Gotcha!
(PG-13, 1:41:03, Released 1985)
| Genres: | Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy |
| Release Date: | May 3, 1985 |
| DVD Release Date: | Aug 12, 2003 |
| Starring: | Alex Rocco, Anthony Edwards, Brad Cowgill, Christie Claridge, Christopher Rydell, David Wohl, Jsu Garcia, Kari Lizer, Klaus Loewitsch, Klaus Lowitsch |
| Directed by: | Jeff Kanew |
| Synopsis: | Before he started losing his hair (which gave his baby face the maturity it needed for him to be taken seriously as a doctor on E.R.), Anthony Edwards was the quintessential juvenile lead, college division. That is what he plays here: a college kid who is campus champ at an assassination game called Gotcha (that uses fake guns). Then he goes on a summer vacation behind the Iron Curtain (before it came tumbling down) and falls for a female operative (Linda Fiorentino), who not only uses him as an unsuspecting courier for spy stuff but makes him a fall guy, as well. When he finally extricates himself from the trouble, the trouble follows him back to campus. Silly and far-fetched, though Edwards has that wounded-puppy look down perfectly. --Marshall Fine |
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December 8, 2009
I remember this. I sooo envied him cuz she was pretty hot. I still want to be a spy in Europe!!!
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December 8, 2009
a time of of original school, rock, and pern'od!!!
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September 20, 2009
its no classic but you cant go wrong with a healthy mix of the 80's and russian boarder patrols!
next time im in paris im gonna see if i can get laid by telling people im a terrorist!? -
July 6, 2009
now its been a really long time wince i seen this movie but i loved it then
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January 12, 2009
Extremely entertaining as a kid, you have the spy's, the beautiful woman, a lil espionage and the paint ball guns, lol
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December 29, 2008
an old childhood favrite. havnt seen it in years. Its probably sucks really bad. But I loved it as a kid
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November 11, 2008
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.
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September 17, 2008
Here's a movie that, for many reasons, could never be made today. In its opening sequence, college students run all over campus with black paint guns, shooting at each other. The mere sight of something like that today would send people running a panic, and lead to endless highlights on CNN. The students are playing "Gotcha!", a game where they compete against others in an assassination-type game involving red paint pellets. One of the best players is Jonathan (Anthony Edwards), and it's about the only thing he's good at. When he and his lothario roomate take off on a European trip, he meets the seductive Sasha (Linda Fiorentino), that is all too willing to show him the ways of the world. What Jonathan doesn't know is that Sasha is a spy. Here's the other area where the movie couldn't be made today. Firmly cemented in 1985, the movie was made when the Berlin Wall, and communism split Germany in half. The plot simply wouldn't fly today. Sasha lures Jonathan to East Berlin, and ends up dragging him into a cat and mouse game with Germans, Russians, and any number of people that would just as soon kill you as look at you. Edwards is a likeable doofus, and comes across as a believable character who finds he has more wits and cunning that he gave himself credit for. The husky voice Fiorentino does two things in this movie very well...smoke, and get naked. The latter of which is surprising given the movies PG-13 rating. Director Jeff "Revenge Of The Nerds" Kanew makes excellent use of the Eurpoean surroundings. From tourist attractions to back alleys, the movie has a real feel that sells it far more than if they had gone the cheap route and shot it on a backlot. The movie does take a little while to get moving, and occasionally falls a little too deeply into slapstick when it comes to its humor. But it is a fun revisit to the 80's, and showcases when times were both safer and more dangerous at the same time.
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July 28, 2008
"Jonathan" (Anthony Edwards) is a college student with an unusual hobby. He plays an unusual game with classmates where they hunt each other down around campus, and shoot their target with paintball guns.
It's time for vacation, and he and his friend, the womanizing "Manolo" (Nick Corri), go to France for a trip. While there, "Anthony" meets a very beautiful, older woman named "Sasha" (Linda Fiorentino) at a French cafe.
The two become a couple, after she easily seduces the inexperienced college student. After a few days, she takes him to East Berlin after he cancels the rest of his planned trip with "Manolo".
"Sasha" finally tells him that she is a courier who has to take a package to communist Berlin. However, something goes wrong with the delivery and "Jonathan" goes back to East Berlin by himself.
