list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around For Keeps on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/For_Keeps/12152/default.aspx Title: For Keeps
Year: 1988
Director: John G. Avildsen
Plot: Young, ambitious high school students Darcy Elliot (Molly Ringwald) and Stan Bobrucz (Randal Batinkoff) have a hitch thrown into their plans to attend college and pursue professional careers when they discover that Darcy is pregnant. Deciding against abortion or adoption, the couple decides to carry the child to term and to try to raise it themselves; however they are unprepared for the myriad of decisions and responsibilities that they are forced to deal with. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:49:22 GMTFor Keeps1988John G. AvildsenYoung, ambitious high school students Darcy Elliot (<a href="/players/P____60327/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Molly Ringwald</a>) and Stan Bobrucz (Randal Batinkoff) have a hitch thrown into their plans to attend college and pursue professional careers when they discover that Darcy is pregnant. Deciding against abortion or adoption, the couple decides to carry the child to term and to try to raise it themselves; however they are unprepared for the myriad of decisions and responsibilities that they are forced to deal with. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide1Slightly Tagged (1-5)2232http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t39816y9zau.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/For_Keeps/12152/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Forever_Young/Re_80s_teen_flick_that_described_romantic_relation/85/36439/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: seely
Post To: Forever Young
Post Date: 10/17/2008 10:49:22 AM
Body: Oh this is a good one! I'm definately a hopeless romantic underdog at heart, and *loved* the way 80's films portrayed highschool relationships, with their clearly defined archetypical characters and somewhat formulaic endings. For me, I think I was most shaped by: The Breakfast Club Valley Girl Say Anything Sixteen Candles (1984) They all had similar themes, of people winding up with someone that they typically shouldn't be interested in... this gave me a lot of hope as an awkward pubescent teenager. [quote user="filmgal81"] As a kid, what 80s teen movie did you think high school romantic relationships would be most like? For me, it is a toss up between three movies: For Keeps ( happy endings), Dirty Dancing ( fleeting love), and The Breakfast Club ( flirtations) [/quote]
]]>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:49:22 GMTseelyForever Young10/17/2008 10:49:22 AMOh this is a good one! I'm definately a hopeless romantic underdog at heart, and *loved* the way 80's films portrayed highschool relationships, with their clearly defined archetypical characters and somewhat formulaic endings. For me, I think I was most shaped by: The Breakfast Club Valley Girl Say Anything Sixteen Candles (1984) They all had similar themes, of people winding up with someone that they typically shouldn't be interested in... this gave me a lot of hope as an awkward pubescent teenager. [quote user="filmgal81"] As a kid, what 80s teen movie did you think high school romantic relationships would be most like? For me, it is a toss up between three movies: For Keeps ( happy endings), Dirty Dancing ( fleeting love), and The Breakfast Club ( flirtations) [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Forever_Young/80s_teen_flick_that_described_romantic_relationshi/85/36431/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: filmgal81
Post To: Forever Young
Post Date: 10/17/2008 6:52:54 AM
Body: As a kid, what 80s teen movie did you think high school romantic relationships would be most like? For me, it is a toss up between three movies: For Keeps ( happy endings), Dirty Dancing ( fleeting love), and The Breakfast Club ( flirtations)
]]>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:52:54 GMTfilmgal81Forever Young10/17/2008 6:52:54 AMAs a kid, what 80s teen movie did you think high school romantic relationships would be most like? For me, it is a toss up between three movies: For Keeps ( happy endings), Dirty Dancing ( fleeting love), and The Breakfast Club ( flirtations) http://www.spout.com/groups/Grew_up_in_the_80_s/Re_Top_5_Favorites_of_the_80_s/38/35587/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: filmgal81
Post To: Grew up in the 80's
Post Date: 9/26/2008 12:41:12 PM
Body: Oh, this is a good one! I must say The Princess Bride is probably at the top of my 80s list. It has everything ( and something for everyone): comedy, drama, suspense, true love, miracles ( to paraphrase a line from the Grandfather). I can watch it time and again, and I love it for different reasons every time. Another good one would have to be Nausicaa ( The Valley of the Wind). A complicated apocalyptic future (although we are getting and closer to that every year- all that's missing is the giant bugs) beautifully drawn in anime. Plus, the princess was completely bad ass- which was ( and still is ) fairly unusual. St. Elmo's Fire takes the #3 spot. A great look at post college life , in true 80s style, where you still don't have a clue but you no longer have the excuse of " I'm still a student" to calm your fears about life after school. For Keeps holds at #4- unraveling a yarn about the consequences of unprotected teen sex as only the 80s and Molly Ringwald can ( woo hoo!) Annie brings up the rear at #5- the singing the dancing, the orphans- what's not to love?? So, there you have it: the 80s summed in 5 movies about childhood, teendom, adulthood, fantasy and the future.
