Mixed results in current teen film wave
Review notes a range of teen and young adult films from Vision Quest to The Breakfast Club. It praises Vision Quest for warmth and sincerity while criticizing Mischief Flamingo Kid and Fast Forward for relying on stereotypes or formula. It singles out Falcon and the Snowman Turk 182 as adult-tinged with teen sensibilities, and questions Mass Appeal for failing to capture depth.
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Heaven Help Us
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Fast Forward
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Matt Dillon
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Chris Nash
Doug MceKeon
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Penn
Manhattan
Shea Stadium
Queensboro Bridge
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Emilio Estevez
Princess
Melly Ringwald
Basket Case
Ally Sheedy
Punk
Vision Quest review relies on familiar comingofage tropes
The piece critiques Vision Quest as a checklist of ingredients from recent hits. It credits Matthew Modine with the only notable performance while noting his rising profile from Hotel New Hampshire to Mrs Soffel and Birdy, and highlights the film's derivative components.
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Vision Quest
Matthew Modine
Modine
Tony Richardson
New Hampshire
Mel Gibson
Gillian Armstrong
Mrs. Soffel
Alan Parker
Birdy
Fast Forward flops with fluff and flawed dance fantasy
Review calls Fast Forward a guileless street dance film with mixed-race Ohio teens traveling to New York for a national shootout. Poitier directs in slick style but fails to integrate dance into a dull story, delivering over choreographed scenes and little spontaneity.
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Sidney Poitier
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