wow i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a great cult movie 2 watch,,,this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...this has got a good director behind this exellent movie n its really enjoyable throughout this movie...i think that the director of this Drama, Comedy
movie had done a really good job of directing this movie as you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie n its enjoyable as well
This was awesome.Such a great cast.I wish I had seen this a long time ago.Dam Mickey Rourke was such a hottie when he was younger....uhhh what happened.Anyway great flick,if you have not yet seen this you should!=)
I have no idea what this movie is supposed to be about, other than a bunch of bratty immature 20-somethings who don't understand how relationships with women work. The acting is good, and five of the six (forget Steve Guttenberg) guys went on to have successful careers beyond the diner, but the movie itself isn't a whole lot.
This was awesome.Such a great cast.I wish I had seen this a long time ago.Dam Mickey Rourke was such a hottie when he was younger....uhhh what happened.Anyway great flick,if you have not yet seen this you should!=)
Possibly Levinson's finest work and many of the all-star cast give, arguably, the best performances of their careers (Stern, Rourke, Guttenburg). Daniel Stern, particularly, excells. Watched it again recently and it actually gets better with each watch. Great cast and a superb script puts this film in a class of it's own. Can't think of a film like this that's as good. If you're a fan of films like, Swingers and Beautiful girls then this is a must see cos without it, i don't think they'd exist.
Brat Packers in pre-brat pack movies. A movie of self reflection with twinges of comedy, this is what St. Elmo's Fire tried to be and failed miserably at. Characters that a viewer, having reached the same age and point in their life, can identify, empathize, and laugh with.
After all these years, this is what I missed out on?? Sure, it's the first film with "Banter" and improv, but that in no way saves it in the end........Garbage.....Sorry, Barry....I like 'Sleepers' at least....
Eddie: When you're making out, which do you prefer, Sinatra or Mathis? Boogie: I like Presley.
A coming of age comedy about a group of guys on the verge of truly becoming adults. Its set in 1950s Baltimore, and revolves around this group mainly hanging out in a diner.
The group includes Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, and Paul Reiser. It is the natural chemistry that all these guys have together, providing for a lot of improv, that makes this an enjoyable movie to watch.
Director Barry Levinson doesn't try to break much new ground here. A similar formula has been done in a number of films, namely American Graffiti, let alone the show Happy Days. The mix of an episodic structure about a few days in the life of these characters, accompanied by some timely hit songs is almost its own genre, but its an entertaining one.
There is not so much a plot as there is a series of events that develop over time. Guttenberg is about to get married, granted his wife can pass his football test. Stern and his wife, played nicely by Ellen Barkin, are trying to work out the marriage thing, which is new to them. Bacon is mostly drunk throughout. Reiser doesn't really do anything, but has a few good lines and a nice bit at the end. And Rourke is a gambling man.
This is a fun movie about male camaraderie, and that's all its supposed to be.
Modell: You know what word I'm not comfortable with? Nuance. It's not a real word. Like gesture. Gesture's a real word. With gesture you know where you stand. But nuance? I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong.
I'm not going to tell you that this film is in any way profound. It isn't. It's a feel good, guy hang out film. But what it does, it does rather genuinely.
The diner is still there in Baltimore, now near City Hall as the Hollywood Diner. Another, somewhat more modern and Americanized version of I Vitteloni. The boys have cars.
American Graffiti is better, and they are quite similar: nostalgic 50s peices with big cast of friends on the brink of major transitions in their lives set in the course of one night or so, except this is an almost pan male cast. A good soundtrack, though it's hard to screw up 50s music for me. I love oldies. Steve Guttenberg is clearly having a good time with this role. I didn't have a change to finish the last half hour, and now that I have more time, I don't really feel the need to, if that tells you anything.
This is another supposed classic movie that just didn't have it. It had a good cast, and the acting was alright, but the story was lackluster. It may have been the predecessor to many other movies, but they all did it better.
The only reason that I bothered to sit through this movie is because I live where it was shot--so many familiar landmarks... sadly they really don't save this drab picture.
Apparently I go to school with the director's son... he's a first year film major here at Towson just like I am. After the long list of shitty films his father has cranked out, I'm fairly hesitant to bother meeting his son.
A film that oozes cool. The sharp witty dialogue is simply fantastic. The young cast also put real heart into amazing performances, in which each character must come to terms with having to grow up in their own way. A deffinate small classic, and great for anyone who loves Swingers or the dialogue found in Tarantino films.
If you like soap operas of modern-day, should like the this preferred critics to you. It did not make much for me: kind of like another "great cold" but with a different cast iron. It is probably too talky for many people today, and they do not miss much.
people think this time was like boring. this is about people in the 50s. their all worried abotu their girlfreinds and stuff. a lot of these people got famous. i think they were trying to make us think about baltimore. its all about growing up. they learn how to be fun while grown up. you should see it more than one time!
One of my favorites. The male equivalent of a chick flick. Good, naturalistic performances from the Diner guys ( even Guttenburg ! ) and great characters all around.
a fascianting look at a group of guys who are always down on their luck but still manage pull out something for themselves, not a great lineup of actors but they blend well, not great but good
Screenwriter Barry Levinson made his directorial debut with this autobiographical comedy set in Baltimore in 1959, and it's one of the smartest films ever made about guys growing up together.
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