One Crazy Summer (1986)

Brief: Hoops McCann (John Cusack) decides to spend his last summer before art school on Nantucket with his best friend George Calamari (Joey Murray) and his family. Hoops meets Cassandra (Demi Moore), and, together with a bunch of townies, they try to save her grandfather's house from the evil Beckersteads who want to put in a restuarant and condos. Of course, all these things caluminate in a regatta.

Everytime I watched say anything . . . in my last house, one of my housemant's boyfriends would tell me how much they support Cusack in the 80s. He would always go on to recommend One Crazy Summer. Thanks to the wonderful Zip.ca, I have finally watched it.

Anyone who calls themselves Savage Steven Holland (writer/director) and who employs Bobcat Goldthwait clearly just wants to have some fun. Sure, Moore can't act or sing, and Cusack has some massively skinny legs. Sure, the dialogue is almost always over the top. Sure, the movie relies more on sight gags than anything else. That's what I look for in a classic 80s comedy. They're just so funny if you don't let their inadequacies get you down.

Sometimes movies are just for fun. It's all about managing expectations, I say. C+

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