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Tom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, Shelley Long, John P. Navin Jr. ... see more see more... , Henry Darrow , Hector Elias , Daniel Faraldo , Jesse Aragon , Timothy Brown , Kale Browne , Enrique J. Castillo , Mario Marcelino , Dean Miller , Héctor Morales , Santos Morales , Rick Rossovich , Susan Saldivar , Joe Spinell , John Valby , James Victor , Irma Garcia , Rita Rogers , Steve Gonzales

There is hardly any variation on the stereotyped teens-and-sex movie in this story about four high school seniors who travel to Mexico to find a brothel and have something to brag about when they get ... read more read more...back home. Among the four is the sensitive Woody (Tom Cruise) who is not sure he wants this trip, the nerd Wendell (John P. Navin, Jr.), the jock Spider (John Stockwell), and the big-talker Dave (Jackie Earle Haley). As the four set off on their adventure, they give a ride to Kathy (Shelley Long), a woman who is a bit ditsy, but decent, going to Mexico to get a divorce from her husband. Once south of the border the quintet meet up with a wide range of clichéd Mexican types and work out their individual experiences in the manner to which teen movies are accustomed. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Curtis Hanson

Release Date: April 8, 1983

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DVD Release Date: February 6, 2001

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Flixster Reviews (98)

  • ajv2688
    January 16, 2011
    ajv2688
    This teen drama/comedy/adventure is fun for the most part and it has some good actors too, but it could be better, funnier mostly, but also it needs to be a bit more intense maybe? A different director maybe? I'm not sure, but it's pretty good the way it is.
  • jjnxn
    April 15, 2010
    jjnxn
    Insipid junk notable only for early appearances of Tom Cruise and Shelley Long, that's NOT enough to sit through this.
  • moviefan1725
    April 4, 2009
    moviefan1725
    When you combine Tom Cruise and the director of L.A. Confidential, you probably would expect somethign loftier than this tale of four guys in 1965 who take a road trip to Tijuana to lose their virginity. A sex comedy from 1982, it also has the oddity of having Shelley Long as Cru... read moreise's love interest. What elevates this over the typical 80's teen sex comedy is a decent script, believable characters, and solid performances from the four leads Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, and John P. Navin Jr. There's is also a great collection of 60's music to give it an American Graffiti feel. It has all the raunch you'd expect from a movie like this, but to its credit, it offers more than just that. I don't know if it's a movie that Cruise would admit to today, but it showcases him when he was just a simple actor instaed of Scientology whack job.
  • The80sExpert
    August 31, 2010
    The80sExpert
    An interesting and funny look at teenage love and angst as a group of guys go on a trip to Mexico in the 60s.
  • wolverineland
    June 4, 2007
    wolverineland
    OK, maybe this film used to be alot cooler when I used to watch it in my early teens but the star power mixed with a b grade script makes this a pretty descent movie. Jackie Earle Haley of Bad New Bears fame single handedly steals this film from everyone including future heavy hi... read moretters Cruise, Long, and Stockwell. Haley plays Dave who along with buddies Woody, Spider, and kid brother Wendell head down to Tijuana to lose their virginity and run into one mishap after another ending in a confrontation with a local corrupt policia.
  • jeffman52001
    March 21, 2007
    jeffman52001
    A great 1983 teen comedy film. Four high school kids go down to Tijuana for a good time and pick up a woman who wants to get a divorce there in Tijuana. The gang have some fun but get into some trouble. Tom Cruise, Shelley Long, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, John P. Navin ... read moreJr, and Henry Darrow star in this classic comedy film.

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Critic Reviews

Variety Staff
May 5, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

Curtis Hanson makes a commendable effort with a rather obvious story about three teenage boys who head for a wild weekend in Tijuana, hoping to trade hard cash for manly experience. Full Review

Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

[It] isn't without its likable moments, but it isn't overloaded with them, either. Full Review

May 5, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Inoffensive of this kind (except for the usual array of stock Mexicans), but wholly unoriginal. Full Review

June 24, 2006
Time Out

[An] amiable, but entirely predictable trifle. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Not awful teen-sex flick; Tom Cruise fans should get a kick out of it.

May 24, 2003
Film4

Trite and tiresome. Full Review

Chris Nashawaty
February 24, 2011
Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly

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Philip Martin
May 15, 2006
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

No review available.

Emanuel Levy
June 19, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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