Valley Girl - 1983

Valley Girl stars Nicolas Cage (Fast Times at Ridgemon High- Nicolas Coppola)  as Randy and Deborah Foreman (My Chauffer, 3:15, April Fool’s Day) as Julie. Both are high school stars in their own societies , but don’t fit into each other’s world. This movie is totally reminiscent of the gnarly trouble Romeo and Juliet, and the people in West Side storied suffered. No support from their friends.

Julie is a Valley Girl and her friends also share her pension for shopping and saying awesome, totally, tubular, gnarly and all the other valley terms. They are so into themselves and anything materialistic. On the other hand, Randy and his buddies just want to have fun and listen to music at the club.

The two cultures pass quietly at the beach where invitations to a party are loosely given. Randy’s buddy catches the address and brings Randy with. The two obviously don’t fit in, but there is bitchin’ chemistry between Randy and Deborah.

Will their love endure or will they be drawn apart by ill meaning friends? Find out in Valley Girl.

80’s hits include the smashes:

“Love My Way"
by The Psychedelic Furs

"I Melt With You"
Performed by Modern English

Valley Girl is rated R for nudity and sex scenes 

Renegades

Renegades is a totally awesome drama starring Keefer Sutherland (Young Guns franchise, Lost Boys, Stand by Me) and  Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns franchise, La Bamba).

Keefer plays Buster McHenry, an undercover detective so deep, nobody (not even his chain of command) knows about it. In fact, he is investigating while on vacation.  He is gnarly and unmanageable, but gets the job done.

Lou Diamond Phillips plays Hank Storm, a Lacota Indian. His family members are killed during the heist of a very valuable lance.

This totally rad movie is typical of the 80’s crime bravado genre. Young guys rule the world with total disregard of the law (even the law enforcers). Both are after the same bad guys and reluctantly team up in a disjointed effort to either kill, arrest, or handle the bad guys whichever way the stronger of the egos manages to accomplish.

This fun story has gore, blood, bullets, explosions and fire that make it a rip roaring cinematic treat. The only question observant viewers might have is “what happened to the guy in the trunk”

Renegades is rated R.

From the Hip

From the Hip is a fast paced 1987 legal comedy which stars Judd Nelson (Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire) as hotshot lawyer Robin "Stormy" Weathers. He is supported by the lovely Elizabeth Perkins (About Last Night, Big) as the caring, loving, and friend of children Jo Ann.

Stormy is a manipulator. He manipulated his first job out of law school, his first big case and the win of said big case. But he didn't work it alone. He had the cooperation and awesome scamming from his bro's: Don Monahan (Porky's I, II and III) and David Allen Grier.

Suddenly this trickster is over his head as he is assigned a murder case, based on the results of his last scam. Can his quick wit and off the hip moves help Stormy win this case? Will his scruples give him second thoughts?

From the hip is a totally 80's movie with tons of gnarly decade references including the much beloved yuppie movement.

From the hip is rated PG.