Valley Girl

"She's cool. He's hot. She's from the Valley. He's not."

1983 1h 39m EN

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6.0

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6.4

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★6.0TMDB · 284●66Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 21,588

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“She's cool. He's hot. She's from the Valley. He's not.”

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Cast

Nicolas Cage
Randy
Deborah Foreman
Julie Richman
E. G. Daily
Loryn
Michael Bowen
Tommy
Cameron Dye
Fred Bailey
Heidi Holicker
Stacey
Michelle Meyrink
Suzi Brent
Tina Theberge
Samantha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martha Coolidge
Writers: Andrew Lane, Wayne Crawford
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $17M — a 49.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martha Coolidge, shot by Frederick Elmes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Scott Wilk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Éva Gárdos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman and E. G. Daily carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She's cool. He's hot. She's from the Valley. He's not.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martha Coolidge directs. Frederick Elmes behind the camera. Scott Wilk scores. Éva Gárdos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $17M — a 49.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
343 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Martha Coolidge, shot by Frederick Elmes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Scott Wilk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Éva Gárdos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman and E. G. Daily carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She's cool. He's hot. She's from the Valley. He's not.".
9IMDB entry: tt0086525 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "alcohol", "punk rock", "love", "friends".
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.