Old John Cusack movie from 1986 that I've never seen before? Sign me up!
Ah! A story of how these teenagers had one crazy summer trying to save someone's house (whom they just met) by getting everyone to attend her rock concert, only to then be foiled and have to win a boat race from uppity rich people in order to trade the trophy for the house.....yep, that was the plot.
Boy this movie missed completely what made 80s movies fun. Its "wild moments" included the same guy from their group getting somehow caught underneath a fat man eating chili 3 times in the film.
I'm assuming he farts a lot on him? I guess that's the gag but the only thing we see afterwards is the ambulance people arguing over who has to give him mouth-to-mouth. (just like in real life?)
I wanted to like this movie. But all I saw was a failure. No wonder its never mentioned in the Hall of Fame for 80s movies. I gave it a try because "Lucas" (also from the 80s) is an excellent movie that no one ever talks about.
But this was a far cry from being an unsung classic that's for sure. Too bad they couldn't figure out how to use Cusack for something better.
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