I think if you listen to the lyrics of Neil Young's 'Keep on rockin' in the free world' it's kind of like a make-shift anthem for high school people. In a way, not all will agree with Neil or the song, but this movie had me in stitches (at times) given that I didn't laugh as much as "Fast Times At Ridgemeont High", this was a more heart felt story of a young nerd/geek (Dempsey)who is definitely coming into his own.
Not all geeks stay geeks. Not all nerds stay nerds either. Patrick Dempsey successfully plays the guy you root for! And on top of it all are Cindy's gorgeous girlfriends that he is now a part of ...their world.
Look back at your high school days and see who really changed. It's quite amazing sometimes. In this fun flick made in good Ole Tucson Arizona, the cast of nuts and crazies was like the stock market, with that 'Popularity' thing, up, up, up, then down and out. Patrick Dempsey was so right in this 'Ronny' character, I still laugh.
I kind of remember a Cindy Mancini type in high school, which I'm sure many do. That super-hot chic, guys were lining up for. Back in 1998, I was working at a resort in Phoenix and got to meet and put Amanda Petersen (Cindy Mancini) into a town-car for the airport. She was very nice and looked great in person. She signed my little ticket, and called me 'Babe', I was charmed by her she was very wonderful to meet even briefly. She kissed me on the cheek, before getting into the Towncar...it was one of those moments in life. I probably looked like Charlie Brown after being kissed by the little red-headed girl at that point as the car was pulling away.
I recommend this for all the high school crazy antics we all did and or miss, from that era in our lives. (****)
Not all geeks stay geeks. Not all nerds stay nerds either. Patrick Dempsey successfully plays the guy you root for! And on top of it all are Cindy's gorgeous girlfriends that he is now a part of ...their world.
Look back at your high school days and see who really changed. It's quite amazing sometimes. In this fun flick made in good Ole Tucson Arizona, the cast of nuts and crazies was like the stock market, with that 'Popularity' thing, up, up, up, then down and out. Patrick Dempsey was so right in this 'Ronny' character, I still laugh.
I kind of remember a Cindy Mancini type in high school, which I'm sure many do. That super-hot chic, guys were lining up for. Back in 1998, I was working at a resort in Phoenix and got to meet and put Amanda Petersen (Cindy Mancini) into a town-car for the airport. She was very nice and looked great in person. She signed my little ticket, and called me 'Babe', I was charmed by her she was very wonderful to meet even briefly. She kissed me on the cheek, before getting into the Towncar...it was one of those moments in life. I probably looked like Charlie Brown after being kissed by the little red-headed girl at that point as the car was pulling away.
I recommend this for all the high school crazy antics we all did and or miss, from that era in our lives. (****)