A 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Savage Steve Holland (Better Off Dead), which has a high schooler trying to get into college to be with a girl whom he has a crush on.
The cast includes Corey Parker, Anthony Edwards, Lara Flynn Boyle, Finn Carter, Christopher Rydell, Charles Rocket, Brian Doyle-Murray, O-Lan Jones, Tichina Arnold, Bruce Wagner, and Tom Kenny, the latter in his film debut.
It was released on May 19, 1989.
Tropes for the film:
- Alliterative Name: Bill Brown.
- Anaphora: "So" for emphasis in the tagline:"A horror story... so intense, so barbaric and so frightening... it will have you running to your local Army recruiter."
- Cram School: The plot is about an SAT prep course, and Marlon's recurring nightmare is about "two men, A and B", the Alice and Bob of SAT questions.
- Vertigo Effect: Used on a mailbox.