44
WeakGoodWatch scoreSummary
Sam, Trish, Beth, and Annie are four Valley Girls bored with shopping and frat parties. They come across kind Mr. Stanton, who is running a home for orphaned boys.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 44
IMDb4.2
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10099Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1982
November 1, 1982
44 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 25
- JCJill CarrollSam
- ESElena StratherosTrish
- MLMichele LauritaBeth
Gina CalabreseAnna
Chuck ConnorsTrish's Father
Sonny BonoSpaced Out Musician
John CarradineMr. Stanton (Head of the Orphanage)
Tiffany BollingSam's Mother (Valley Attorney)
Michael LeonLance
Sue Ane LangdonKathy - Soap Opera Star- SRShirley RothmanTrish's Mother - Valley Socialite
- MCMatthew ConlonKen - Fraternity Pledge
- SLSharan LeaJulie - Beverly Hills Girl
Tony LongoMike - Fraternity President
Jim GreenleafDavid - Beer Pong President- AMAdam MillsKeith - Pledge Chairman
Robert DryerStone - 'Mean' Drug Dealer- RSRay StewartThe Teacher
- LOLarry O. Williams Jr.Albert - The Orphan
- GFGuy FitchThe Security Guard
- MPMichael PolakofFraternity Pledge
- CGChristina GiffenLeslie - Beverly Hills Girl #2
- NKN. Kristine ChadwickProstitute in Jail
- BHBill HumphreysOfficer Riely (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- James Polakof Director, Story, Writer, Producer
Writing · 2
- Deborah Amelon Writer
- Shirley Rothman Idea, Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- G.W. 'Dink' Read Director of Photography
Sound · 4
- Daphna Edwards Original Music Composer
- Charles Grenzbach Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Robert Thirlwell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Howard S. Wollman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Charles D. Tomlinson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- N. Kristine Chadwick Makeup Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- James J. Gilson Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Gary McLarty Stunts
- Joe Dunne Stunts
- Bonnie Happy Hock Stunts
- Karen McLarty Stunts
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