Valley Girl (1983)

Director:

Martha Coolidge

Writers:

Wayne Crawford (writer)
Andrew Lane (writer)

Release Date:

8 April 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

When punk meets prom the fun begins! [Video Australia]

Plot:

Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love...

Plot Keywords:

Graffiti | Voyeurism | Martial Arts | 1980s | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Randy
Deborah Foreman	...	Julie Richman
Elizabeth Daily	...	Loryn
Michael Bowen	...	Tommy
Cameron Dye	...	Fred Bailey
Heidi Holicker	...	Stacey
Michelle Meyrink	...	Suzi Brent
Tina Theberge	...	Samantha
Lee Purcell	...	Beth Brent
Richard Sanders	...	Drivers' Ed Teacher
Colleen Camp	...	Sarah Richman
Frederic Forrest	...	Steve Richman
David Ensor	...	Skip
Joanne Baron	...	Prom Teacher
Tony Plana	...	Low Rider
Tony Markes	...	Brad
Christopher Murphy	...	Ralphie
Robby Romero	...	Doug
Camille Calvet	...	Allyson (as Camille Calvert)
Lisa Antille	...	Friend At Beach
Theresa Hayes	...	Cindy
Andrew Winner	...	Customer At Counter
Betsy Bond	...	Marie
Laura Jacoby	...	Peggy
Karl Johnson	...	Club Bouncer
Joyce Hyser	...	Joyce (as Joyce Heiser)
Michael Wyle	...	Arthur
Stephen Sayre	...	Club Frisker
Wayne Crawford	...	Lyle
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The Plimsouls	...	Themselves
Peter Case	...	Himself (member, The Plimsouls) (uncredited)
Josie Cotton	...	Prom group singer (uncredited)
Prescott Niles	...	Bass player (uncredited)

Directed by
Martha Coolidge

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wayne Crawford		writer
Andrew Lane		writer

Produced by
Thomas Coleman	....	executive producer
Wayne Crawford	....	producer
Andrew Lane	....	producer
Michael Rosenblatt	....	executive producer
J. David Williams	....	co-executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Marc Levinthal
Scott Wilk

Cinematography by
Frederick Elmes

Film Editing by
Éva Gárdos		(as Eva Gardos)

Casting by
Annette Benson

Production Design by
Marya Delia Javier

Set Decoration by
Barbara Benz

Makeup Department
Kathy W. Estocin	....	hair stylist (as Kathy Estocin)
Katharina Hirsch-Smith	....	makeup artist (as Katharina Hirsch)
Lisa Sunok	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Nancy Israel	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
H. Gordon Boos	....	second assistant director
Michael Hacker	....	first assistant director
Nancy Israel	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Carl Aldana	....	assistant art director
Kathleen Flannery	....	art department assistant
Kathleen Flannery	....	assistant set decorator
Linda Linn	....	art department assistant
Linda Linn	....	property master

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Beau Biggart	....	sound editor
Bob Biggart	....	supervising sound editor
David Brownlow	....	sound mixer
Robert Knudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudsen)
Larry Stensvold	....	sound re-recording mixer
Russell Williams II	....	boom operator (as Russell Williams)

Stunts
Don Camp	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Karen Bean	....	first assistant camera
Peter Brill	....	still photographer
Don Cirillo	....	camera operator: second unit
Joy Cohen	....	second assistant camera
Donne Daniels	....	key grip
Timothy F. Hannon	....	grip
Earl Harvey	....	grip
Steve Jezewski	....	grip
Michael Katz	....	gaffer
James Kimura	....	best boy
Tom Richmond	....	electrician
Don Robinson	....	key grip

Casting Department
Janet Cunningham	....	extras casting
Glenis Wootton Gross	....	casting assistant
Cindy Weiss	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sean Frye	....	wardrobe consultant
Chloe King	....	costume jewelry
Barbara Smith	....	wardrobe
Mindy Tennen	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Joe Hutshing	....	assistant editor (as Joseph E. Hutshing)
Gary Reisfield	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Biggart	....	music editor
Richard Butler	....	composer: song "Pretty in Pink"
Peter Case	....	composer: song "A Million Miles Away"
Peter Case	....	composer: song "Everywhere at Once"
Peter Case	....	composer: song "Oldest Story in the World"
Josie Cotton	....	composer: song "He Could be the One"
Josie Cotton	....	composer: song "Johnny Are You Queer?"
Josie Cotton	....	composer: song "School is In"
The Flirts	....	performer: song "Jukebox"
Bonnie Hayes	....	composer: song "Girls Like Me"
Modern English	....	performer: song "I Melt With You"
Larson Paine	....	composer: song "Johnny Are You Queer?"
Michael Papale	....	musical supervisor
Payolas	....	performer: song "Eyes of a Stranger"
Pat Travers	....	performer: song "I La-La-La Love You"

Other crew
Albert Barosso	....	assistant to director
Nancy Battaglia	....	production coordinator
Veronica Flynn	....	script supervisor
Jim Hill	....	production assistant
Portia Iversen	....	craft service
Gary A. Lowe	....	location manager
Toni MacDonald	....	production assistant
Tony Markes	....	production assistant
Jack M. Nietzsche Jr.	....	production assistant (as Jack Nietzsche Jr.)
Bruce Schwartz	....	production coordinator
Aleen Stein	....	production assistant (as Alieen Stein)
Alfred Dzina	....	set security (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Valley 9000

Distributors

• Atlantic Releasing Corporation (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (1984) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Roadshow Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (1985) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Video Treasures (19??) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Biggart Production Services  sound design
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recording
• Ultra Film Services Inc.  negative cutting

Also Known As:

Bad Boyz
College Lovers (Philippines: English title)
Rebel Dreams (video title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Del Amo Fashion Center - Hawthorne Boulevard & Carson Street, Torrance, California, USA

Company:

Valley 9000

Trivia:

The film was made soon after the Frank Zappa made his hit single "Valley Girls" (released May 1982). Zappa later sued the producers of the film but lost the case.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the driver's ed teacher jumps out of the car, you can hear the door slam shut after him. When Julie parks the car, the front passenger side door is open. The young guy in the driver's ed lot was opening doors on Julie's side of the car. And it doesn't seem likely that the girls in the backseat would bother opening any doors that they didn't exit from.

Quotes:

Randy: That techno-rock you guys listen to is gutless.

Movie Connections:

References C'era una volta il West (1968)

Soundtrack:

School Is In

Totally tubular 80's teen comedy (fer shure)

In the tradition of "Romeo and Juliet," a punker named Randy (Nicholas Cage) begins a relationship with shallow teenage girl named Julie (Deborah Foreman), but peer pressure from her equally shallow friends forces her to break up and go back to her ex-boyfriend (Michael Bowen). Randy refuses to take this lying down and tries to get Julie back. Will he succeed?

Fine performances by Cage, Foreman, Frederick Forrest and Colleen Camp (as Julie's hippie parents), sensitive directing by Martha Coolidge, and totally tubular soundtrack by Modern English, The Plimsouls, and Men at Work (to name a few) makes this fun sleeper one of the best 80's teen comedies (fer shure).

My evaluation: *** out of ****