Valley Girl (1983)

July 6, 2008

Valley Girl (1983)
Dir. by Martha Coolidge

Nicolas Cage: Randy, a "punk" from Hollywood High.

On the Sunday night after another glorious Independence Day, Josh and I kicked off our Nicolas Cage i'mjusttryingtounderstand-athon. We made dinner with a handful of friends and watched Valley Girl. (We know that technically NC's first film is listed as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but it's an incredibly bit part, and we are certain he does not utter the line under investigation. In the interest of time, we crossed it off the list.) This very last-minute dinner party gave way to a lot of explaining on our part of our mission and purpose, which served further motivate us, but also cemented NC into our sub-conscious.

This film is a nice little trip back to the 80's. It's better than Gidget, and not as good as Clueless. I was born in 1983 and lived through the 90s, so I guess that's an age-appropriate diagnostic.

The most conjecture this film raised concerned NC's mouth, chin, facial structure, and dental work. I'm hoping to see the exact leap from the front-teeth-pile-up of NC's cake-hole from this era to the smooth shy Cage smile of today.

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