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Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
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Ken Hixon (writer)
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3 August 1984 (USA)
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Where dreams have a funny way of coming true.
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Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson...
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | Michelle 'Mike' Cody | |
| C. Thomas Howell | ... | Tim Pearson | |
| Patrick Swayze | ... | Ernie 'Slam' Webster | |
| Troy Donahue | ... | Donny Vinton | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Candy Webster | |
| William Windom | ... | Bob Cody | |
| Carole Cook | ... | Betty Welles | |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Mr. Clark | |
| Ramon Bieri | ... | Mr. Pearson | |
| Elizabeth Gorcey | ... | Bonnie Clark | |
| John Philbin | ... | Cowboy | |
| John Cusack | ... | Johnny Maine | |
| Joan Cusack | ... | Mary Maine | |
| Camilla Hawk | ... | Mrs. Pearson | |
| Melissa Domke | ... | Susan Pearson |
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97 min
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While filming in Pontiac, Illinois, the night the demolition derby scene was shot was very cold. Since it was supposed to be summertime, the extras hired to sit in the grandstand were dressed in shorts and shirts. To stay warm they would bundle up in coats and hats and just before the camera would roll, they would throw off the coats and sit on them.
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Boom mic visible: During the dream scene, while walking with his parents, the shadow of a boom mic is visible on the ground toward the left side of the screen.
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Tim Pearson:
[Tim is riding in the tow truck with Slam cause Slam is towing Tim's dad's Cadillac] Man, I feel so stupid.
Ernie 'Slam' Webster: Boy, you just discover the oldest sexual position in the book.
Tim Pearson: What?
Ernie 'Slam' Webster: The Foolish position.
Ernie 'Slam' Webster: [Slam pulls the tow truck to a bowling alley and says to Tim] You just got to remember, your brains are between your ears and not your legs.
Mickey: [Mickey, the bowling alley owner comes out of the alley and Talks to Slam, he also notices Tim with the mud on him] Slam, things are a little rough out at the speedrome tonight, huh?
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Ernie 'Slam' Webster: Boy, you just discover the oldest sexual position in the book.
Tim Pearson: What?
Ernie 'Slam' Webster: The Foolish position.
Ernie 'Slam' Webster: [Slam pulls the tow truck to a bowling alley and says to Tim] You just got to remember, your brains are between your ears and not your legs.
Mickey: [Mickey, the bowling alley owner comes out of the alley and Talks to Slam, he also notices Tim with the mud on him] Slam, things are a little rough out at the speedrome tonight, huh?
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No Rest For The Wicked
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This is the first 1 I've ever given a movie at the IMDb. There are some true dogs in the wide world of cinema, and this one is king of the scrap heap.
Unmoving setting, snore-worthy climax, angry married people sleeping around, choreographer Patrick Swayze sporting his usual Labrador retriever look; a sad-eyed Jamie Lee Curtis (believably, must say) reprises another unconventional woman with father issues; a couple of a-romantic love affairs with a heavy scene of pseudo BDSM, and people doing it in moving (!?) cars; and a ceaseless string of unfunny clichés about post-adolescence in the mid-80s, complete with silly spoofs on MTV (back when MTV actually played music videos.)
Avoid. But if you do indulge, look for the bad cameos of Michael Winslow as Spencer, Grandview's most visible Black man. Let's just say, Winslow made his mark as the um, "vocal talent", in the Police Academy series, wildly popular in the mid-late 80s.
1 deep regret out of 10, but don't take my word for it; Jamie Lee reportedly said so, herself. A screening will leave you with no doubts as to why.