Although it was made in 1986, the main issues of the film is still happens:
fear of an engagement and commitment and the question: Is he or she the one for me? But now, the people have to be more careful because of VIH and other diseases, it´s really dangerous to be promiscuous and it´s a duty to watch out and choose with prudence, but also with love. Because love is a positive energy in all of the times.
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I often wonder maybe just for a second, if the actors enjoyed filming this movie and if it holds a special place in their memory?
shareBelieve it or not, I first saw this when I was 10. Got totally engrossed by it; idea of playing house, girlfriend, running around town together...and lots of nookie.
Then watching it at like 17 I was like "Oh, man, this is only a couple years away. Gonna be awesome!"
Watched it during my marriage and was like "Uhhhg, man, this film is so sadly accurate".
And now seeing it after my marriage I was like "Thank God I'm not back there! And you can have companionship w/o having to rush into living together".
Amazing the way the film plays for you as you get older.
I was talking to my best friend from my Chicago days last night (a slimmer version of Bernie for sure), and as we talked about some of our times there it was like reliving many of the movie scenes. Having been there and seen/done much of what the film portrays, I can't help but still enjoy it. Sure there are some dated and cheesy parts, but overall I just cant complain.
Also, maybe i'm sappy, but to this day I love the ending scene, both for what it represents for danny/debby, but that location is genius. The park and games there are one of the best parts of the city, then the camera cranes up and shoots to the north, towards the rush/division zone, wrigleyville, etc etc, all to a great song.
Actually, I read an interview with Rob Lowe after his memoir was released, and he feels like this was one of his best, most underrated films.
shareI just watched it again tonight for the first time in years and I still love it. I think Rob and Demi were so good in this film. I'll always love 80's films and this is one of the best.
Twenty one (two now!!) years later, I still think this movie is right-on. I first rented it at age 21 after the break up of my first love. I watched it over and over.. Now I will be 42 and when it's on, I watch. I always cry at the end. My husband laughs at me, but I think this film is wonderful. It could have ended up another cheesy 80's film if not for the great writing and acting. It's timeless and my favorite.
shareIt's hard to believe it's been that long, I can still picture those days like they were last year!
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I saw this movie again on cable a few years back and I think it still holds up well and has aged like a fine wine. I think if you could sum up the theme of this movie in one phrase it would be ‘don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone’. Both Danny and Deb experience a lot of the issues that any young couple that rushes into living together a little too quickly experience. Due to immaturity and selfishness Danny makes some decisions that he certainly pays for later. However, once they are apart I think they both realize in the end that the love and attraction they have for each other is hard to find in this world. You need to get over yourself and your insecurities, and figure out how to make it work.
Both Bernie and Joan were great best friends and comic relief, plus very realistic in that single friends use their influence on you to keep you single. They don’t want to lose you out of their life, but in the end out of respect for you they usually try to do the right thing.
I was about the same age as the leads when this movie came out, and it really resonated with me. Now I'm 51, and it still feels as true to life as any movie I know. Great stuff!......Jake
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"Due to immaturity and selfishness Danny makes some decisions that he certainly pays for later."
Sorry, I think Deb is more-than-a-little-bit neurotic. There was some movie where the older man said that the "second time's the charm, first wives are crazy, second wives are more relaxed."
Brilliantly written film! It's aged like a fine wine with a bit of cheese & crackers.
"That's quite a humor you have." --John Cassavetes' Husbands
I saw it in the theater in 1986 but I don't think I've seen it again. I think the themes still hold up well, and that it is probably still pretty solid. It would probably be worth seeing again for a look at Chicago 24 years ago. Memories memories.
sharealways liked this movie. I'm not from Chicago, but am a sports fan, so the "No lights at Wrigley" shirts brought me back...just got to Wrigley a couple years ago (I'm from Philly)...it's funny to think back that in 1986 they were sticking to their guns and playing no night games. Plus, it was the era of the 85 Bears. I'm sure it doesn't spark exact same memories for everyone, but that's what it makes me think about...
shareWhat did they come to as a conclusion, I guess we didn't really know what it was like? Eventually we all to grow up i supppose...On a side note, this is the best Demi Moore ever looks in any movie..She was so very beautiful that I would forget to listen to what she was saying...
shareI agree about Demi in this movie...I seem to remember that she was actually at the forefront of Hollywood actresses who publicly announced that they had implants (I could have that wrong, it just seems that she was the first one I actually remember thinking of in that way), and in this day when that is the norm (unfortunately IMHO) it seems funny that the best I (and you apparently) remember Demi looking is in a movie where she shows her natural, small breasts. I know the breast issue isn't all we're talking about here; there was a softness to her at that time, maybe it was still babyfat in her face that disappears at a certain age (the same thing happened, in a similarly dramatic fashion, to Sarah Michelle Gellar during Buffy), but it wouldn't be much more than a handful of movies that the "old, young" Demi would appear in after this...Ghost was probably the last one; I think 'The Butcher's Wife' may have been around the time the implants were apparent. that was 1991...and it just wasn't the same. Still hot; just different.
shareI feel the same way about Angelina Jolie. Although I must admit that Demi's breasts in GI Jane seemed as rock-hard solid as the rest of her- like they were in SEAL training too.
I'm holding everyone to a higher standard- a standard much higher than my own
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Well I just saw it for the very first time, and it's almost 2012! I thought both Demi Moore and Rob Lowe were -brilliant-. Demi especially, you can tell she DOES have acting chops, she was so young too.
The nudity was surprisingly bold. Is it just me, or were people (a.ka censors) more relaxed about it (in movies) in the 80's? I mean, Beverly D'Angelo shows some major skin in "Vacation"...and that's basically a movie for the "whole family" - something that would be unheard of these days.
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I saw it last night and it's a good movie for this reason:
it's an early example of a couple deciding to 'live together' before marriage.
As we know now, the trend of moving in together before marriage has become very common, but many people still don't know that there are a lot of disadvantages to cohabiting before marriage. According to many studies it increases your risk of divorce and breaking up because you develop a lot of bad habits and relationship issues.
What's good about this movie is that they realize it was premature to live together and they decide to go back to dating again. A lot of couples today too can benefit from this - realize that it's best to move in together only after you are ready to get married and make a permanent commitment.