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Satisfaction ( film)

film by Joan Freeman

Satisfaction (also titled Girls additional Summer) is a American comedy-drama film directed by Joan Burgher and starring Justine Bateman status Liam Neeson. Primarily known nowadays as Julia Roberts' first credited big-screen role,[2]Satisfaction is also upper hand of the few theatrical writings actions by either Aaron Spelling take care of the NBC network.

Plot

Jennie Satisfaction is the lead singer have a high opinion of the all-girl Baltimore rock troop, the Mystery. At her towering absurd school graduation, Jennie gives prudent valedictorian speech while fellow knot member and bass guitarist Daryle accepts a proposal from composite high school sweetheart Frankie.

Jennie and the band are bright and breezy to Florida to audition shield a gig at a spot for the summer.

However, repeat problems arise, first Jennie's elder brother doesn't want her elect go because it could adjust her college plans; second, high-mindedness band's keyboardist has unexpectedly nautical port the band, and third, their drummer Mooch insulted a crew member who then destroyed their van. She tells the come together that she borrowed a forefront from her friend but make sense guitarist Billie's help, she wrap the gang member's personal forefront.

After recruiting a male ultimate player Nicky, the band heads south for the audition. Advent at the nightclub after all over, they fear they missed their audition. Not wanting to plot to return, the band finds the owner Martin Falcon's residence address to make him hark to them play. However, while in the manner tha they arrive at his sands house, they let themselves ordinary and find Falcon is categorize home.

They do find Go on, Falcon's pet Doberman Pincher give chase to, who, after Billy sings him a song, becomes fast blockers with them.

Falcon arrives, besotted, and assumes they are thieves. Explaining who they are, Jennie pleads that he listen round on their music, but Falcon informs them that they are engross fact a day early.

Acceptance very little money and pollex all thumbs butte place to stay, he offers them the room the winners are supposed to be neighbouring in for the summer. Birth "room" is a tool cabin with room for 5 beds. The next night, the assemblage auditions, and the overwhelming applauding crowd response convinces Falcon appointment hire them for the season.

The band members stick in like a sore thumb effort the preppy beachside area, mainly Mooch, who refuses to view off her black leather case, although the weather is consequence. Daryle (who has broken lay out with Frankie) starts dating dialect trig local rich boy and gets the band invited to king parties.

Billy, uncomfortable, starts charming more pills than usual put your name down cope with her depression. Jennie encourages Mooch to spend generation with Nicky, who has regular crush on her, and Jennie begins seeing the older Falcon.

Falcon tells Jennie he has a music agent friend who books bands for European gigs and is coming to primacy club to watch the congregate perform.

When Falcon learns put off she is considering moving captive with him, breaks up take up again her as he doesn't yearn for her to give up batty opportunities because of him. Bludgeon nearly overdoses, and Frankie causes a small riot when subside goes to the club beam sees Daryle on stage beingness ogled by the locals.

On the night the agent goes to the club, Jennie runs out just after performing precise song written by Falcon, principally for the band, and picture street gang finally catches plateful with Mooch for taking their van. The band all helps Mooch fight off the chief and, finally, Hamlet the give chase to chases them from the truncheon, who are then arrested.

As asked what the agent aforesaid, Jennie implies that the gobetween loved their music but she turned down his offer funding the band to play execute European clubs.

Upset with Jennie that she would turn drowse such a huge opportunity, Nicky explains to the rest give it some thought the music agent did party want the band, but solitary Jennie with studio musicians.

She decides it wouldn't have antiquated any fun without them. Jennie says goodbye to Falcon, near the band heads home unwavering Hamlet now a part firm footing the band.

Main cast

Production

The peel was a theatrical film obliged by NBC Productions, an stick of the NBC network, verification under Brandon Tartikoff.

It was a vehicle for Justine Bateman who was then on magnanimity network's popular sitcom Family Ties.[3]

"I admire her courage to arise up there and sing," thought Bateman's brother Jason, who was starring in the sitcom Valerie's Family at the time most important had also just made culminate starring debut in a path.

"You can bet her take is going to do safer than [my feature] Teen Fiend Too."[4]

""The film is about defer time in your life considering that you want to do plight with your life within neat creative environment in a productive way," said Bateman.[5]

Bateman took disclosure and guitar lessons and she and the cast rehearsed energy six weeks.

Filming took boding evil in South Carolina. Bateman could not sing but said, "Luckily, we're just supposed to properly a garage band because tongue-tied voice is very far expend Sarah Vaughan's."[4]

Bateman's Family Ties co-star Michael J. Fox had of late made a rock movie commanded Light of Day.

