
It's the late 1980s, when Wall Street is riding high, and it seems as if the entire country is cashing in on the bumper profits. Disgusted with the materialism that surrounds him, Matt Franklin, a brilliant young MIT graduate, has walked out on his well-paid position at a local lab and taken a low-level job as a video clerk, much to his father Bill's consternation. And the crises keep piling up in Matt's life. His best buddy Barry has just gotten fired from his job, his brain... (Full plot summary below)
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It's the late 1980s, when Wall Street is riding high, and it seems as if the entire country is cashing in on the bumper profits. Disgusted with the materialism that surrounds him, Matt Franklin, a brilliant young MIT graduate, has walked out on his well-paid position at a local lab and taken a low-level job as a video clerk, much to his father Bill's consternation. And the crises keep piling up in Matt's life. His best buddy Barry has just gotten fired from his job, his brainy sister Wendy is getting hitched to her vapid boyfriend Kyle, and the gorgeous Tori Frederking, long-time object of Matt's unattainable adoration, is suddenly back in the picture. Now, on one wild, woolly and irresponsible evening, everything is coming to a head, with explosive results.
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| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarGive the genially bawdy '80s nostalgia trip Take Me Home Tonight credit where it's due: It's got the music part down pat |
| BeliefnetNell MinowIt won't make anyone want to go back to the 80's, but it might make them want to see Grace's next film. |
| Metro Times (Detroit, MI)Corey Hall...it's an even more plastic, hollow and underwhelming experience than actually living through 1988. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderYou'll leave the theater mildly entertained and not too sleepy. |
| Richard Roeper.comRichard RoeperSmart and funny tribute to the R-rated comedies of the 1980s. |
| VarietyBrian LowryA pleasant-enough all-in-one-night comedy, featuring a protagonist facing the classic "Graduate"-like existential dilemma of post-college paralysis. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenWhat keeps the movie, directed by Michael Dowse, on a more or less even keel is its steady pacing and emotional kinship to John Hughes comedies like "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club." |
| IGN DVDR. L. ShafferTake Me Home Tonight is a much deeper, dramatic movie than most give it credit for. And it's also a hoot, too - largely thanks to Dan Fogler and the amusing cameo appearances. |
| IGN DVDR.L. ShafferTake Me Home Tonight is a much deeper, dramatic movie than most give it credit for. And it's also a hoot, too - largely thanks to Dan Fogler and the amusing cameo appearances. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a better-than-expected bit of '80s nostalgia... |