If you like 30 year olds trying to portray teenagers - you'll love this! It tries to be "American Graffiti" & fails on all attempts. Robert Wuhl's character tries to be so zany & over-the-top, yet one gets the feeling that at any point he could be punched out by any other character. The bumbling cops are totally overacted throughout this piece of trash, just like the old fogies who are so insulted by the wild kids (who by the way are about 10 years younger than the old folks). I would enjoy this film more if the Knights met a real street gang & addressed the rival gang's guns & knives with some of the smart quips & physical comedy. Danza has very little to do with the group & his romantic life numbs you from start to ZZZZZzzzzzzzzz. The 1 bright spot in this disaster, I don't know. You let me know! Oh - you'll probably really enjoy this brand of humor if you're over 9 & under 14. Hard to even look at the title of this wreck without thinking of some 4th grader mocking his teacher.

This takes place in Hollywood on Halloween night in 1965. A popular teen hangout is being closed down. The main group there--the Hollywood Knights--decide to see it close down with a bang by playing stupid, unfunny and tasteless jokes on the adults and cops (all of whom are portrayed as total idiots). There's also two serious stories about a Knight going off to Vietnam and two lovers (Tony Danza and Michelle Pfeiffer) whose relationship is falling apart.There's nothing wrong with crude humor. I'm no fan of "Animal House" but it did have its moments. This however has none. All the jokes are just really stupid, crude and not even remotely funny. I didn't even crack a smile once! The dramatic scenes (there aren't many) aren't any better. They're badly written, directed and acted. It's especially surprising seeing such a talented actress as Pfeiffer giving a truly lousy performance--but the script is against her. Danza doesn't fare much better. The film looks cheap, moves in jerks and leaps (it was incredible how ineptly the multiple story lines are handled) and is just boring.The only reason to see this is to see Danza, Pfeiffer, Robert Wuhl and Fran Drescher all so young and before they hit it big. Drescher is lots of fun especially. Also there's a GREAT soundtrack of oldies. But, all in all, this is just moronic and forgettable. However this inexplicably has a following. Use your own judgment.

You'll find this movie more enjoyable if you were lucky enough to be the same age as the movie setting. The pranks played by that generation were ones that were funny and not meant to hurt anyone. Not like the morbid ones kids play today where they are meant to cause harm. For a now graying gear head the top billing of the movie has to go to all the vehicles. It's a dam shame what the auto industry puts out today. They've lost all the distinctive beauty and class like the ones shown in this movie. And not to forget the sound and feel of horsepower hiding under the hood. As to the parts of the movie that make you warm inside, they are all well done in concerns of love and war as well as the bonding between friends. I've enjoyed watching this movie over and over again. At my age a movie like this one brings back the feelings of being young again and a desire to turn back the hands of time to the good times with good friends, good music and hot rods.

I was a teenager in the 60's and life in this movie is nothing like the way it was for me growing up, but I love to watch it and think of how much fun it would have been to own some of the expensive equipment the kids in this movie have. It's a "fun" movie to watch, nothing too serous, if you have to leave the room for a minute you won't miss anything too important, but it does have some memorable scenes. I watched it many times over and have it in our personal DVD collection. I like this best of all the 60's type movies, I especially like the street singers, makes me wished I could sing every time I watch it. Many times after watching it I find myself thinking "Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia, he's an English guy, came to fight the Turkeys" - don't laugh, you may be doing it too! Much like a well placed commercial jingle they have little spots throughout the movie that will stick with you and put a smile on your face when you recall the scene. The scene with Newbomb and the girl in the "pie wagon" makes me recall when I was young, I remember when I was young and a bit like that, and it definitely could have happened to me.