Cameron Dye, Colleen Camp, Deborah Foreman

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Martha Coolidge

Release Date: January 1, 1983

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DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003

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  • January 29, 2009
    Romeo and Juliet for the trendy 80's. Funnier now than then just for the retro action.
  • October 22, 2008
    A complete train-wreck that had just enough ridiculously brutal and melodramatic scenes (not to mention clumsy and accidental sexism and racism) to get me through to the end, asking "how much worse can this get?" the whole time. Valley Girl is a laugh riot, though I can't imagine...( read more) that being its intention. It's a curious artifact and one that sadly I can foresee being remade one day (as all the truly terrible movies are), and while the performances by Cage, Forrest and Elizabeth Daily are decent, they aren't even close to enough to save this one. Tons of fun, though - if you can stop laughing long enough to hear the next terrible line! The soundtrack makes it watchable, but still, it's one for nostalgia buffs only.
  • February 21, 2008
    In the tradition of "Romeo and Juliet," a punker named Randy (Nicholas Cage) begins a relationship with shallow teenage girl named Julie (Deborah Foreman), but peer pressure from her equally shallow friends forces her to break up and go back to her ex-boyfriend (Michael Bowen). R...( read more)andy refuses to take this lying down and tries to get Julie back. In conclusion, this is a wonderful, timeless movie. Though the time in which it is set plays a major role in the movie, the essential love story is timeless.
  • October 13, 2006
    A favorite!
  • April 29, 2006
    For fans of the 80's era. And remember: it's only cool to eat fast food.
  • October 22, 2009
    looks like a fun movie to watch. i like corny movies. i guess im just wierd like that.
  • October 20, 2009
    is there a role nicolas cage wont take?!!?

    i love the rebel character who is rolling the bars in hollywood on a weekends then chatting up a high school prom queens in the week... does he work? does he go to school? we never find out!

    i like the fact the movie makes just went o...( read more)ut with female nudity, they didnt forget what the 80's were really about!
  • September 4, 2009
    An 80's "Romeo and Juliet" complete with the hair,funky outfits and slang.

    I thought it was going to be better than it was, I really did. It's not really a "typical" 80's movie...but maybe that's just because Molly Ringwald's not in it. So basicallyit's one of those movies wi...( read more)thout the typical cast.
    Nicholas Cage's first movie..and well...definitley not his best. Yeah.

    Not so great, kind of funny at times...but the plot wasn' really..well...it didn't make any sense sometimes, it just jumped here and there without a "red thread".

    80's humor, Nick Cage and big hair. Could really be better.
  • August 15, 2009
    I could NOT get into this movie. The way they talked ... even though that's how they talk ... made me want to shoot myself, no offence.

    Maybe next time?
  • August 15, 2009
    Nic Cage's first real film

Critic Reviews


October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This movie is a little treasure, a funny, sexy, appealing story of a Valley Girl's heartbreaking decision: Should she stick with her boring jock boyfriend, or take a chance on a punk from Hollywood? full review

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  • curefan805
    September 14, 2007
    OK for me Its not Nicholas Cages best work, but it was one of his first movies,and I totally fell in love with him in this movie as a young teen.I bought this movie and put it on when I want to flash back to eighties. Love the Soundtrack!!

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