Rumours abound about the new kid in school, Buddy Revell. The all add up to him being a hard ass that doesn’t like to be touched. Jerry Mitchell, a bit of a dweeb, is tasked with writing an actual story about him for the school paper. When gives Buddy a friendly pat on the arm he’s in for a world of trouble as Buddy wants to fight him at 3pm. Jerry is having one of those days.
The film is basically about the outlandish steps that Jerry goes to to get out of the fight, the reactions of the other students, that kind of thing. It’s a John Hughes film, but not quite as good. Which is why its probably not as recognisable to most of you. It is the kind of thing we should all have watched when we were 14 or 15.
And I did. There’s two films that have stuck in my mind from late night accidental viewing from years ago. This, and another that I can’t quite remember the name of. It’s a nam film, shot like it’s a documentary crew following a squad of guys. I think it has .22 in the title. Think I found it a few years ago. I remember it being very good anyway.
This….well it isn’t VERY good but it is good. It’s hardly going to replace the Breakfast Club but the only thing that seems to have hurt it is a lack of names. Not quite a classic, but not bad for what it is.
There’s a few adults that are semi well known now. It’s got Jeffery Tambor and Mitch Pileggi in it. The main character has gone on to a shit load of TV appearances, and the bad guy seems to live in DTDVD land. He was a main character in a short lived 80’s detective show I also remember watching late at night/on video called Hardball. It lasted a season and its one of those shows no one really knows all that well but might vaguely remember. It’s possibly where I recognise him from. The guys actually really good at small expressions.
So check it out, or let the nerdy teenager you know have a look. I bought it for £3 and it wasn’t wasted.
Next up: Ghost Town
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