DIRECTOR: Martha Coolidge
PRODUCERS: Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane
PRODUCTION CO: Valley 9000, Atlantic Releasing
SCREENPLAY: Wayne Crawford, Andrew Lane
​PHOTOGRAPHY: Frederick Elmes
EDITOR: Eva Gárdos
MUSIC: Mark Levinthal, Scott Wilk
WITH: Nicolas Cage (Randy), Deborah Foreman (Julie), Elizabeth Daily (Loryn), Michael Bowen (Tommy), Cameron Dye (Fred), Heidi Holicker (Stacey), Michelle Meyrink (Suzi), Tina Theberge (Samantha), Lee Purcell (Beth), Colleen Camp (Sarah Richman), Frederic Forrest (Steve Richman) 
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​FESTIVALS: Cannes, New York

REVIEWS

“Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.

A rad riff on Romeo & Juliet (and the Frank and Moon Unit Zappa song), Valley Girl follows popular girl Julie Richman (Deborah Foreman) as she falls head-over-pumps for a sweet punk named Randy (Nicolas Cage in his breakthrough role). When her friends like, totally flip over her off-brand crush, the Julie is forced to choose between her reputation and her relationship.

With a righteous soundtrack (anchored by Modern English’s swoon-worthy “I Melt with You”) and subversive twists on the teen movie script, Valley Girl ought to be celebrated as much – if not more – than as anything John Hughes made in the ’80s. Thanks to Coolidge’s focus on the female gaze, the film is both progressive and nostalgic at the same time, evoking the warmth and excitement of first love without looking down at its protagonist or her lifestyle.”

— Emily Gagne & Danita Steinberg
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FILM SOCIETY SCREENINGS

​​Tauranga  
Wednesday, 17 April, 6.00pm

Auckland   
Tuesday, 04 June, 6.15pm

​Westport  
Tuesday, 10 September, time tba

Whanganui
Monday, 30 September, 7.00pm

Dunedin
​Wednesday, 16 October, 7.30pm

​Wellington   
Monday, 11 November, 6.15pm

Palmerston North   
Wednesday, 27 November, 6.00pm
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