I actually first saw tis during it’s original run in the theaters in 2000. I’ve meaning meaning to see it again for a while and it came on Logo so I got my chance.
It has Lauren Ambrose who is now famous for 6 feet under - but I got to know her from Can’t Hardly Wait (A great team movie).
This is a seriously campy homage to the beach blanket bingo movies of yor. It was apapted from a play - and in a lot of ways they kept the feeling of theater in the movie.
The dialogue is great - and some of the best moments are when they turn innocent enough language into a funny innuendo.
The author of the play also wrote “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom” which was playing in San Antonio for a long time. Though I think it has ceased it’s run.
My only complaint is that the ending doesn’t really work for me. I don’t want to go into the whole twist thing but let’s just say that my recommendation near the end when “Chicklet” has a very honest and serious discussion with someone turn the film off. You could watch it all the way to the end, but don’t. I’m sure at the time it seemed cool and cutting edge to have a twist but it doesn’t really stand up to the test of time.
Bottom Line: It’s a fine film if you are in the mood for a spoof. Not as great as Top Secret - but still pretty enjoyable if you have a soft spot for camp and Annette Funicello.
October 25th, 2005 at 1:11 pm
Dude, my old highschool friend Buddy Quaid is in this movie (he’s the guy that trips in the sand before he talks to the chicks)… and we just had lunch a few weeks ago!
October 25th, 2005 at 8:24 pm
Heh. You meant Can’t Hardly Wait is a “great teen movie”, right? ;)