Synopsis
A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions.
Scores
Overall Score
80.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.1%
Review Aggregate
77.0
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 48 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
coming of agethin plotfunnyromanticthought-provokingcharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Penn | 1982 | $241,000 | $782,000 | (est) |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | 1982 | $148,000 | $482,000 | (est) |
| Judge Reinhold | 1982 | $112,000 | $363,000 | (est) |
| Phoebe Cates | 1982 | $91,000 | $297,000 | (est) |
| Brian Backer | 1982 | $78,000 | $254,000 | (est) |
| Robert Romanus | 1982 | $69,000 | $223,000 | (est) |
| Ray Walston | 1982 | $62,000 | $200,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count59
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes122,302
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1982 | $27,092,880 | $88,072,920 |
| International | 1982 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1982 | $27,092,880 | $88,072,920 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1982 | $13,546,440 | $44,036,460 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1982 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1982 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1982 | $7,037,000 | $22,875,720 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1982 | $5,568,000 | $18,100,328 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1982 | $6,773,220 | $22,018,230 |
| Total Revenues | 1982 | $32,924,660 | $107,030,738 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1982 | $5,000,000 | $16,253,887 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1982 | $5,562,000 (est) | $18,080,823 (est) |
| Participations | 1982 | $1,317,000 | $4,281,274 |
| Residuals ? | 1982 | $1,249,000 | $4,060,221 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1982 | $1,000,000 | $3,250,777 |
| Total Expenses | 1982 | $14,128,000 | $45,926,982 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1982 | $18,796,660 | $61,103,756 |
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