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Fraternity Vacation
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Directed by James Frawley
Delivering no more and no less than what its title suggests, this teen movie is about three frat brothers chasing down sex and women in Palm Springs for a long weekend escape from blizzard conditions at Iowa State. Wendall (Stephen Geoffreys) is the requisite nerd of the group whose heart throbs for a certain young woman, unfortunately, she is the daughter of Police Chief Ferret (John Vernon), an aptly-named tough cop who is hardly going to welcome anyone who is after his daughter. Wendall's two buddies (Cameron Dye and Leigh McCloskey) are hot on the heels of the beauteous Ashley (Sheree J. Wilson), but so are a few others, and she does not necessarily bestow her favors indiscriminately -- and so they are having a difficult time of it. Between the music, the locations, and the lightweight plot to match the clothing, this is a typical teen comedy, for and about teens, and aimed at a young teen audience. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
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With the vast boom of '80s sex comedies out there, sometimes it's hard to distinguish one from another. One wonders if Fraternity Vacation would be so memorable if not for the very early appearance by Tim Robbins or the fleeting fame of Fright Night's Stephen Geoffreys as the nerd that finally gets some on the Florida strip. Without those two key ingredients, there's not much that holds this sucker afloat by itself. The humor is pretty standard, while the geek-to-chic conceit was basically nailed into the ground around this time. The flick does sport a fine soundtrack made of Bananarama tunes and other fine pop goodies, including a handful of tracks by Terminator composer Brad Fiedel, who croons a few hot tunes during some of the movie's many fun-under-the-sun montages. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
 

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