In 1965, four Los Angeles school friends -- Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell -- go on a series of misadventures when they head to Tijuana, Mexico, for a night of cruisin', causing trouble, and to lose their virginity.
Acting
Jackie Earle Haley out-acts everyone despite the script
Direction
Curtis Hanson's debut before L.A. Confidential—growth happened
Costume
Tom Cruise's jeans are tighter than the plot
Director
Curtis Hanson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Curtis Hanson later disowned this film, calling it 'the movie I had to make to learn how to make movies.'
This was Tom Cruise's first leading role after Risky Business made him famous—he filmed it before but it released after, making it a fascinating pre-star curiosity.
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