]]>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:41:12 GMTfilmgal81Grew up in the 80's9/26/2008 12:41:12 PMOh, this is a good one! I must say The Princess Bride is probably at the top of my 80s list. It has everything ( and something for everyone): comedy, drama, suspense, true love, miracles ( to paraphrase a line from the Grandfather). I can watch it time and again, and I love it for different reasons every time. Another good one would have to be Nausicaa ( The Valley of the Wind). A complicated apocalyptic future (although we are getting and closer to that every year- all that's missing is the giant bugs) beautifully drawn in anime. Plus, the princess was completely bad ass- which was ( and still is ) fairly unusual. St. Elmo's Fire takes the #3 spot. A great look at post college life , in true 80s style, where you still don't have a clue but you no longer have the excuse of " I'm still a student" to calm your fears about life after school. For Keeps holds at #4- unraveling a yarn about the consequences of unprotected teen sex as only the 80s and Molly Ringwald can ( woo hoo!) Annie brings up the rear at #5- the singing the dancing, the orphans- what's not to love?? So, there you have it: the 80s summed in 5 movies about childhood, teendom, adulthood, fantasy and the future. http://www.spout.com/blogs/karina/archive/2008/2/19/25328.aspx Post By: Karina
Post To: Karina on SpoutBlog
Post Date: 2/19/2008 1:03:09 PM
Body: For today’s SXSW Preview, we’re taking a look at Present Company, the latest film by Frank V. Ross. Frank, who appeared in this episode of Butterknife, had two films in last summer’s New Talkies program at the IFC Center, and like Quietly on By and Hohokam, Company is a lo-fi character study about the everyday traumas survived by young people far removed from urban hipster culture. This time around, Ross takes a look at Christy and Buddy, two young parents who are raising an infant whilst living in Christy’s parents’ suburban basement. Check out the trailer above, and Frank’s answers to the 4 Questions We’re Asking Everybody below. Tell us about your movie. Who did you work with, why did you make it? Give us the reductive, 25-word or less, “It’s like [pop culture reference a] meets [pop culture reference b]!” pitch, then explain what the quick and dirty sell leaves out. I don???t know why I made it. But I know now why that material kept my attention finally. Originally this movie was the Susan Smith story meets, I dunno, some shitty movie about a band with a horrible title. I wanted to make a picture about an unwed couple with a baby living in parent???s basement. It???s around me, it???s relevant, and with consequence. The deal breaker was wanting to make a movie with Tamara [Fana], once she was part of the deal we were able to see the picture for what it was supposed to be. She said the imagined circumstances were her nightmare???watching how she played it was a joy. So now I guess it???s For Keeps meets Scenes From a Marriage sans-all the talking. Which leaves out the passive-aggressive relationship; and the fact that it???s a comedy of sorts. They don???t hate each other, they think they???re funny, they get along every now and then but they just don???t love one another despite having a baby???that was an accident. Bound by the obligation. Characters not having a strong enough personality to be themselves around different groups or individuals and almost never doing the right thing in circumstances. “This meets that” always leaves out way more then can be measured and takes away from how hard we work at trying to make something new. I hate you for asking me to do that. But love that you asked. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » karina
]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:03:09 GMTKarinaKarina on SpoutBlog2/19/2008 1:03:09 PM For today’s SXSW Preview, we’re taking a look at Present Company, the latest film by Frank V. Ross. Frank, who appeared in this episode of Butterknife, had two films in last summer’s New Talkies program at the IFC Center, and like Quietly on By and Hohokam, Company is a lo-fi character study about the everyday traumas survived by young people far removed from urban hipster culture. This time around, Ross takes a look at Christy and Buddy, two young parents who are raising an infant whilst living in Christy’s parents’ suburban basement. Check out the trailer above, and Frank’s answers to the 4 Questions We’re Asking Everybody below. Tell us about your movie. Who did you work with, why did you make it? Give us the reductive, 25-word or less, “It’s like [pop culture reference a] meets [pop culture reference b]!” pitch, then explain what the quick and dirty sell leaves out. I don???t know why I made it. But I know now why that material kept my attention finally. Originally this movie was the Susan Smith story meets, I dunno, some shitty movie about a band with a horrible title. I wanted to make a picture about an unwed couple with a baby living in parent???s basement. It???s around me, it???s relevant, and with consequence. The deal breaker was wanting to make a movie with Tamara [Fana], once she was part of the deal we were able to see the picture for what it was supposed to be. She said the imagined circumstances were her nightmare???watching how she played it was a joy. So now I guess it???s For Keeps meets Scenes From a Marriage sans-all the talking. Which leaves out the passive-aggressive relationship; and the fact that it???s a comedy of sorts. They don???t hate each other, they think they???re funny, they get along every now and then but they just don???t love one another despite having a baby???that was an accident. Bound by the obligation. Characters not having a strong enough personality to be themselves around different groups or individuals and almost never doing the right thing in circumstances. “This meets that” always leaves out way more then can be measured and takes away from how hard we work at trying to make something new. I hate you for asking me to do that. But love that you asked. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » karina http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/2/19/25327.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
