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Written by James M. Tate / 1/01/2021 / No comments / allan arkush , allen garfield , anna bjorn , bill henderson , comedy , daniel stern , denise galik , ed begley jr. , eighties , gail edwards , lee ving , lou reed , malcolm mcdowell , miles chapin , music , slapstick , stacey nelkin

TOASTING NEW YEARS WITH NEW YEARS PARTY FLICK 'GET CRAZY'

<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCbks5HNHsh7VuJbK-jIxPj9WX46HR4XnzuHUaGEhx85J9PeU0e4mG9BlrJQIuod1Xd75A2bYU64TxMaFutbRTZWp0ck3R0rP3xLg1SUyNPBu78HqY_Ylc93Vh1pRMFm3BCDk130pvzqh8YnJSxgzogaCUAEu7ow8TUaIuVcRHq6SPgyJldjzxFC6kFw7/s1406/Screen%20Shot%202025-08-30%20at%207.45.58%20PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1406" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCbks5HNHsh7VuJbK-jIxPj9WX46HR4XnzuHUaGEhx85J9PeU0e4mG9BlrJQIuod1Xd75A2bYU64TxMaFutbRTZWp0ck3R0rP3xLg1SUyNPBu78HqY_Ylc93Vh1pRMFm3BCDk130pvzqh8YnJSxgzogaCUAEu7ow8TUaIuVcRHq6SPgyJldjzxFC6kFw7/w400-h295/Screen%20Shot%202025-08-30%20at%207.45.58%20PM.png" width="400"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: GET CRAZY Year: 1983 Rating: ***</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <i>Stoned Out</i> trope from EASY RIDER to BREAKFAST CLUB overdoses in Alan Arkush's GET CRAZY where drugs allow the characters to miraculously
 change their ways: Not like there's any doubt things wouldn't have turned
out perfectly for Bill Graham-inspired Max Wolfe (Allen Garfield), preparing for his club's New Year's 15-year 
anniversary concert with acts from blues-man Bill 
Henderson to campy anthem-rocker Malcolm McDowell's Reggie Wanker, 
who, living up to his last name and high on groovy juice provided by a 
magical drug dealer, talks to his own... wanker... <br></p><p>Meanwhile, club managers Daniel Stern and Gail 
Edwards almost amount to a romance but there's so much ongoing music and
 old style physical comedy exploding in every direction, no real plots 
can bother with GET CRAZY: Mixing an eclectic ensemble also including 
McDowell's hot Swedish girlfriend Anna Bjorn, crooked mogul Ed Begley Jr. trying to
 purchase the club using the owner's selfish nephew while Lou Reed walks the streets thinking up a comeback song, Lee Ving 
stage dives and Stern's gorgeous little sister Stacey Nelkin's dying to 
meet a rock star, any rock star that, again... comes to nothing but 
noise: And perhaps that's deliberate in a fantasy-infused rock-comedy attempting 1960's legendary-free-form raunchiness in the glossy-slapstick 1980's by way of 1970's cult movie cameo-loaded frenzy... which is kind of a shame since the central characters have potential to stretch beyond the surrounding shenanigans. <br></p>

allan arkush, allen garfield, anna bjorn, bill henderson, comedy, daniel stern, denise galik, ed begley jr., eighties, gail edwards, lee ving, lou reed, malcolm mcdowell, miles chapin, music, slapstick, stacey nelkin

TOASTING NEW YEARS WITH NEW YEARS PARTY FLICK 'GET CRAZY'

Title: GET CRAZY Year: 1983 Rating: *** The Stoned Out trope from EASY RIDER to BREAKFAST CLUB overdoses in Alan Arkush's GET CRAZY whe...

