Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writers (WGA):

John L. Goldwater (comic book characters)
Evan Katz (written by)

Release Date:

6 May 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

The good old days are here again.

Plot:

The classic comic book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to tv in a slightly older version...

Plot Keywords:

High School Reunion | Archie Comics | Toaster | Love Triangle | Based On Comic Book

Cast

Christopher Rich	...	Archie Andrews
Lauren Holly	...	Betty Cooper
Karen Kopins	...	Veronica Lodge
Sam Whipple	...	Jughead Jones
Gary Kroeger	...	Reggie Mantle
Matt McCoy	...	Robert Miller
Mike Nussbaum	...	'Pop' Tate
Billy Corben	...	Jordan 'Jughead Junior' Jones
Fran Ryan	...	Miss Grundy
Christian Hoff	...	Worker at Pop's
Robert Munic	...	Chip
Aeryk Egan	...	Max Mason
David Doyle	...	Mr. Weatherbee
James Noble	...	Mr. Hyrum Lodge
Raye Birk	...	Judge Brown

Also Known As:

Archie: Return to Riverdale (video title)
Weekend Reunion

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild sensuality, violence and language.

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

John Marshall High School - 3939 Tracy Street, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DiC Enterprises

Trivia:

Jughead's real name is 'Forsythe Jones' There is a line while Archie and Jughead talk about graduating from Riverdale High, and Jughead says "I wish we never did that". This is a in-joke to the comic. In the gang is still in good old Riverdale High. Betty teaches grade school in Midvale. This is another in-joke, in the Archie Comics, Josie and the Pussycats live in Midvale.

Quotes:

Betty Cooper: I never forgot the night of the storm, Archie. I never forgot how I stood by and watched you chase after Veronica. How I never just went after what I wanted.
[Betty turns on the shower]
Archie: What are you doing?
Betty Cooper: Something I always wanted to do with you, Archie. I'm sick of being Miss Goody-Two-Shoes. Treat me like a woman, Archie. Make... me... wild.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Archie Comedy Hour" (1969)

Soundtrack:

I'll Be You

Barney would have been better...

To start off, I think this movie definitely was horrible! I have been an Archie fan since I was very young. I love the comic books, but I don't love this movie.

This movie sucked because Jughead shouldn't be a shrink, the teenage Jughead we all know does not give a dam* about other people! Yeah, he was an excellent friend to Archie, but Jughead isn't the type to refrain from eating cheeseburgers' all day and listen to pathetic problems.

Not only was the character 'Jughead' bad, but Reggie Mantle, the thug we all know would not seek that type of revenge to the gang. Reg was full of dirty gags, but he wasn't like that. Reggie was a jerk, not a jack***! Geez, even Reggie had 'some' morals.

And Betty and Veronica's sad attempt to win over Archie didn't seem to be too realistic. The ending is pretty sad, also..."just friends"--right. That is the love-sick Archie we all know. NO way, Archie would not loose contact over the woman he loved for his whole teenage years for an annoying fiancee. Puh-lease, who made this movie?

Overall, this movie stunk. Big Ethel will never be a model, Jughead had no intentions to become some 'rap wannabe'. Along with Archie's Weird Mysteries, this has been a horrible movie and I'm sorry I ever watched it.