Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

helpless_dancer Interesting and well done look at the American pop scene in the sexy sixties. Featuring a oversexed, insecure loser named Karchy who teams up with another oversexed loser disc jockey intent on preying and playing just one more gig in the nowhere business of top 40 music. The charismatic DJ, a burned out cynic, has a history of using unpopular teens to make illegal profits or to cheat them in business deals; which, of course, continues as he rolls into a new town amid a flurry of excitement and adulation. As the rollicking DJ and the impressionable teen play out their drama, another is occurring as Karchy tries to woo an older woman who, for some reason, shows an interest in the love struck teen. Different from most of the gunk coming out today: well worth seeing.

feversUSA It seems some people consider this a neglected "gem," a little movie that got lost among the blockbusters. Could it be it just seems good because it was written by Hollywood hack Joe Eszterhaus and is therefore superior to the trash that usually bears his name?That's what I think, anyway. Being from Cleveland, I looked forward to seeing this especially since I even observed it being filmed on Superior Avenue on the steps of the courthouse there (and I did see it--on video, because it never got an official release, not in these parts, anyway). Watching Kevin Bacon and Brad Renfro film one scene over and over and over again completely demolished any thoughts I had about the movie business being exciting and glamourous. It looked boring and monotonous to me. I also find this movie rather boring. Kevin Bacon's excellent performance keeps it afloat at times, but his efforts are sunk by Brad Renfro who is never convincing and is even somewhat insulting when he attempts what is supposed to be the younger Eszterhaus's Hungarian accent. He sounds like a half-wit instead of an Hungarian. Maximillian Schell as the father is just dull, and should make the director regret his decision not to hire Charles Bronson for fear that it was "stunt casting" (Eszterhaus relates this in his book "Hollywood Animal"). Schell may have an Oscar, but Bronson was just as good an actor, and unlike Schell, had presence and a box-office name that might have gotten this movie a distributor.It was nice to see the old CTS buses that I remember from my childhood, and I grinned when I heard the reference to my alma mater, Cleveland State University. But except for Bacon, this movie is lifeless. There is one other point in its favor: it seems to be sincere, something I could never say about anything else Eszterhaus has written.

James-Durham If you read some of the reviews for movies like Jaws 4, Jaws 3, Krull, Jaws 2, Habitat, Jaws 4, Jaws Revenge you get the drift that there are some movies that fall into a category of 'bad'. However with movies like Jaws 4, even though the plot is a little bit silly and the notion of a lion-roaring acrobatic shark doesnt appeal to any(every)one, well thats fair enough. However there are some moments of redemption in any of these films that make them watchable.However some movies are actually very very very very very painful to watch. You know....movies like Air Force One...where every actor in it is out to make his impact on hollywood by showing us all that they can..............act?Nothing irks me more than watching movies where the two-bit actors try to outshine the main ones.........whom I generally have zero respect for anyway (actors who do this are Dean Stockwell, David Paymer, any of those idiots from 'friends' and a multitude of others). However there are some actors who are a pleasure to watch no matter what film they are in nor how bad their role is. Kevin Bacon is one of them.Brad Renfro in this film sounds like a retard with a severe speech impediment (DATS DA TROOD)

UncleBob-4 I definitely agree with those who think this is one of the best films of 1997. Great for Kevin Bacon fans. He is excellent as an AM rock DJ with a questionable past. I cannot believe Brad Renfro is only 16! He is already a skilled actor. Captures the late fifties very well. Those who remember the songs will love the soundtrack. A great collection of classic rock hits. Catholic school grads will also identify with Renfro's character and his predicament. The addition of Maximillian Schell is an added bonus. This is especially recommended for people who like good stories set in accurately depicted historical settings. I can't help but wonder if it is partly autobiographical for author Joe Esterhasz, who certainly redeems himself with this script.