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| Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: February 8, 1985 |
Starring:
Catherine Mary Stewart, Chris Nash, D.W. Brown, Darren Ewing, Doug McKeon, Graham Jarvis, Jami Gertz, Kelly Preston, Margaret Blye, Terry O'Quinn
Summary:
1956. Obsessed with the hottest girl in class (Kelly Preston), a gawky high school student (Doug McKeon) takes a crash course in teenage coolness from his motorcycle rebel neighbour, under the watchful eye of the eternal symbol of teenage rebellion: James Dean.
A modest and charmingly genuine youth movie. Mischief doesn't, to be sure, fall
squarely into the latter, uncrowded category that includes Diner, The
Flamingo Kid, and Puberty Blues. But it has a lot more going for it than
Porky's.[9 Feb 1985]
Mischief is captivating enough that its small failings are forgiveable. Its four principal actors -- McKeon, Stewart, Preston and Nash -- are fine-looking, but they don't rely on that surface characteristic to get them through. Under Mel Damski's direction, they seem to know their craft. And so, Mischief is a twinkle for the eye and a wash of nostalgia for the memory. [11 Feb 1985, p.D4]
As comfortable as an old pair of saddle shoes, and just as worn...But for the persistent nostalgia buff, there are rewards -- five cents on a cash register, a dollar's worth of gas, car hops, submarine races, Howdy Doody, mirror dice, stacks of 45s -- all the froth that's left at the end of the ice cream soda. [8 Feb 1985, p.24]
Neither terrible nor outstanding, it's the kind of middle-of-the-road picture that's hard to remember a week after seeing it. [8 Feb 1985, p.C2]
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