Summary
A 16-year-old aspiring photographer pursues a beautiful "older woman" of 22, a down-on-her-luck rock singer.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 54Audiences 49GoodWatch 47
Tomatometer57%
Metascore51
IMDb5.6
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.8/5
Audience score34%
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100102Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 42 more
Released
1984
November 9, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 21 more46 people
- Jon CryerCharles Cummings
- Demi MooreLaura
- George WendtJake
- Peter FrechetteLeonard
- E. G. DailySusan
- Ann WedgeworthJoan Cummings
- Jeffrey TamborKen
- Tim RobbinsNelson
Hamilton CampGus Sosnowski- SGScott GetlinScott
Judith BaldwinStephanie
Jennifer TillyMona- TAThomas AdamsWaiter
- MBMyles BerkowitzJohn
- SJSteven James BrownBoy at Stag Party
- JCJoe CappettaCafe Patron
- JRJack R. ClintonBartender
Joseph DarlingElderly Man
Tate DonovanBob
Rick DucommunGroom- JDJan DunnLady with Dog
- LGLouis GenevaCabbie
- JGJames GuideraCafe Patron
- AWAshley Woodman HallBand Leader at Jake's
Directing · 1
- Jerry Schatzberg Director
Writing · 2
- Craig Bolotin Story, Screenplay
- Terence Mulcahy Screenplay
Production · 3
- George Justin Executive Producer
- William Sackheim Producer
- Karen Rea Casting
Camera · 1
- Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Priscilla Nedd-Friendly Editor
- Eve Newman Editor
- Melvin Shapiro Editor
Sound · 1
- Rupert Holmes Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Robert F. Boyle Production Design
- Frank Richwood Art Direction
- Arthur Jeph Parker Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jo Ynocencio Costume Design
- Lynda Gurasich Hairstylist
- Christina Smith Makeup Artist
Other crew · 4
- Reid Rondell Stunt Coordinator
- Sandy Berumen Stunts
- Tim A. Davison Stunts
- Christine Anne Baur Stunts
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