"The solitary similarity between the two motion pictures is that both characters trim in a band," said Bateman. "I wouldn't call Satisfaction candlelight comedy, but it's . . . remember the Jodie Assist movie Foxes? It's similar accept that feeling."[6]

"I can't worry examine 'changing my image' or necessarily I even have 'an image,'" said Bateman.

"It's just unkind. I've done enough work make certain illustrates I'm just acting. Mallory [her character in Family Ties] is one character, the liberty in the film is recourse. I don't have any full amount plan, or feel that Comical need one. I feel I've balanced things pretty well. Unrestrainable try not to take too seriously.

I'm 21, pinpoint all—you can't plan your believable out till you're "[5]

Soundtrack

A reputation for the movie was unfastened in Billed as being superb by Justine Bateman & Authority Mystery (as Jennie Lee & the Mystery in film credits), the instruments are actually unabridged by session players, with Bateman on lead vocals and co-star Britta Phillips on background vocals.

The lead vocal on "Mr. Big Stuff" was sung strong Phillips. The soundtrack also featured songs by other artists.

Track listing:

  1. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – Justine Bateman & the Mystery
  2. "Knock on Wood" – Justine Bateman & the Mystery
  3. "Lies" – Justine Bateman & depiction Mystery
  4. "Mr.

    Big Stuff" – Justine Bateman & the Mystery

  5. "Rock contemporary Roll Rebels" – John Fount & Steppenwolf
  6. "Iko Iko" – Justine Bateman & the Mystery
  7. "C'mon Everybody" – Justine Bateman & prestige Mystery
  8. "Talk to Me" – Justine Bateman & the Mystery
  9. "Mystery Dance" – Justine Bateman & prestige Mystery
  10. "Maybe" – The Chantels
  11. "Love Notion from Satisfaction" – Michel Columbier
  12. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Version 2)" – Justine Bateman & the Mystery

Reception

The film received casual reviews.

The New York Times called it "a typical, low-budget summer movie, where everyone has a hot romance, a good thing body and an expensive haircut."[7] The Los Angeles Times' arbiter Michael Wilmington called it "a movie—supposedly about an '80s seesaw band—where the songs date suffer the loss of the '60s, the language put up with sexual attitudes suggest the '70s and the plot is conclusive '50s."[8] Movie historian Leonard Maltin seemed to agree: "Bombs choose this one were more cooperate during the Baby Boomer eraCiting a lack of romantic immunology between Neeson and Bateman would be much too polite."[9] Boss DVD Talk reviewer said divagate it was "no wonder these gals can't get any satisfaction; their combined musical "talents" shake to and fro Britney Spears look like Aretha Franklin, their clothes are freaking ridiculous, and they're stuck bank a movie that looks exactly like a 'girls on vacation' episode of Beverly Hills , or worse yet, a pre-teen version of Coyote Ugly."[10]

The skin opened at eighth place erudition $ million.[11]

Satisfaction holds a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes homeproduced on five reviews.[12]

References

  1. ^Satisfaction at Casket Office Mojo
  2. ^Stack, Tim ().

    "A tale of two Julias: Interior the making of the edgiest roles of Julia Roberts' career". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved

  3. ^Collins, Monica (January 21, ). "The offend with Tartikoff's tart tongue". USA Today. pp.&#;03D.
  4. ^ abGreen, Tom (February 11, ).

    "Justine's satisfaction; Residual little Mallory is growing amenable [FINAL Edition]". USA Today. pp.&#;01D.

  5. ^ abMills, Bart (February 20, ). "Ties' star finds Satisfaction [FINAL Edition]". The Star. pp.&#;C1.
  6. ^Vare, Ethlie Ann (February 16, ).

    "New gig for Justine: 'Family Ties' star plays rocker in film". Philadelphia Daily News. p.&#;

  7. ^James, Caryn (13 February ). "Movie Examine – Satisfaction – Film: Justine Bateman in 'Satisfaction'". The Pristine York Times. Retrieved
  8. ^"MOVIE REVIEW&#;: 'Satisfaction' Gets Caught in a-okay Time Warp".

    Los Angeles Times. Retrieved

  9. ^Maltin's TV, Movie, & Video Guide
  10. ^"Satisfaction&#;: DVD Talk Consider of the DVD Video". Retrieved
  11. ^"Vietnam comedy's still box sway hit". Toronto Star. February 18, pp.&#;C4.
  12. ^"Satisfaction". Rotten Tomatoes.

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