Half the reason I gave this as high of a score is as I did, is because this is early 90's, even late 80's greatness.
There's enough neon wardrobe in this movie to outfit a sold out stadium concert for New Kids On The Block in their prime, and we're talking the entire venue.
That is, as far as this film is concerned, the parts that aren't completely tanned-up and are wearing clothing.
This movie is not great.
But it does have Kathy Ireland.
And Courtney Thorne-Smith.
Which is the other reason I rated this so highly.
I had a dorm poster of Kathy Ireland about this time.
Her scene in Loaded Weapon 1 is an all time comedy classic.
And Thorne-Smith? I've been a devoted fan since Summer School (1987).
Otherwise, to me this totally seems like a movie you would've rented on videocassette one summer from the small town drugstore the weekend you stayed out at your grandma's.
There just wasn't much else to choose from.
There are good songs in here of the moment from the B-52's and Paula Abdul.
Everybody looks fit and amazing.
Southern California beaches look so clean.
Everybody's into sand beach volleyball.
And knocking back Miller Genuine Draft in cans.
Honestly, I haven't cared this much about volleyball, or a volleyball anyway, since Cast Away.
Wiiiiiiiilllllson!!
But in this movie, they use Spaldings.
It's formulaic otherwise.
The old, once great, now washed out gets the chance for a comeback through some young buck.
Oh, you know how it goes.
And it does a lot of it in slow motion.
Next to the ocean.
There's enough neon wardrobe in this movie to outfit a sold out stadium concert for New Kids On The Block in their prime, and we're talking the entire venue.
That is, as far as this film is concerned, the parts that aren't completely tanned-up and are wearing clothing.
This movie is not great.
But it does have Kathy Ireland.
And Courtney Thorne-Smith.
Which is the other reason I rated this so highly.
I had a dorm poster of Kathy Ireland about this time.
Her scene in Loaded Weapon 1 is an all time comedy classic.
And Thorne-Smith? I've been a devoted fan since Summer School (1987).
Otherwise, to me this totally seems like a movie you would've rented on videocassette one summer from the small town drugstore the weekend you stayed out at your grandma's.
There just wasn't much else to choose from.
There are good songs in here of the moment from the B-52's and Paula Abdul.
Everybody looks fit and amazing.
Southern California beaches look so clean.
Everybody's into sand beach volleyball.
And knocking back Miller Genuine Draft in cans.
Honestly, I haven't cared this much about volleyball, or a volleyball anyway, since Cast Away.
Wiiiiiiiilllllson!!
But in this movie, they use Spaldings.
It's formulaic otherwise.
The old, once great, now washed out gets the chance for a comeback through some young buck.
Oh, you know how it goes.
And it does a lot of it in slow motion.
Next to the ocean.