Here’s another uber-nerd teen-and-hot-chick movie I recall with fondness.
It was 1985, I was in my second semester at college, Anthony Edwards had hair, Ronald Reagan was in his second term, Rock Hudson died of aids, and Madonna has just launched her first tour, Like a Virgin.
How’s this for genre: a teen romantic spy thriller. Anthony Edwards and his buddies are fans of a game called Gotcha on their college campus. This game is actually based on a real college game of the same type called Assassins. Although Edwards is the Gotcha champ, when it comes to women he misses the mark. When he and his friend take a trip to Europe, Edwards meets sexy Linda Fiorentino (fresh off of Vision Quest), complete with short, sleek black hair and a husky, Czechoslovakian accent.
There’s this scene where Edwards is fleeing from murderous Russian spies, hiding out in a van driven by a trio of German punk rockers. As the multi-colored van drove along the highway, this song plays.
Once this movie hit video (VHS, not DVD!), my friends and I must have watched it a dozen times.
Relax, by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
What memories does this song make you think of?
