Nicolas Cage,
Deborah Foreman,
Elizabeth Daily,
Michael Bowen,
Cameron Dye
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A satiric romantic comedy, Martha Coolidge's Valley Girl is a testimony to the short-lived Southern California '80s craze. Julie (Deborah Foreman) is a good-natured teenager following a swarm of paste... read more
DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003
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August 31, 2011Cooly awesome movie Deborah Foreman and Nicolas Cage have great chemistry together!!!!! This is an awesome cult classic. I'm So Sure! (:
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January 13, 2011The quintessential val movie! This hilarious comedy is an essential for 80s teen movie fans. The plot is like a modern day Romeo and Juliet, but more subtle, as the conflict is that her friends don't like who she's dating (her parents are hippies who're cool with him). I love ... read more
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October 22, 2008A complete train-wreck that had just enough ridiculously brutal and melodramatic scenes (not to mention clumsy and accidental sexism and racism) to get me through to the end, asking "how much worse can this get?" the whole time. Valley Girl is a laugh riot, though I can't imagine... read more
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May 21, 2012fb531921614one of the best 80's teen movies. it gets lost in the shuffle with all the john Hughes movies, but its sweet, funny, and has as much heart as those movie.
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January 20, 2012Uh, I guess watching this movie nearly 20 years after its release has me opposed to the many adoring fans. But I'm okay with that... I have no nostalgia and watched this movie from a fresh perspective. I thought it was rather boring, slow, stereo-typical and wholly unbelievable... read more
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November 1, 2010The classic tale of love between two unlikely characters. While not as good as a lot of the 80's teen comedies (refer to John Hughes), this movie holds its own. It's more of a drama in fact and someone had to capture the valley girl persona with the trademark idioms, "like, gag m... read more
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September 10, 2010Valley girl meets punk boy and falls in love. Valley girl drops valley boyfriend for punk boy. Valley girlfriends convince valley girl to drop punk boy because she only has a future with valley boyfriend. Valley girl takes back valley boyfriend but is stalked by punk boy who prof... read more
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June 14, 2010I get wrapped up in the against all odds romances. And it's the only movie I've ever been attracted to Nicholas Cage, who doesn't want a "Randy"?
Critic Reviews
July 24, 2007
Variety Staff, Variety
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This movie is a little treasure, a funny, sexy, appealing story of a Valley Girl's heartbreaking decision: Should she stick with her boring jock boyfriend, or take a chance on a punk from Hollywood? Full Review
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times
With characters as dimensionless as these, the film needs either greater irony or greater sympathy than it demonstrates. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Director Martha Coolidge turned a short-lived fad into a genuine sleeper, an exploitation film that thoroughly transcends its origins to become a highly appealing romantic comedy. Full Review
September 12, 2007
Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide
While it's easy to get caught up in the nostalgia of Valley Girl, this datedness also puts some limits on how you can watch the film. Full Review
June 13, 2005
Jonathan W. Hickman, Entertainment Insiders
Cage is very good in the role that got him noticed.
September 18, 2003
Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal
One of the better '80s teen comedies.
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