Now that this film is forty (40) years old and we the original audience are mostly senior citizens (as is the cast) we obviously expect a bit more for our entertainment dollar(s). Don't expect a deep story line from Fast Times at Ridgemont High or any Academy Award acting. This film was delivered to compete with the camp comedies of the era such as (1978) Animal House, (1979) Meatballs, (1979) Rock 'n' Roll High School, and (1981) Porky's.
It will not disappoint if the aforementioned films are in your film library favorites. But as for this senior citizen, it wasn't memorable the first couple of times that I watched the film when it was first released in 1982, and some forty (40) years later I am actually very surprised it achieved recognition by being released via the Criterion Collection.
I give it an okay but nothing special IMDb rating of 6 out of 10.
It will not disappoint if the aforementioned films are in your film library favorites. But as for this senior citizen, it wasn't memorable the first couple of times that I watched the film when it was first released in 1982, and some forty (40) years later I am actually very surprised it achieved recognition by being released via the Criterion Collection.
I give it an okay but nothing special IMDb rating of 6 out of 10.