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I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

After an opening gag that tries way too hard and doesn't surprise the audience one bit, this proceeds to remind us of all the things we desperately want to forget about the 80's, starting with the title song that literally fits with the name of the flick, and which is invariably a lousy pop. This is an entirely run-of-the-mill quirky teen comedy... and I use that term loosely, as an extensive search revealed no more than maybe two genuine jokes(and they didn't actually make me laugh). Starring Doc Greene before he put on glasses, a serious face and letters after his surname as an incredibly moronic dude(and honestly, was anyone *that* ignorant during the Cold War?), the primary focus here really appears to be to make fun of all the stupid foreigners that too much of the country thinks the rest of the world is made up of. The material includes lame puns, awful stereotypes and a really poor routine on bureaucracy. It isn't the worst piece of propaganda that this period in history has produced in the form of mainstream entertainment, but it can still be quite sickening. Isn't it ironic how the entry into East Berlin, as shown in this, mirrors getting into the US today, except for the guns? The acting is decent. There is some tension and excitement to be found in this. And hey, the voice of Roger Myers(the guy who runs the fictional animation department that produces Itchy & Scratchy in The Simpsons) is in it. And there's a little hot content, including seconds of nipple-less Fiorentino side-boob. There's a tad of sexuality, and occasional strong language in this. I recommend it purely to those who can't get enough of movies from the decade that have "love" as the subject. 6/10

A very hairy Anthony Edwards stars as a teenager caught up in Cold War espionage in GOTCHA. He meets and falls hard for a femme fatale (Linda F.) on a European vacation and ends up following her into Russian-held East Berlin (this was 1985, remember). She slips an item in his backpack and he's off and running, and returning to the western world does nothing to stop KGB thugs from coming after him. Edwards is in almost every scene and does a fine job portraying a naive nebbish. Linda F. is her usually sexy self, and in th end has a couple of surprises for our very young and very stupid hero. But the movie is at best a throwaway, and probably was from the day it first appeared. The music is typical awful '80s era schlock. You may safely skip this one.

I first saw "Gotcha!" in 1985, when it first came out. This is, by far, one of the coolest spy flicks of the 1980's -- way better than all of those generic James Bond movies. The scenes in the DDR will put you on the edge of your seat. Makes you relieved you lived in the U.S. during the Cold War. My favorite Anthony Edwards movie (next to "Revenge of the Nerds"). I just watched it tonight for the first time in a decade, and I have to tell you: It is still as entertaining and slick as it was in 1985.

What can I say, but this is one of those "eighties movies" featuring Anthony Edwards before he was "Goose" and Linda Fiorentino before she was that chick in M.I.B.Plot Summary: A paintball enthusiast utilizes his finely tuned skill at hiding behind things when he gets involved with a CIA courier working behind the Iron Curtain. East Germany meets West L.A. with some really funny stereo-types that weren't all that tired when this movie came out in '85. This film is primarily aimed at entertaining young men with a 007 lust. Still, there are so many one-liners and funny bits that my sister and I still make references to this movie when joking around, e.g. "I thought he was KGB from Russia." ~ "He's a CPA from Encino! Are you outta your mind?"The utilization of various on-location landmarks make it fun and almost like a travelogue movie. There's a German fortress, the Louvre (pre-pyramid entrance), the eiffel tower, the UCLA campus, Olvera Street in Downtown L.A., and the Bonnaventure Hotel.I also love this movie for introducing me to Pernod, and the scene in which it is introduced is so funny I can still remember it line for line!! I love this movie!!