#Grandview usa movie

Thomas Howell, not pictured above) gets ready for prom, borrows his dad’s brand new Cadillac, and picks up his date. opens with various scenes of quaint small-town American life: Guy mowing his lawn, small-business owners sweeping their stoops, out-of-breath fat kids playing … all the things you think of when Middle America comes to mind. Summary: Filmed almost entirely in Pontiac, Illinois, Grandview, U.S.A. It almost seems like writer Ken Hixon put together a few vignettes from his childhood, did 73 lines of cocaine, looked at himself in the mirror while saying, “You’re a genius and a stud,” then called it a day. Unfortunately it lacks an engaging story arc. has all the elements of a hit movie: Cast, soundtrack, Jamie Lee Curtis’ breasts, youthful rebellion.

Producers were hungry for cocaine and teen-related scripts regardless of whether or not the story had substance. Movies like Footloose were cleaning up at the box office. was released in the middle of the early 80s coming-of-age teen-movie boom. This is slang for sending a postcard, which is something people did before computers.īest Line: Said by Patrick Swayze in reference to his degree of intoxication - “I couldn’t get it up right now if you were a pair of twins in a vat of Mazola oil.” Said by a father to his son - “You better straighten out that attitude of yours mister, or you and me are gonna go to the mat!” Interesting Dated References: Asking someone to “drop a card sometime” when they are leaving on a journey that will take them to another state. I don’t know what a steely man of action is and I doubt Frank Musker did either.

#Grandview usa movie

Last but not least is “Steely Man” by Frank Musker, which gets full 80s-style music video treatment within the movie during a dream sequence. Seriously, it’s a great 80s soundtrack jam. “Running Wild, Running Free” by Eddie and The Tide is the only song worth a damn on the soundtrack. Ĩ0s soundtrack mainstay Jack Mack and The Heart Attack (last seen on THe Betamax Rundown in Tuff Turf) penned this slice of americana-garbage called, “School Is Out”.

“Take Me Home to Grandview, U.S.A.” by Air Supply plays over the opening credits and is fucking terrible. has a full soundtrack of original songs, however, presumably because the movie was not very popular, a proper soundtrack album was never released.