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Ahhhh...Those Were The Days...


This TV-movie always takes me back to high school, when I first saw it and thought it was very entertaining. I can't help but think of 1985 when I see the hairstyles, hear the club music Hasselhoff and Kramer are boogying to, check out the clothes. But that aside, this movie is great because it's a throwback to those low-budget thrillers from the Fifties! The plot makes little sense and the performances are exaggerated, but it doesn't matter because it's all so much fun to see. I highly recommend it, but let me warn anyone who's going to watch this the first time that you'll find yourself laughing.

Highlights:

*the boxing match between Mantooth and Hasselhoff; it's overblown.
*Kramer and Hasselhoff dancing to that groovy pop music; 'nuff said!
*Hasselhoff pounding away at the Ripper's seemingly steel face; kind of
makes you think he would have done better as a boxer.
*Clu Gulager's every scene as the dopey, stubborn police official; this
is the type of role our good ol' boy was born to play. He's good!

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Just as a pointless bit of fun trivia, the "groovy pop music" that they are dancing to was added post-production. When the scene was actually being filmed, the band they hired was playing Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight". And they were playing it badly. Not a great dance tune, and it calls into question the competence of whoever was in charge of "casting" the band. :-)

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Thanks for the chuckles, it made putting this turkey of a movie in the proper perspective! :-)
























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Well, those were the days. Not so much 1985 but 1992 when I spent a winter there. I was just out of college and hail from the Rustbelt Midwest. As far as I'm concerned, the town in this movie was the star because I had a lot of fun living in LHC for those six months and watching the movie reminds me of one of the greatest experiences of my life. Nice people, beautiful scenery and great town.

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