Gotcha!

Gotcha! (1985)

  • 44% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (4,803 ratings)

"Gotcha!" is a puerile but popular campus game at UCLA in which students stalk one another armed with paint-spewing pellet guns. Veterinary student Anthony Edwards may not be any great shakes in the classroom, but he's a whiz at Gotcha. His skills come in handy when Edwards, on vacation in Paris,… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Jeff Kanew
Genres
Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1985 Wide
On DVD
Aug 12, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Uninspired sophomoric spy caper.

  • Pete Vonder Haar, Film Threat

    Every Cold War adolescent's fantasy: Linda Fiorentino possibly trying to kill you

  • Fred Topel, About.com

    Fun action adventure about paintball turned real

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jani H


    "Mon crayon est large."

  • AJ V


    I caught this movie on TV a while ago, I remember it being exciting and kinda funny too. I really enjoyed it, and I'd like to see it again.

  • Dean M


    The teen movie is funny, mystery and excitement - it's like James Bond in college. Anthony Edwards is well-cast as the young man being whirled into the wicked world of espionage behind the Iron Curtain, and Linda Fiorentino is so seductive and sexy in a strange mysterious way.

  • jay n


    Fluff but good fluff

  • Steve K


    Fun 80s fluff. With a delicious Linda Fiorentino.

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