Eventually, "Anthony" learns that things in "Sasha's" job is a heck of a lot more complicated when a group of Russians begin to follow him and even try to kill him in attempt to get an item he has no clue that he is carrying what they want.
Now, he has to ditch the Russians, get the item to the proper authorities, in this case, the CIA, and find out the truth behind "Sasha" and her disappearance.
OK, let me say first that "Anthony" is no "James Bond," and this is certainly not a "Bond" movie. It has a little suspense, some gun action, no car chases and no impressive explosions.
I only felt fair chemistry between Edwards and Fiorentino. They aren't great as an on screen couple before and after you learn that "Sasha" is only using "Anthony" for a reason that isn't too clearly defined unless you see her slip something into his always present backpack. Another thing that isn't really defined well is tho the Russians work for, but "Anthony" believes they are KGB.
The supporting cast is a little weak. "Anthony's" parents are typical 1980's movie parents who always worry that their child has gotten into drugs. And "Marcolo" is only there to pick up a beautiful blond in France, and show up to help his friend when the Russians find him back home in Los Angeles.
For a spy movie movie, the action is quite weak. "Sasha" is never seen with any kind of weapon, which you would think she would have considering her apparent job. The Russians are always one step behind "Anthony", who never gets a chance to even save the woman he thinks he loves from them because she goes missing when they target him for the item he doesn't even know he has. There are no big explosions, no action-packed escapes from the villains and no amazing gun battles. We also never get to find out what information is on the item "Anthony" is carrying.
Even if they only have fair chemistry together, Edwards and Fiorentino are pretty good in their roles. Edwards plays "Anthony" as naive due to his young age, while Fiorentino plays "Sasha," which turns out to a role itself, with mystery -- even when she is meeting with her contacts. Other characters are either not on camera too long to even worth mentioning or are typical villains looking for their item.
I can only recommend this when you see it on television and there really isn't anything else on. It's not perfect, but it's not a disaster either. -
July 25, 2008
Another old one from Goose with hair! This must be when my Dad got the illegal device to get HBO...good stuff.
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June 14, 2008
welcome to paintball.
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June 11, 2008
Very entertaining and one of my favourites when I was a kid. A good movie for young boys dreaming of being a super spy.
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February 22, 2008
An excellent classic of a thrill ride!
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February 11, 2008
parents saw it.
& you know me and my 80s! -
November 25, 2007
great 80s b movie when paint ball first came out and was big
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November 13, 2007
I loved it back in my teens. I have to watch it again to see what I think now.
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September 22, 2007
Fluff but good fluff
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August 9, 2007
LOL!!!! Love this movie! Stupid little 80s comedy/thriller, but there was something to it. Anthony Edwards never caught on as a star until ER (maybe), but he's quite likeable in this.
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August 2, 2007
Cool 80's flick Linda looks great and Anthony before Nerds
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July 9, 2007
Why yes that is a fake gun
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June 20, 2007
Another one of my favorite movies when I was a kid.
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June 5, 2007
i've so totally loved this movie from the first time i saw it.
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May 29, 2007
Best part of this film: Maverick doesn't get him killed.
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May 13, 2007
Excellent early Anthony Edwards flick. Very well-written dialogue, funny as hell.
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March 31, 2007
not a bad movie, it had all of us for awhile playing 'tag'
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March 25, 2007
Anthony Edwards was just not enough to carry this movie. Linda Fiorentino is incredibly alluring in this.
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February 26, 2007
Anthony Edwards stars in the 1985 classic film. He is a college student, who gets entangled in a game. dealing with spies in Europe. Linda Fiorentino plays his love interest in this film. An underrated film from the 1980s.
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January 31, 2007
anthony edwards play dr mark greene on er
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January 1, 2007
As i remember it this was a remember! (from 1985)
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December 11, 2006
Yeah, i'd like to see this, i think!
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December 10, 2006
Waste of TIME!! Very Weak movie, DO NOT WATCH, if you do end up watching it, side effects may include: Suicide, murder ramapages, road ramapage, any kinds of ways of harming yourself, and many others...
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September 28, 2006
So cheesy, but I just love it.
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September 24, 2006
Fun 80s fluff. With a delicious Linda Fiorentino.
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August 14, 2006
oh god this is classic... Anthony Edwards if flippin awesome
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April 2, 2006
Good movie, boy meets girl, girl is spy, boy in deep shit.
