Ahhh those teen age memories! My friends and I getting together at each others houses for sleepovers. Telling each other our deepest secrets and confiding our dreams. Battling our parents while trying to just have a good time and never NEVER trust anyone over 30!!
Foxes is one of those movies that make us remember those bittersweet memories of growing pains and still trying to avoid getting into trouble. I did not grow up in L.A but I can relate to these characters in the movie. The cast and acting is really not too bad considering they are young people in the drama field. A young Jodie Foster as Jeannie who is the central character trying to keep herself and her friends sane while battling parents and the dangers of society (boys, social acceptance, high school and just anything teenagers have to face) Her best friend Annie, is a teen just hell bent on a course of self destruction, who Jeannie constantly bails out of trouble. The other two girls, Madge and Deidre are desperately trying to find their place in life by seeking social acceptance (losing virginity) and finding their one special love in their lives! Scott Baio (anyone still remember him?) He was hot property playing Cha Chi in Happy Days is a skate boarding (very popular in the 70's) boy teenager who is always on the prowl for a good time. Also look for a very YOUNG Laura Dern in the party scene! The script which was unbelievably always rewritten is very mediocre with some sappy lines. When Jeannie's Mom, played by Sally Kellerman is criticizing Jeannnie for getting into trouble, all of a sudden she says "You're all so beautiful--my hips, I hate my hips" I guess even adults go thru their growing pains as well.
The soundtrack should be on a collectors list! It is very hard to find in stores and probably only available on vinyl. Donna Summer's haunting song "On The Radio is featured. It gives the film a very thoughtful feel and sometimes a sadness. The ending of the film has a very sad feel to it. We all survive our teen years but their is some sad memories that will always haunt us. Foxes is a film that seems to force us to reflect on those years and review what good or bad choices that we have made.---even if it makes us laugh or cry. This is a film for any teenager going into the growing pains and for any adult that wants to sit back and remember fond youth.
Foxes is one of those movies that make us remember those bittersweet memories of growing pains and still trying to avoid getting into trouble. I did not grow up in L.A but I can relate to these characters in the movie. The cast and acting is really not too bad considering they are young people in the drama field. A young Jodie Foster as Jeannie who is the central character trying to keep herself and her friends sane while battling parents and the dangers of society (boys, social acceptance, high school and just anything teenagers have to face) Her best friend Annie, is a teen just hell bent on a course of self destruction, who Jeannie constantly bails out of trouble. The other two girls, Madge and Deidre are desperately trying to find their place in life by seeking social acceptance (losing virginity) and finding their one special love in their lives! Scott Baio (anyone still remember him?) He was hot property playing Cha Chi in Happy Days is a skate boarding (very popular in the 70's) boy teenager who is always on the prowl for a good time. Also look for a very YOUNG Laura Dern in the party scene! The script which was unbelievably always rewritten is very mediocre with some sappy lines. When Jeannie's Mom, played by Sally Kellerman is criticizing Jeannnie for getting into trouble, all of a sudden she says "You're all so beautiful--my hips, I hate my hips" I guess even adults go thru their growing pains as well.
The soundtrack should be on a collectors list! It is very hard to find in stores and probably only available on vinyl. Donna Summer's haunting song "On The Radio is featured. It gives the film a very thoughtful feel and sometimes a sadness. The ending of the film has a very sad feel to it. We all survive our teen years but their is some sad memories that will always haunt us. Foxes is a film that seems to force us to reflect on those years and review what good or bad choices that we have made.---even if it makes us laugh or cry. This is a film for any teenager going into the growing pains and for any adult that wants to sit back and remember fond youth.