10/29/2022 0 Comments Annabeth gish 80sWHY DO I EVEN REMEMBER THIS MOVIE?: Simple- when you don’t get out much as a five foot four 200 pound high school freshman and this is the one movie you saw at the mall during the fall of your freshman year, then you’ll remember it. But back to 1987 so we can wrap this up…. PREVIOUS REVIEWS BY MEDIA FAVORITES: The New York Times review heregives insight to Cryer’s future as a sitcom superstar by noting he “could have unexpected charm in more adult roles.” That prediction proved to be a decent one from the Times when compared to their misfire on the 2016 presidential election. #ANNABETH GISH 80S FULL#As of this typing you can also watch the film in full on YouTube for $1.99, but I’ll politely suggest not to because you’re going to get your money’s worth if you just watch this link for the Cryer related highlights as well as this other link for the film’s final fight scene in the school gym. Warning: Cryer film clips combine with 80’s big hair for most of the video.Īs for the film trailer, here you go. Link to that song by the group Pretty Poison here. YOUTUBE RELATED FILM LINKS: Going back on the web made me re-remember that the song “Catch Me (I’m Falling)” that used to get played all the time on Indianapolis FM radio was a featured part of this film. #ANNABETH GISH 80S TV#For those of us used to Cryer being the cheapskate crashing for over a decade on CBS related TV with Charlie Sheen and Ashton Kutcher, admittedly it’s a change from the usual. He lives with cousin Coogan, woos Gish, becomes an anti-hero of the school and avoids getting whacked before hitting the Witness Protection Program at film’s end. ….and after a quick trip to the can Cryer comes out looking like this:Ĭryer ends up going to meet family at Coogan’s high school, gets mistaken for being a new kid at said school, then looks at a coffee can and decides to rename himself “Maxwell Hauser” to set up the remainder of the film. ….hits the store to purchase some new hair and grooming products…… ….then after avoiding being whacked, the bloody shirt sporting Cryer makes a call to family on a 1980’s approved pay phone……. Hence young stockbroker Cryer starts out the film looking like this…. THE PLOT: Per our film’s title, young yuppie stockbroker Cryer is on the run from the mob and the FBI after some work related issues lead to stockbrokers getting whacked by the mob and the feds subsequently getting involved. THE STARS: Jon Cryer headlines this prototypical 1980’s piece of cinema with the other two of note being Keith Coogan ( Adventures in Babysitting) as Cryer’s cousin and Annabeth Gish (Mystic Pizza) as Cryer’s love interest. With a 68 hour work week complete and a yard to mow, time for this week’s film review from the decade that favored parachute pants over polyester: Keith Coogan observes Cryer’s fashion sense. Before being known best for being Charlie Sheen‘s TV bro, Jon Cryer got a push as a prime time player in movies like Hiding Out(1987).
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