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Plot

This run-of-the-mill teen romantic comedy's main attraction is 22-year-old Demi Moore as Laura Victor, an aspiring rock singer. The slightly younger Jon Cryer is Charles Cummings, a dedicated photographer who meets Laura, falls in love, and decides that a dedication to furthering her career might further his own amorous designs. Charles is essentially a loser when it comes to women -- and just about anything else except photography. One day Charles captures Laura on film along a San Francisco seashore and is shocked but excited to run into her later while at a North Beach nightclub where she is a performer. Unable to just let her go, he finally convinces her to pose for him, and as a result of that session he comes up with one good photo which he then puts on nearly 200 San Francisco cabs -- using up all his savings in the process. The result consists of offers that have nothing to do with singing -- until one exception occurs. Another new face in the crowd in this conventional movie is Jennifer Tilly (younger sister of Meg Tilly and Oscar-nominated for her role in Bullets Over Broadway), working in her first film.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
102min.
DVD Release Date:
06/29/2004
Director(s):
Jerry Schatzberg
Starring:
Jon Cryer , Demi Moore , George Wendt , Peter Frechette , Elizabeth Daily
Themes:
First Love,Obsessive Quests,Musician's Life,High School Life,Unrequited Love,Romantic Misunderstandings,Unlikely Friendships
Tone:
Raunchy,Bittersweet,Wry,Quirky,Sentimental
Keywords:
band [music group],career,coming-of-age,obsession,photography,rock-music,romance,teenagers
Language:
English