- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen, Import
- Subtitles: English, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Mca (Universal)
- Release Date: Sep 15 2003
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (107 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000035Z3J
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Before he became an overrated filmmaker, Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire) was a reporter for Rolling Stone who was so youthful looking that he could go undercover for a year at a California high school and write a book about it. He wrote the script for this film, based on that book, and it launched the careers of several young actors, including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, and, above all, Sean Penn. The story line is episodic, dealing with the lives of iconic teen types: one of the school's cool kids, a nerd, a teen queen, and, most enjoyably, the class stoner (Penn), who finds himself at odds with a strict history teacher (a wonderfully spiky Ray Walston). This is not a great movie but very entertaining and, for a certain age group, a seminal movie experience. --Marshall Fine
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BAD TIMES!!!
April 18 2012
Format:DVD
This movie was released in 1982 and i remember in the
90's people asking me if i've seen it. Everyone use to
tell me it was the funniest movie ever and i had to
see it.
It was in 2011 when i found the collector's edition
for $5. Since i was looking for something i never saw,
i grabbed it.
Maybe my expectations were too high, or maybe it was
another movie you had to be stoned to find funny (i
don't do drugs), but i thought it was one of the worst
comedies i've seen.
I may have snickered 2 or 3 times, but no real laughs
not even a chuckle.
To find this movie funny you would have had to seen it
in 1982 when comedy movies couldn't get away with what
they do in movies today.
90's people asking me if i've seen it. Everyone use to
tell me it was the funniest movie ever and i had to
see it.
It was in 2011 when i found the collector's edition
for $5. Since i was looking for something i never saw,
i grabbed it.
Maybe my expectations were too high, or maybe it was
another movie you had to be stoned to find funny (i
don't do drugs), but i thought it was one of the worst
comedies i've seen.
I may have snickered 2 or 3 times, but no real laughs
not even a chuckle.
To find this movie funny you would have had to seen it
in 1982 when comedy movies couldn't get away with what
they do in movies today.
movie
July 5 2004
Format:DVD
This movie has no real point to it. But its fun watching different teens in the same school and follow their lives as they try to be as cool as they can be. I wish Sean Penn got more scenes because he made this movie a definate classic.
Greatest teen comedy ever made
July 1 2004
Format:DVD
OK, "greatest teen comedy ever made" really isn't setting the bar all that high, but this really is a wonderful film. I almost docked it a star for being at least partially responsible for a lot of copycat garbage that followed, but that would be punishing it unfairly. It deserved the tons of money it made.
Many of the other reviews on this site have rehashed the plot(s) and the fact that it introduced an amazing array of acting talent to the world. What I think is most impressive however, is the honesty and poignancy this film delivers while being hysterically funny. The relationship between Brad and his sister is incredibly touching. The characters are real, three-dimensional people (yes even Spicoli; I knew someone almost exactly like him in school and I'll bet you did too). It is beautifully written, directed, and acted. It is also one of the most quote-worthy films this side of Tarantino ("All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine").
On a final note, I disagree with the Amazon reviewer's assessment that Cameron Crowe is an overrated director. "Say Anything" is probably the best teen movie made since this one, and "Almost Famous" is a stone cold masterpiece, IMHO.
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Okay for its time, but not that Good!
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