Screwballs

1983 | Comedy, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica

Synopsis

Frolicking youth comedy about zany high school students set in the 1960s.

Scores

Overall Score
23.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.5%
Review Aggregate
39.6

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

coming of agethin plotfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Peter Keleghan1983$52,000$164,000(est)
Lynda Speciale1983$32,000$101,000(est)
Linda Shayne1983$24,000$76,000(est)
Kent Deuters1983$20,000$62,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes4,024

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$2,082,215$6,558,141
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$2,082,215$6,558,141

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1983$1,041,108$3,279,070
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$680,000$2,141,727
Physical Purchases ?1983$470,000$1,480,311
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$832,886$2,623,256
Total Revenues1983$3,023,994$9,524,365
Expenses
Budget ?1983$800,000$2,519,679
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$720,000 (est)$2,267,711 (est)
Participations1983$121,000$381,101
Residuals ?1983$116,000$365,353
Interest & Overhead1983$160,000$503,936
Total Expenses1983$1,917,000$6,037,780
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$1,106,994$3,486,585

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