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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. –IMDb

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This is Jake Kath

21May12

Not the shit-fest critics say it is (29 % on rotten tomatoes). A simple conventional coming of age dramedy with some inspired material. I kinda wish more talented filmmakers would remake this.

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Justin Oakey

30Apr12

Michael Dowse never disappoints - this was a perfect romp through both the reality of the 80s and what 80s cinema liked to portray as reality. A simple story, funny characters, impeccable production design, and a great soundtrack amount to a criminally overlooked comedy from last year.

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Steve Pulaski

24Feb12

I'm so torn with this film it's unbelievable. I love the style, the music, and the characters, at the same time I can recognize it is formulaic and a little familar. Still, it isn't by any means an awful, one star film. It's enjoyable, lightweight, and sometimes pretty funny. If you take out Dan Fogler, it'd be REALLY funny.

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Michael Harbour

16Jan12

Pretty decent John Hughes style teen comedy set in the Eighties (but with twenty-somethings instead of teens - not that that changes much.)

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TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Hey, like, remember the eighties? Welcome to the latest in the current wave of 1980s nostalgia films. This one, the pointlessly titled “Take Me Home Tonight” (the Eddie Money song of the same name is never
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TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
My colleague William Goss and I had a slight disagreement on the virtually worthless Take Me Home Tonight: I thought it was a pathetic Dazed and Confused wannabe that was edited at random by a stupid monkey
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Topher Grace Asks You To TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
So. Why the hell am I writing about a 1980’s set romantic comedy starring Topher Grace and Anna Faris here in Twitch? Simple. Because Take Me Home Tonight happens to be directed by Michael Dowse, the man
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'Take Me Home Tonight' music video. Totally awesome, dude.

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Now that we’re a couple decades past the 80s I find I am a touch more nostalgic for them than I was, say, ten years ago. I’m only realizing that these last few years that they were far more……
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