DENNIS CHRISTOPHER RIDES 'BREAKING AWAY' W/ DENNIS QUAID

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Epitomizes the Haves Haves Not of Breaking Away YEAR: 1979</u></td></tr>
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Feel good movie about teens from the poor side of the tracks but with a cool rock-diving water hole to hang at, BREAKING AWAY is
 distinguished by a confidently upbeat, quirky protagonist who, while obsessed with Italy, longs to race bicycles with Italy's visiting 
team: But when not peddling around town, Dennis Christopher's Dave hangs with local buddies Dennis Quaid, a former football hero; Jackie Earle Haley, the token mascot; and Daniel Stern, the comic relief who's the most soulful and in-tune with our cycling hero...<br>
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To the rich college kids, led by preppie jerk Hart Bochner, the young locals are Townies or Cutters while the University remains an albatross that otherwise humble and poor Bloomington, Indiana can't shake. Our boy Dave's the only one with an angle: Finding the prettiest girl in Robyn Douglass, and faking an Italian accent for a filler romance.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Breaking Score: ***1/2</u></td></tr>
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Through the much too-written script, where the late-teens talk like they're suffering a mid-life crisis, the bicycling scenes are nicely shot by action director Peter Yates; and though the class envy gets tiresome, and Dave's jovial dialogue with his parents is a tad silly, as the big race 
between the locals and jocks approaches, each and every character contributes 
equally to a spirited finale.<br>
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Before that, when a depressed Dave (suffering one of those cinematic teenage-midlife-crisis's) and endearingly dishonest used car salesman dad Paul Dooley walks through the ruin of a town, sharing about his own faded dreams, it seems like another motion picture altogether: More edgy and realistic, which BREAKING AWAY could have used a few more scenes of. But it's an affable sport film meant to celebrate the energy and momentum of youth, and it does that well.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Almost sure this is Jennifer K. Mickel as Girl in Breaking Away with Hart Bochner</u></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Riding against the Italian Bike Company truck in BREAKING AWAY</u></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Dennis Quaid shows his stuff in BREAKING AWAY</u></td></tr>
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daniel stern, dennis christopher, dennis quaid, hart bochner, jackie earle haley, john ashton, paul dooley, peter yates, robyn douglass, small town, sport, teen

DENNIS CHRISTOPHER RIDES 'BREAKING AWAY' W/ DENNIS QUAID

Epitomizes the Haves Haves Not of Breaking Away YEAR: 1979 Feel good movie about teens from the poor side of the tracks but with a cool ...

BREAKING AWAY

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_kL0JCr5wMHEYa66umpFXE2As5YhtKIvMzxuf5RvSEKhc06CkCY5ZNgRGaTxUltwaCZVFF81iW42KPI2DqFig8RBhEHmnlFqhKOZKsFDj4kYZhM8rETX5vz0nVYtPQeqEeCXCGZT6LA/s1600/breakingaway.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562195754616625874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_kL0JCr5wMHEYa66umpFXE2As5YhtKIvMzxuf5RvSEKhc06CkCY5ZNgRGaTxUltwaCZVFF81iW42KPI2DqFig8RBhEHmnlFqhKOZKsFDj4kYZhM8rETX5vz0nVYtPQeqEeCXCGZT6LA/s200/breakingaway.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 200px; float: right; height: 192px; cursor: pointer;" /></a><strong>title:</strong> BREAKING AWAY<br /><div><strong>year:</strong> 1979</div><div><strong>cast:</strong> Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, Paul Dooley, Daniel Stern, Hart Bochner, P.J. Soles<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">director: </span>Peter Yates<br /></div><div><strong>rating:</strong> ****</div><br /><div></div><div>Feel-good classic about teens from the poor side of the tracks, this one distinguished by a confidently upbeat, quirky main character who, while pretending to be Italian, longs to race bicycles with Italy's visiting team. When not peddling around town, Dennis Chrisopher hangs with local slackers Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, and Daniel Stern, known as "Cutters" and demeaned by rich kids at the local university. The bicycling scenes are wonderfully shot by action director Peter Yates, and although the class envy gets tiresome, and Christopher's relationship with his parents seems a bit cartoonish, as the big race between the locals and students approaches, each character contributes equally to a fantastic (though predictable) conclusion. </div>

daniel stern, dennis christopher, dennis quaid, hart bochner, jackie earle haley, P.J. Soles, paul dooley, seventies