Afouotos
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Marva-nova
Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Realrockerhalloween
Valley girl is an upbeat comedy from the 80s about a girl named Julie who falls in love with a boy named Randy over the course of a year to an awesome soundtrack. A modern Romeo and Juliet set in the heart of the Valley without the suicides.It explores the teen culture with Valley girl talk, fashion trends, music and of course the mall. A vehicle into a time long forgotten the simplicity and the night life in the city drawling you into their mystic world. Being Nicholas Cafe's first film it was a breath of fresh air to see him as a straight leading punk boy instead of the goofy wise acre. Deborah Foreman was a delight as her best friend helping the two love birds behind the scenes in spite of Tommy's protest. Stacy in his break out role before April Fool's day was a true talent lighting up the scenes and letting the script coming alive naturally.The soundtrack was amazing from ill stop the world and melt with you, Johnny are you queer and many more great hits feeling like a character itself.Almost in a unique way its like the karate kid, boy meets girl, old boyfriend wants her back, her friends hate him and you rejoice when they come together in the end.Be sure to check out Valley girl and experience an inspiring. Shakespearean adventure.
Wuchak
Released in 1983, "Valley Girl" stars Nicolas Cage as a Hollywood dude named Randy who develops a relationship with a girl from the San Fernando Valley, Julie (Deborah Foreman). Their sub-cultural clash excites them but turns off some of their friends. Julie's three friends are played by Elizabeth Daily (Loryn), Heidi Holicker (Stacey) and Michelle Meyrink (Suzi). Lee Purcell plays Suzi's overheated stepmother while Cameron Dye plays Randy's best friend and Michael Bowen Randy's nemesis. Frederic Forrest and Colleen Camp are on hand as Julie's parents.I don't usually list so many cast members, but I make an exception here because the characters are so notable. Believe it or not, Colleen Camp (Julie's mother) was the 'Indian' playmate in 1979's "Apocalypse Now."The term 'valley girl' is a socio-economic stereotype of a class of young women characterized by the colloquial dialect Valleyspeak and the corresponding vapid materialism. While it originally referred to the upper-middle class girls of the Los Angeles commuter towns of the San Fernando Valley in the early 80s, it later applied more broadly to any woman or girl—primarily in the USA and Canada—typified by ditziness, airheadedness, and greater interest in conspicuous consumption than spiritual or intellectual accomplishment.The movie was quickly thrown together in response to Frank Zappa's 1982 hit "Valley Girl," notorious for 14 year-old Moon Zappa's monologue, which popularized Valleyspeak like "Gag me with a spoon." Whatever the case, the film works well for what it is, a coming-of-age drama about Southern Californian youths. Stacey and Loryn stand out, as far as the girls go, particularly during the quasi-slumber party sequence. The music, however, is disappointing, particularly the so-called rock played at the Hollywood nightclub. It's more akin to new wave pop than anything genuinely rock/metal, which is strange given that this was the era that gave birth to kick-axx Hollywood hair bands like Van Halen, Motley Crue, Dokken, Ratt, WASP and, shortly later, Guns 'n' Roses, not to mention a gazillion more. Other early-to-mid 80's teen movies had the same problem, like "Sixteen Candles" and "Pretty in Pink." If you want an excellent rockin' soundtrack check out 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and 1993's "Dazed and Confused." The film runs 99 minutes and was shot in the Los Angeles area with the mall scenes shot in Stockton.GRADE: B+
robertlauter25
I remember reading a review by Roger Ebert who liked this movie as well as hearing other people who agreed. I think it was dreadful, I knew it was gonna be a high school romance flick, but unlike the successful hughes films like sixteen candles, pretty in pink and some kind of wonderful, or the raunchier ones like Porky's and fast times at ridgemont high, Valley Girl is boring, unfunny and poorly made. There's nothing original about the story or any of the characters, the production wallows in it's own low budget trappings, and man is the acting bad. What a dud. I've seen porn with more entertaining dialogue, how can this movie have entertained anyone.
Chris
I remember seeing this movie back when it was released and I still remember the 'buzz' I felt when I left the cinema. Everything about this movie is magnificent! The music is top notch and I still play the soundtrack after all these years.I have seen this movie so many times and yet I still get yearnings to watch it again and again. Nicholas Cage was great and whenever I see Cameron Dye in anything nowadays, I always associate him with this movie. It is too bad the rest of the cast didn't go on to greater things but maybe that is part of this film's charm.I won't do a film school critique as I am sure all the analysts out there can find fault if they wanted to, but what I will say is that this movie defined my teenage years and still continues to influence my life over 20 years later. The movie 'feels' great and stirs up emotions when you watch it (well...it did for me) and I cannot recommend it highly enough for anybody who has not yet seen it.You either 'get' the movie or you don't! Those of you who 'get it' will be rewarded with a unique movie experience.
