Film/TV Mar 22, 2010 at 2:20 pm

"The Night Teenagers Ruled the World!"

David Schmader
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1
I LOVED this movie when I was a kid.
clint on March 22, 2010 at 2:23 PM Report this
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All I know is that Catherine Mary Stewart was in this and THE LAST STARFIGHTER. That's a damn fine pair of popcorn films!
Bub on March 22, 2010 at 2:28 PM Report this
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@2 - WORD. She is by far the B-movie babe with the most potential to be a "legit" actress. Sadly, the last thing I saw her in was an episode of the Outer Limits and she had REALLY BAD HAIR.
Soupytwist on March 22, 2010 at 2:31 PM Report this
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Plus, she was in Weekend at Bernies. She's actually pretty well known.
Samuel on March 22, 2010 at 2:32 PM Report this
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Agreed. This is a damned fun B movie, and being drunk wouldn't hurt either. (BTW, the blonde - whatever her name is - is pretty hot too.
Fifty-Two-Eighty on March 22, 2010 at 2:34 PM Report this
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I'm with 1 - I loved this movie when it came out. A great slice of '80s Americana.
genevieve on March 22, 2010 at 2:35 PM Report this
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This was the first PG-13 movie I was allowed to see. My father took me to it when I was eleven and frowned vehemently afterward when I tried to engage him in a conversation about how COMPLETELY AWESOME it was.

I remember thinking how great it would be to be the last person on earth, because then you could pillage every convenience store for all the junk food you'd want, and your parents wouldn't be there to stop you!
TVDinner on March 22, 2010 at 2:38 PM Report this
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This is definitely worth seeing!
very bad homo on March 22, 2010 at 2:45 PM Report this
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This featured fine work by B-Movie vetran Robert Beltran. Also of Eating Raoul and Lone Wolf McQuade fame.
McGee on March 22, 2010 at 2:47 PM Report this
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I reviewed this film for my high school newspaper, The Fox Tail. I gave it a very positive review. Though I found that "some of the situations were unbelievable."
Tim Keck on March 22, 2010 at 2:50 PM Stranger Staff
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Catherine Mary Stewart was in Weekend at Bernie's, a true classic.
christopher575 on March 22, 2010 at 2:57 PM Report this
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Come the zombie apocalypse, I'd rather be stuck with this as the sole surviving movie than anything by Tarantino, the Coens, ...zzzzzzz
cgd on March 22, 2010 at 2:59 PM Report this
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A movie so good, they decided to use a cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" rather than pay the rights to use Cyndi's version.
PTrig on March 22, 2010 at 3:13 PM Report this
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UM HELLO! Robert Beltran...Chakotay from Voyager!
Jeremy from Seattle on March 22, 2010 at 3:18 PM Report this
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I own this on DVD and it's a fun enough watch. I actually only bought it because I was on a Catherine Mary Stuart kick. I had just seen "The Apple" and wanted more. Mr. Schmader -- if you have not seen "The Apple," you need to drop everything and immediately watch what must be the most WTF musical this side of "Garbage Pail Kids: The Movie." I own "The Apple" too, and will personally loan you my copy if need be.
babypigeon on March 22, 2010 at 3:28 PM Report this
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Whoa....I have indeed seen The Apple, but didn't know of Ms. Stewart's amazing run: Night of the Comet, Weekend at Bernie's, and The Apple? She's like the anti-Meryl Streep.
David Schmader on March 22, 2010 at 3:33 PM Report this
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my favorite movie as a kid! Omega Man with valley girls! the lesson of this movie is that movie projection booths are steel-lined!
Josh Bomb on March 22, 2010 at 3:35 PM Report this
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@16 and THE LAST STARFIGHTER!
Josh Bomb on March 22, 2010 at 3:44 PM Report this
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17: Jeez, thanks for the spoiler alert.
David Schmader on March 22, 2010 at 3:50 PM Report this
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Mr. Schmader, it happens in the first 5 minutes, it's not what I would consider a major spoiler whatsoever.
Josh Bomb on March 22, 2010 at 3:57 PM Report this
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I complain about TMI and you give me MORE I!!!!!! WILL YOU EVER STOP YOUR SPOILING??????

Seriously, why don't you just go ahead and tell me who wins the prom scene....
David Schmader on March 22, 2010 at 4:12 PM Report this
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@21 also, this movie is about a comet.
Josh Bomb on March 22, 2010 at 4:22 PM Report this
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GAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Schmader on March 22, 2010 at 4:24 PM Report this
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Catherine Mary Stuart was also the original Kayla Brady on Days of Our Lives. Which is where I first fell in love with her before I realized I had "the gay" and our love could never be realized. *sigh*
Mittens Schrodinger on March 22, 2010 at 4:38 PM Report this
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Fact: Night of the Comet rules.
Sean Nelson, Emeritus on March 22, 2010 at 4:44 PM Stranger Staff
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Mary Woronov! Why do I have to be busy tonight? *sob*
keshmeshi on March 22, 2010 at 5:05 PM Report this
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I agree - this movie is great fun.
Free Lunch on March 22, 2010 at 5:09 PM Report this

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