Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Jay Raskin This movie had the misfortune of opening the same month, February, 1988, as John Waters "Hairspray." I suspect critics who compared it to "Hairspray" were probably unkind. If it had opened a month or two earlier, it may have been more successful.The movie seems derivative of a lot of other 1970's and 1980's teenager movies: "Risky Business," "Footloose," "Grease," and even "American Graffiti." It doesn't come off well in a comparison with any of them. The little known Arthur Penn classic, "Four Friends" also is much better.Yet, the movie does have a number of charming and sweet moments and often manages to find its own style. The references to Natalie Wood, for example are a nice touch. One forgets that Natalie Wood was a great influence on teenagers of the early 60's with movies like "Splendor in the Grass," "Gypsy" and "This Property is Condemned." I don't think many teenage girls related to the blatant casual sexuality of Marilyn Monroe or the deeply repressed sexuality of Doris Day, but Natalie Wood slowly explored and embraced her sexuality in a way that teenagers could relate to.Donovan Leitch, Jennifer Runyon and Joe Pantoliano are all enthusiastic and fine in the leads. Also watch Scott Plank's nice performance as Dugan. Plank died tragically at 42 in a car accident after a successful career mostly on television.Anyways, the lead actors are good, the music is good, and the dancing is good. The biggest problem is perhaps the script that doesn't create much tension or deep involvement.It is unfortunate for this film that so many great films have been made about Rock and Roll of the early 60's. This film suffers by comparison only because it is not great, but as I noted before, individual moments make it worth watching.

mojo2004 I saw this movie back when I used to get the "Encore" movie channel. The movie to me was campy at first but the more I saw it the more I loved it.Great dancing,likable kids,and songs you just don't hear inevery teen 60's movie.I was heart-broken when I read Orion Studios went broke and this movie was never released on a big scale.I'm not saying the acting is great in fact most of the actors are bad but the spirit of teen dance shows is alive and making you want to get up and boogie. Betten than the show "American Dreams" to me and picking Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" to end the movie was perfect.I, like others also found this movie in the dicount bin and it made my day.Again kudos to whomever picked the songs used in the movie."When You're Young and In Love", "Cast Your Fate to the Wind"..... oh it made me cry.......

renfield54 I wasn't going to comment until I read one other comment extolling the "hotness" of Donovan Leitch. As my subject line says, Jennifer Runyon is no slouch either. Not really a tough city girl, more of a naive, simple minded girl who is very appealing. One of the main stars of a dance show, she has to be one of the least talented dancers in the movie and the most watched. But, as in the scene at the bus stop, she does the best "standing there" and groovin' to the music I have ever seen...hehehe... She is the catalyst for the movie's action and does an excellent job as the female lead...

robertb-4 This coming-of-age movie is sort of a male version of "Dirty Dancing" with a young man from a wealthy suburb falling for a tough city girl. The best thing about it is the soundtrack, which is packed with undeservedly overlooked R & B from the '60s--great songs like the Marvelows' "I Do," Tina Britt's "The Real Thing," the Majors' "A Wonderful Dream" and the Marvelettes' "When You're Young And In Love." It's a refreshing change from the typical '60s movie with songs you've already heard a million times. The dancing is terrific, Donovan Leitch and Jennifer Runyon are appealing as the young lovers, and Joe Pantoliano is outstanding as DJ Perry Parker.