make sense, will ya?"... I love that line.) The opening sequence and the closing sequence were really well done.
To conclude, I think Permanent Record is a great movie and it is an underrated 80's flick.