![]() ![]() ![]() Brown) and his cronies, and a smattering of familial drama, all accompanied by a cool rock 'n' roll soundtrack.Īdmittedly, at times, the action does get a little silly, with Jonathan and Gene's reckless trashing of their fathers' cars proving hard to swallow, but even so, this is far superior to other nostalgic teen sex films of the '80s such as Porky's and Screwballs. A nostalgic coming-of-age story, Mischief delivers fine performances from its likable young cast, a heart-warming love story (between Gene and Marilyn's pretty friend Bunny, played by Catherine Mary Stewart), a touch of excitement as Gene and Jonathan rumble with rich jerk Kenny (D.W. If you watch Mischief purely to check out Kelly Preston in the altogether, you might be pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable you find the film as a whole. When rebellious teen Gene Harbrough (Chris Nash) moves into the house next door, he offers to help Jonathan to get into Marilyn's pants. Ohio, 1956: shy high-school dork Jonathan Bellah (Doug McKeon) dreams of scoring with his beautiful classmate Marilyn McCauley (Kelly Preston). Reviewed by BA_Harrison 8 / 10 Loads of fun. There are lots of references to 50's celebrities and trends, and that will make the audience feel like they've gone back in time. McKeon is a great leading hero, and even more endearing than he was in "On Golden Pond". This is one of those unsung 80's films where nostalgia really works. The mixture of comedy and drama works well together here, and the original 50's recordings sound absolutely great, like a brand new 45 RPM. Lots of funny moments, particularly a scene in class with a nasely voiced teacher giving a lecture on the chain in command of government and calling on McKeon to summarize what she said, catching him in an awkward moment and getting a real shock as the other boys in class laugh. The foursome seem like teenagers, not the overages actors of "Grease". ![]() There's also not an overabundance of parent nagging, just enough to make some minor plot points and fair to the adults. You know, the whole "Grass is always greener" syndrome, and for opposites to have a strong friendship, it ends up being a lot deeper than "Grease", not as exploitive as teen films made in the 50's, and certainly not as soapy as "A Summer Place". There's lots of great 50's music moving this period comedy along yet some light sentiment as the motherless Nash envies what McKeon has while McKeon really wants to be like Nash. ![]() When the class goody goody (Doug McKeon) befriends a James Dean wannabee (Chris Nash), it's loose his virginity or else as he goes after the pretty Catherine Mary Stewart while Nash makes a play for Kelly Preston. Reviewed by mark.waltz 7 / 10 Lots of fun mischief making here. ![]()
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