Trojan War (1997)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

George Huang

Writers (WGA):

Andy Burg (written by) &
Scott Myers (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

She has 24 hours to convince the guy of her dreams that she's the girl of his.

Plot:

Brad thinks he has found the girl of his dreams with Brooke. On the night when he thinks all his dreams will come true he runs into a problem...

Plot Keywords:

Bus Driver | Kafka Esque | Dream Girl | Party | Latino

Cast

Will Friedle	...	Brad Kimble
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Leah Jones
Marley Shelton	...	Brooke Kingsley
Danny Masterson	...	Seth
Jason Marsden	...	Josh
Eric Balfour	...	Kyle
Jennie Kwan	...	Trish
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Nina (as Charlotte Lopez)
Lee Majors	...	Officer Austin
John Finn	...	Ben Kimble
Wendie Malick	...	Beverly Kimble
Christine Deaver	...	Latin Mama
Mike Moroff	...	Big Brother
Lobo Sebastian	...	Lead Homeboy
Joe Cerrano	...	Biggest Homeboy

Also Known As:

Rescue Me

Runtime:

84 min | USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Daybreak

Trivia:

Santa Monica bus #2525 is the same one featured in Speed (1994/I).

Goofs:

Continuity: At one point while simulating a conversation with Brad, Leah's hair is up a second later when facing towards the passenger side her hair is down.

Quotes:

[Brad's buying condoms]
Checkout lady: $4.75.
Brad: Oh, you know what, I'm a little short.
[Checkout lady looks toward his groin]
Brad: No, not that way! I'm short of money. Um. Uh. OK. Have you ever had this dream in life?... And these things
[indicating condoms]
Brad: , these stupid, stupid things could make all your dreams come true? That's what it's like with Brooke. Haven't you ever felt that way?
Checkout Lady: $4.75
Brad: Damn it!

Movie Connections:

References "Friends" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Mistreated

Fast paced John Hughes Style romp

A fun little film in the mould of the great 1980's teen comedies which used to star the likes of Rob Lowe, John Cusack and Ally Sheedy!! This film is enjoyable from the off, although the subject may be a little touchy as it centres on a High School youth (Will Friedle) who desperately fancies the school beauty (Marley Shelton)and somehow manages to arrange a study date with her at her house. After a while things progress well enough until he finds himself without a condom!. Where can he get one from at this time?, can he get back while she is still interested?, his journey takes him all over the city and gets him in to some side-splittingly funny situations and scenarios along the way. Stand out is Jennifer Love Hewitt as Friedles best friend who is madly in love with him without him realising!