Post To: SpoutBlog on spout.com
Post Date: 2/19/2008 1:01:39 PM
Body: For today’s SXSW Preview, we’re taking a look at Present Company, the latest film by Frank V. Ross. Frank, who appeared in this episode of Butterknife, had two films in last summer’s New Talkies program at the IFC Center, and like Quietly on By and Hohokam, Company is a lo-fi character study about the everyday traumas survived by young people far removed from urban hipster culture. This time around, Ross takes a look at Christy and Buddy, two young parents who are raising an infant whilst living in Christy’s parents’ suburban basement. Check out the trailer above, and Frank’s answers to the 4 Questions We’re Asking Everybody below. Tell us about your movie. Who did you work with, why did you make it? Give us the reductive, 25-word or less, “It’s like [pop culture reference a] meets [pop culture reference b]!” pitch, then explain what the quick and dirty sell leaves out. I don???t know why I made it. But I know now why that material kept my attention finally. Originally this movie was the Susan Smith story meets, I dunno, some shitty movie about a band with a horrible title. I wanted to make a picture about an unwed couple with a baby living in parent???s basement. It???s around me, it???s relevant, and with consequence. The deal breaker was wanting to make a movie with Tamara [Fana], once she was part of the deal we were able to see the picture for what it was supposed to be. She said the imagined circumstances were her nightmare???watching how she played it was a joy. So now I guess it???s For Keeps meets Scenes From a Marriage sans-all the talking. Which leaves out the passive-aggressive relationship; and the fact that it???s a comedy of sorts. They don???t hate each other, they think they???re funny, they get along every now and then but they just don???t love one another despite having a baby???that was an accident. Bound by the obligation. Characters not having a strong enough personality to be themselves around different groups or individuals and almost never doing the right thing in circumstances. “This meets that” always leaves out way more then can be measured and takes away from how hard we work at trying to make something new. I hate you for asking me to do that. But love that you asked. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:01:39 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com2/19/2008 1:01:39 PM For today’s SXSW Preview, we’re taking a look at Present Company, the latest film by Frank V. Ross. Frank, who appeared in this episode of Butterknife, had two films in last summer’s New Talkies program at the IFC Center, and like Quietly on By and Hohokam, Company is a lo-fi character study about the everyday traumas survived by young people far removed from urban hipster culture. This time around, Ross takes a look at Christy and Buddy, two young parents who are raising an infant whilst living in Christy’s parents’ suburban basement. Check out the trailer above, and Frank’s answers to the 4 Questions We’re Asking Everybody below. Tell us about your movie. Who did you work with, why did you make it? Give us the reductive, 25-word or less, “It’s like [pop culture reference a] meets [pop culture reference b]!” pitch, then explain what the quick and dirty sell leaves out. I don???t know why I made it. But I know now why that material kept my attention finally. Originally this movie was the Susan Smith story meets, I dunno, some shitty movie about a band with a horrible title. I wanted to make a picture about an unwed couple with a baby living in parent???s basement. It???s around me, it???s relevant, and with consequence. The deal breaker was wanting to make a movie with Tamara [Fana], once she was part of the deal we were able to see the picture for what it was supposed to be. She said the imagined circumstances were her nightmare???watching how she played it was a joy. So now I guess it???s For Keeps meets Scenes From a Marriage sans-all the talking. Which leaves out the passive-aggressive relationship; and the fact that it???s a comedy of sorts. They don???t hate each other, they think they???re funny, they get along every now and then but they just don???t love one another despite having a baby???that was an accident. Bound by the obligation. Characters not having a strong enough personality to be themselves around different groups or individuals and almost never doing the right thing in circumstances. “This meets that” always leaves out way more then can be measured and takes away from how hard we work at trying to make something new. I hate you for asking me to do that. But love that you asked. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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