Summary
A popular beauty surprisingly asks a nerd to take her to the prom. He wakes up hours later in a sleazy alley. She's missing but he remembers nothing about it.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 47
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score55%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
Released
1988
April 15, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for sexual content, drug use, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 21 more35 people
- Keanu ReevesWinston Connelly
- Lori LoughlinTara Mitchell
- Theresa SaldanaRhonda
- Trinidad SilvaTito
- Suzanne SnyderLisa
- Ned BellamyTuff #2
- DRDiane RodriguezWoman in Restroom
- Tommy Lister Jr.Bartender
- George ClintonBand Member
Bootsy CollinsBand Member
Wren T. BrownHarold
Lucille BlissGal Baby
Patrika DarboBimbo
David SherrillDanny Boy- PGPamela GordonBurly Waitress
- MLMorgan LoftingMom (Mrs. Connelly)
Gwil RichardsDad (Mr. Connelly)- CHChris HebertBrother
Michael GreeneCapt. Paul Mitchell
Israel JuarbeAttendant- CGCharles GrueberCustomer
- MSMichael StrasserTuff #1
- KHKim H. OrnitzDerelict #1 (as Kim Ornitz)
Daniel D. HalleckMan
Directing · 1
- Thom Eberhardt Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Gregory Scherick Writer
Camera · 3
- Ronald Víctor García Director of Photography
- Paul A. Edwards Camera Operator
- Bruce Alan Greene Steadicam Operator
Art · 1
- Cecilia Rodarte Set Designer
Other crew · 8
- Karen Price Stunts
- Erik Cord Stunts
- Spiro Razatos Stunts
- Eric Chambers Stunts
- Pat Romano Stunt Double
- Rick Avery Stunts
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