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A high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.A high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.A high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.
Chris Penn
- Tom Drake
- (as Christopher Penn)
Susan Rinell
- Donna
- (as Susan Blackstone)
Simone White
- Brenda
- (as Jennifer White)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe man who appears at the party scene claiming to be the father of Tom (played by Chris Penn) is portrayed by Penn's real-life father, Leo Penn.
- GoofsWhen the guys are driving to the strip club, you can clearly see a cop car blocking a side street to prevent any cars from interrupting the filming on the main street they are driving on.
- Alternate versionsThe UK video version was cut by 1 min 7 secs to remove all footage of nunchakus and to edit a scene where a cigarette is lit by an ignited aerosol can.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: The Wild Life/Garbo Talks/The Bear/Windy City (1984)
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Sometimes I don't want to watch a classic film. No thought provoking drama, or a witty snappy comedy. Sometimes I just want to watch a silly little meaningless film on a rainy or snowy day. This is the film to watch.
It has some good talent in it who were just getting started. That is always interesting to see. The story is this, kid(Eric Stolz) leaves high school and wants to move out on his own, trouble ensues. Freaky friends(Chris Penn, Rick Moranis), unattainable girl(Lea Thompson) and a over nagging family is all featured here. There is also a nude scene in a bar, so beware. There is a minor storyline about the little brother(Ilan Mitchell-Smith) who befriends a Vietnam vet who he starts looking up to, and later learns a little too much about his past.
So if you want to give your mind a rest, your sick with the flu, snowed in or just feeling kind of silly, watch this movie and enjoy. I do own this movie and have enjoyed seeing it about 8 times now.
It has some good talent in it who were just getting started. That is always interesting to see. The story is this, kid(Eric Stolz) leaves high school and wants to move out on his own, trouble ensues. Freaky friends(Chris Penn, Rick Moranis), unattainable girl(Lea Thompson) and a over nagging family is all featured here. There is also a nude scene in a bar, so beware. There is a minor storyline about the little brother(Ilan Mitchell-Smith) who befriends a Vietnam vet who he starts looking up to, and later learns a little too much about his past.
So if you want to give your mind a rest, your sick with the flu, snowed in or just feeling kind of silly, watch this movie and enjoy. I do own this movie and have enjoyed seeing it about 8 times now.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,020,375
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,001,400
- Sep 30, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $11,020,375
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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