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Strong and Moving!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

This isn't the worst movie ever made, but it certainly isn't worth all the praise I've read about it either. It's a good enough cult film I suppose, but even as such it's unremarkable in pretty much all aspects other than as a time capsule of early-80's teen/punk rock culture. Also, you get to see Diane Lane's underage boobs, which is also a plus. Not quite sure how they managed to pull that one off. Anyway... the story had a lot of potential to be compelling and provocative, and the premise was certainly ahead of it's time, but overall it still managed to fall flat. At no point do you truly feel involved, and there are a lot of points that just don't make much sense at all. Still, as a look into that particular era, it's worthwhile viewing. Also, teen boobs.

SpoilersThis movie written, by Nancy Dowd, who is identified a Rob Morton in the movie credit, had strong philosophical statements. For example: "The thing is man, be yourself, because if you're not yourself, you're nobody." "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die." "Come see me and come live with me are two different things" "You're just another girl, lining up to die. Sucker! Suckers! Suckers! Be yourself!" I felt this should have gotten a lot more notoriety. The only place to see this was on late night cable (It was never was on VHS, and it was only in a handful of movie theaters). The anger throughout this movie, the fact that one rock group gets famous stealing another rock groups song, little girls wearing see through blouses and the naked lovemaking scene between a 15 year old girl and a 23 year old man in the shower, may have caused the shelving of this movie for decades. When I watched this movie in the 80's I had never seen anything else with Diane Lane and as a result, I thought Diane was a very angry young (15 year old) lady who sings and was really into her rock music. Years later most of us know her to be anything but an angry rock singer, which also tells you that she is a great actress and played this part well. The songs and music are forgettable, except I did like the reggae song "Moving", which is worth a listen. That song first plays when they are on the tour bus and they leave Charlestown, Pennsylvania. Diane Lane and Laura Dern's comments about the movie on the DVD are worth listening to. This movie has inspired several all female rock groups, like "Bikini Kill" and it developed a strong following. Therefore, it finally, was released to the public on DVD. But consider it can take six weeks to get a copy of it, so you may just want to rent it. It is worth a view. Go ahead and see why it is a considered a cult classic.

There is something about this movie that makes me think that it is one of the best as well as the worst films ever made. A side of me doesn't make me wonder as to why the studio execs never wanted to release this even as a slight cult-fringe film. It isn't that. It is not a cult-fringe film. I see this as a film where in a fine and precious moment in the early 80's there was a time when the 80's was defining itself. It was kicking in the teeth of the 70's and 60's with vigor. It pulls itself off and doesn't do so without kicking it's in own teeth as well. Believe it or not there is optimism. Check it out just for the sake of checking it out. It is worth it,Loved the mall scene!!

My DVD player crapped out on me and I was going through my old VHS pile and watched this again. Like most, I had taped my copy off of Nightflight in about 1985. I was a devoted fan of that show; as a sophomore in College at Montana State U, it certainly helped develop my taste in music and I was extremely vexed when USA replaced it with idiot Gilbert Gottfried and those dumb cut up teen sex comedies (Up All Night). I wonder whatever happened to the voice over woman from Night Flight and Radio 1990? She was attractive and had more than a "voice for radio". Or whatever happened to the other Radio 1990 alum Lisa Robinson?My recollections on the movie1. First off, how great is it that back in the mid 80s USA could run a movie without obsessing over bleeping out shits and fucks etc and tolerating glimpses of underage flesh 2. The commercials from cable in the 80s are hilarious to watch today (Videos on break dancing!) 3. How about the young Ray Winstone as the Looters/Johnny Rotten doppelganger (the beefy guy from Sexy Beast in his pallid youth) 4. Fee Waybill was awesome. I couldn't tell if it was cinema verite' or self parody in his performance 5. The whole "I Don't Put Out" empowerment is sure a far cry from Britney, Christina and the rest of the current pop trollops infesting the airwaves and TV twenty(!) years later 5. Loved Lawnboy and the whole way reggae and punk intertwined as music made by those on the margins. "Everybody want to go to heaven, but nobody want to die"; from Peter Tosh lyrics 6. I loved the added ending "Emp-TV" video for Join the Professionals. Awesome. They didn't release that as a 45 single did they? 7. Diane Lane was perfect for the part but Laura Dern didn't really impress considering how her acting career developed a few years later 8. Christine Lahti was also good in her limited time on screen 9. With all the crap in the DVD racks, why can't this little gem get re-released? Didn't Lou Adler make a fortune on those $80 Complete Monterey Music Festival DVD box sets? 10. Any hope of any TV DVD box sets of Night Flight? Or is that more of a pipe dream