A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley, as set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.
Direction
Lyne's debut—already obsessed with surfaces that crack.
Sound
Blondie, Tom Petty, and Donna Summer score the apocalypse.
Acting
Foster at 17, already the smartest person in the room.
Director
Adrian Lyne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cherie Currie was cast straight from The Runaways; her real-life trauma informed every scene.
Shot in 1979 but released in 1980, it's technically the last '70s movie—notice how disco dies with Annie.
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