I probably had a soft-spot reserved for this movie before seeing it. Reasons:
1.) I'm a huge fan of Corman movies. Dick Miller (star of my favorite Corman film, A Bucket of Blood) even makes a cameo.
2.) I like P. J. Soles. She's that classic goofy 70's girl that the 80's just didn't have much use for. Here, I think she does a great job of selling some bad dialogue; y'know, making it seem natural - like something a teenager might actually say.
3.) I'm a big fan of 70's punk. Obviously there's a lot of Ramones music, including a pretty stout/fun live set. Eddie and the Hot Rods, Nick Lowe, and MC5 also make an appearance on the soundtrack. It's not punk, but I'm all for 70's Brian Eno, too.
4.) I like hanging out with B-Movie riff-raff. I knew I was going to feel right at home around the likes of Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, and Clint Howard.
Outside of that, there's a smattering of tongue-in-cheek humor, just enough odd-ball/weird stuff to keep you off balance, some mildly-transgressive themes, and teenagers sticking it to overbearing authority figures.
So yeah, a solid 6 for B-Movie degenerates. It doesn't exhibit the same degree of negative attention-seeking behavior that 80's Corman or Troma would, and If nothing I mentioned above interests you, you might find yourself falling asleep to it.
1.) I'm a huge fan of Corman movies. Dick Miller (star of my favorite Corman film, A Bucket of Blood) even makes a cameo.
2.) I like P. J. Soles. She's that classic goofy 70's girl that the 80's just didn't have much use for. Here, I think she does a great job of selling some bad dialogue; y'know, making it seem natural - like something a teenager might actually say.
3.) I'm a big fan of 70's punk. Obviously there's a lot of Ramones music, including a pretty stout/fun live set. Eddie and the Hot Rods, Nick Lowe, and MC5 also make an appearance on the soundtrack. It's not punk, but I'm all for 70's Brian Eno, too.
4.) I like hanging out with B-Movie riff-raff. I knew I was going to feel right at home around the likes of Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, and Clint Howard.
Outside of that, there's a smattering of tongue-in-cheek humor, just enough odd-ball/weird stuff to keep you off balance, some mildly-transgressive themes, and teenagers sticking it to overbearing authority figures.
So yeah, a solid 6 for B-Movie degenerates. It doesn't exhibit the same degree of negative attention-seeking behavior that 80's Corman or Troma would, and If nothing I mentioned above interests you, you might find yourself falling asleep to it.