DVD Review: Valley Girl (B)

Valley Girl (1983)
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Starring Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Michael Bowen, Heidi Holicker, Frederic Forrest and Cameron Dye
MPAA: R
Grade: B

Review by Bobby Nashville

The teen movie formula is given a bubble gum sweetness in Martha Coolidge's romantic comedy Valley Girl. Predictable but entertaining, this is a very good teen film that definitely deserves to be seen again.

Nicolas Cage stars as Randy a punk rocker from the streets of Hollywood that falls for a preppie from the Valley. The "Valley Girl" of Valley Girl is Deborah Foreman (Julie), a preppy that is torn between appearances and emotion. Her high class friends disapprove of the tough but loveable Randy, and she finds that she has to choose between her two worlds. Can true love reign over high school peer pressure? Valley Girl certainly says yes and its this sweet optimism that has certainly made this a fan classic over the years.

Reportedly the script was written in 10 days, an astonishing fact when you consider how well the story works and how crisp the dialogue is. Better than your average teen comedy, but not quite up to par with Fast Times At Ridgemeont High, Valley Girl is an excellent romantic comedy that brings back plenty of memories.

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