An ambitious trio of inner-city high school grads tries to hit the big time by turning a run-down country hotel into a rock & roll resort with around-the-clock music and live entertainment. Standing in their way are fearful townsfolk, unscrupulous businessmen and the tax collector, all threatening to bring the curtain down on the teens' aspirations. But this is one threesome who refuses to give up on their lifelong goal without a fight — and a song.
Acting
Marisa Tomei somehow escaped to Oscar glory
Direction
Weinstein brothers' only directing credit—wonder why
Production
Shot in actual crumbling hotel, explains everything
Director
Harvey Weinstein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Harvey Weinstein's sole directing credit; he never directed again. The universe agreed.
A pre-fame Marisa Tomei appears briefly—she'd win her Oscar six years later, possibly out of sheer relief.
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