Like, Oh my thank God, that'll attract every girl west of Van Nuys Blvd.

Well, someone is smiling down on me today. I just found out that my all time favorite movie VALLEY GIRL is being screened next Sunday at the Cemetery! Sweet. I think saying I've seen this movie 550 times might scare some people. I have always said that Valley Girl is the most romantic movie ever made. Sure, there are others, but for me it's all about Randy and Julie. It's a modern day 80's Romeo and Juliet. The scene where he waits in the bathroom for her is "truly dazzling" the tagline: She's cool. He's hot. She's from the Valley. He's not. The cool recap on wikipedia is this: Julie Richman is a Valley Girl who seems to have it all; good looks, popularity, and a handsome Valley dude boyfriend, Tommy. However, she has grown tired of Tommy's disrespect and arrogance towards her. At the end of a shopping trip with her friends (Stacey, Suzi, and Loryn), Julie runs into Tommy and breaks up with him, returning his I.D. bracelet. That night, at a party at Suzi's house, Julie locks eyes with Randy, a Hollywood punk who has crashed the party with his friend Fred. They hit it off well, but a jealous Tommy, who had tried to bed Loryn earlier that night, and his cronies throw Randy and Fred out. Randy eventually returns to Suzi's house, sneaks inside, and hides, waiting for Julie to cross his path. When she does, he convinces her to leave the party with him. Julie brings a very reluctant Stacey along for the ride with Randy and Fred into Hollywood. Fred introduces himself by saying, Hi, I'm Fred. I like tacos and '71 Cabernet. My favorite color is magenta. While at Randy's favorite nightclub, Julie and Randy find their attraction to each other growing and share a kiss, as Stacey continually rebuffs Fred's advances. Julie's blossoming romance with Randy disgusts her friends, simply because Randy is not from the Valley. They threaten Julie with the loss of her popularity and their friendship if she continues to date Randy. Julie goes to her father, an aging 60's era hippie, for advice. Mr. Richman kindly tells her that she should follow her heart, reminding her that it is what is inside a person that counts. ------------------------------------------------------------- The soundtrack is radical and the clothes are to die for. I remember in high school paying this guy money to record all of the songs from the movie on a mix tape, because the soundtrack was out of print and nearly impossible to find. I know that my future husband will be in the crowd for sure. Any man who adores Valley Girl has me at "hello" (scheid romance reference). They even have a drinking game while watching VALLEY GIRL, Drink Every Time . . . 1. Anyone mentions how hot Tommy is 2. Anyone makes out - make it a double for bare breasts 3. Julie's parents true hippie-ness comes out 4. Randy goes to his club 5. Anyone gets into a physical fight 6. The Valley Girls give Julie crap about dating Randy 7. Julie mulls over whether she should choose Randy or Tommy AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET WASTED . . . Anyone uses a Valley Girl-ism, i.e., "Fer Sher!" or "Totally!" MY FAVORITE SCENE!! directed by martha coolidge (1983, 93 mins) gates at 7:30pm. film at 9:00pm. $10 donation tickets available at gate. dj chris curtis spins before and after the screening hollywood forever cemetery: 6000 santa monica boulevard at gower

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[jessie frances]

that's my favorite scene too.. its all about the smirk she makes...most definitely totally fer sure the best movie ever...

[jessie frances]

how come you didn't post the picture of cindy on the rhino re-release of the soundtrack!?

[orchide]

I had no idea David was a Jerry Maguire fan!
My fave line from VG?:
"Tommy can be such a dork, ya know? Like he's got the bod, but his brains are bad news."
or:
"Peter Piper picked a pepper!"
hahaaa

[theue]

an all-time fave fer sure!

[how to attract girls]

Hey I love VAlley Girl and the PAyolas "Eyes of a Stranger" is one of my favorite songs! Youtube the video too, it's hot!

[Sandy]

All time favorite moment in this movie is the love//date montage to Modern English's "I'll Melt With You".
This one time a record store owner said I would NEVER find the soundtrack on vinyl - a month later it was staring me in the face in a dumpy NYC rec store. Best EVER.

[Chris Parker]

It's easily one of my favorite movies but I'm not too familiar with the actual Valley itself. When you say "attract every girl west of Van Nuys", what do you mean by that? Is the true Valley Girl area west of Van Nuys? I wanted to see the area where the movie was filmed but also to get a feel for which areas were known in the 80s as being the most valley-ish.

My favorite scene in the movie is when they're in the club and she's trying to explain her attraction to him.