I love Nicolas Cage. I love him in every shape and form. But Nicolas Cage in love is the best Cage there is, and I consider it a tragedy he didn't do more romances. 

There's just something about the way he stares at the objects of his affections. It's so, I don't know, affecting? It's those sad eyes and that hound dog expression. It's like he has the flu or something. He embodies love sickness. 

Think of the way he gazes at Deborah Foreman in Valley Girl. 

Or Holly Hunter in Raising Arizona...
Or Cher in Moonstruck...
Or Laura Dern in Wild at Heart...
Or Bridget Fonda in It Could Happen to You...

Admit it, you're swooning, aren't you?

This ranks in my top 3 80s teen comedies. I saw this when I was about 13 or 14. Man, did I have a thing for Nic Cage after that. Another fantastic soundtrack (like Last American Virgin had). I did not relate to Deborah Foreman's valley girl character in any way. I wasn't and am still not that kind of girlie girl. Still, I love this movie.

Still fantastic. In my top 25. The "I Melt With You" montage in the film is one of my favorites in all of cinema. Proposed to my wife(who is from the valley) on an original one-sheet poster for this movie. It is very special to both of us.

Let's be honest: this is not a good movie. It's dull and slow. Its "big romantic gesture" finale is as anti-climactic as they come. It wastes time on side plots that fail to provide the three dimensionality to the characters the script hopes we'll believe. And the "bad boy" is pretty clean-cut. (The kids from Suburbia would have destroyed him.)

But it's got a few things going for it.

1. Nic Coppola. He's terrible, and it makes him endlessly watchable. I love the glimpses of Moonstruck-era Nic.

2. Great music. I chuckled at how the girls react to the relatively mellow Plimsouls as if they'd been dragged to a Germs show.

3. Quotable quotes are quotable. As the poor folks on my twitter feed have just discovered.

Oh, and it's a great time capsule.

Be prepared to roll your eyes and look at your watch. But if you can deal, it'll be worth watching. I, like, totally promise. For sure.

Less revered than 1980s teen comedies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High or, really, any John Hughes production, Valley Girl nonetheless stands as a high point from the era. The movie wears its moment in time more obviously—“gag me” is one of its first lines of dialogue, while popped, pastel collars and feathered hair are its fashion hallmarks—but it also has a sweetness to it that’s timeless. (Full review here.)

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Such a bitchin’ soundtrack. The plot is whatever but each scene is enjoyable on its own. Tubular!

Like, totally bitchin’! 
And totally ridiculous. But fun enough to watch. Good soundtrack.

So basically... 
On our third date we watch this film. 
If you don’t like it,
there is no fourth date.

really weird tone
i watched this stoned and the teens' 80s speak reminded me of tom hanks in cloud atlas lmao

"Man, he's like trippendicular, ya know?"

Nicolas Cage is a lot of fun in this, but the film doesn't seem to have know where it's going much of the time. There are a lot of subplots that I found more interesting than whether Julie would stay with Randy or get back with Tommy, but they didn't ever go anywhere. I'd have probably liked it more if I'd seen it in the '80s.

Randy is a creepy stalker.  And he looks like he smells.

Randy doesn’t have a family or home and that is eternally sad.

where is nic cage his chest hair?😡