Sexylocher
Masterful Movie
Supelice
Dreadfully Boring
Connianatu
How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.
a_baron
The original title "Pinball Summer" is more thematic, but there is a fair amount of picking up/pulling/scoring and mostly just making out in this juvenile offering. Generally, films with this type of cast fall into one of two categories: horror in particular slasher films in which even the gorgeous girls get killed, and half-baked scatological escapades in which testosterone-filled teens and young men chase girls who are often more than willing to get caught. There is usually a virgin of course, as well as a nerd and an alpha male/bully. Other characters include exasperated older people, and occasionally cops who are out to spoil the fun.All those elements are present here, but the film doesn't succeed. The plot, such as it is, is about a pinball competition with a long run-up into it. On the plus side, nobody gets killed, and as the bad guys are more idiots than thugs, there are no villains with a capital V either, so no real triumph, certainly not over evil. There is a soundtrack, but even that is half-hearted. Watch a slasher flick next time.
BoingyBaxter
PICK-UP SUMMER (Pinball Summer) was shown as part of the Grindhouse Film Festival at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles March 9-10, 2007. This film among others was chosen by Quentin Tarantino as a favorite from his personal 35mm collection. I saw him briefly in the lobby of the theater and he said that he saw this in 1982 when it was first released. On Friday night when I saw it in a packed house, the mainly young audience got the jokes (lots of laughter) and had fun with the film. Obviously inspired by other teen films like THE VAN and THE POM-POM GIRLS, this film revolves around a Pinball Machine (remember them?) tournament. Not too shabby...
whpratt1
Recently obtained a DVD of "PickUp Summer", the purchase price was rock bottom and so is this picture. The producers had to put nudity throughout the film in order to keep it interesting. This film looked like it was made in the 1950's not 80's. It is not a comedy at all, it is just a big JOKE!
VILMER-2
The first time I saw this it was about 4 in the morning and I wasn't all there. It was insanely cheesy and funny at the same time. Bad acting, bad music equals CLASSIC MOVIE! I have been looking to buy a copy of this movie but it is IMPOSSIBLE to find. This movie captures summer perfectly. Steve and Greg have an unforgettable time throughout the movie and you get a good feeling after watching it! I find myself watching this movie alot because it is a CLASSIC!! The soundtrack is amazing also!
