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 Barnes & Noble With an eye on 80s youth culture and a tongue planted, like, firmly in cheek, Valley Girl transforms Romeo and Juliets star-crossed lovers into Los Angeles high school students -- minus all the abject misery. Julie (Deborah Foreman) is a nice girl from the San Fernando Valley who likes shopping and Val boys, until she meets a rough-hewn punk from Hollywood named Randy (Nicolas Cage, dropping his Coppola surname for the first time). But disapproving friends and exes on both sides could be the end of the romance, in spite of Julies feelings for Randy and the important lesson hes taught her: to just be herself. Aside from some witty references, the connections to Shakespeare end there, distinguishing the movie from later, more straightforward Bard transmutations like 10 Things I Hate About You and O. Instead, Valley Girl is more in line with predecessors Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Rock n Roll High School, balancing healthy levels of angst and humorous, punky chaos that borders on the absurd. Watched in retrospect, the movie is totally 80s, a campy genre ride filled with clothes and slang that are best forgotten, as well as appearances by "Where Are They Now?" bands like Josie Cotton and the Plimsouls. Tony Nigro Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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