The quirky movie Mischief
A popular movie of 1985 was Mischief. It made 8.7 million dollars on initial release and it sold well on home video. This was back when movie tickets were $3 so the box office take wasn't bad. It's referenced in Mix Tapes and Stuff in chapter 16 when Orville's mother throws away his things.
The movie starred Doug McKeon, who was born in Pompton Plains, NJ. Since Orville lived in Schuyler, located in New Jersey, there is a connection. On IMDB, Doug McKeon has no movie credits after this movie.
Set in 1956, the movie is about a guy with a crush on the popular girl. He gets help from an outsider in school. I know, wait, he gets help from the outsider? It's Hollywood, it works.
The three female leads in the movie went onto bigger fame in the future.
Catherine Mary Stewart originated the role of Kayla Brady in Days of Our Lives. She later went to Guiding Light in 2002. She also starred in big 1980s movies, Night of the Comet and Weekend At Bernies. In retrospect, she didn't become the big star of the decade, that it seemed she was poised for, but she has 64 acting credits on IMDB. She has had steady roles in London, Canada, and American theater.
Kelly Preston started acting in 1980 on the show, Hawaii 5-0. She had bit parts in Capitol, Quincy and Chips before the movie, Christine in 1983. She later married John Tavolta. On IMDB, she has 68 acting credits including Jerry Maguire, Space Camp and 52Pickup.
Jamie Gertz was already known for the TV show, Square Pegs. She had also been on Facts of Life and Family Ties. She was in the movies: Endless Love and On the Right Track. She would later be on Less Than Zero, Twister, and a famous "square to spare" role on Seinfeld.
The movie had some laughs and the music was around the right time.
In honor of my favorite podcasts: for Film Sack, I can't find a Star Trek connection, but Terry O'Quinn was in a lot of Sci-fi like X-files, lost and the movie Space Camp.
In honor of Now Playing, I give this a recommend. In honor of How Did This Get Made, there are 179 reviews and it averages, 4.5 stars, plenty of 5 star reviews.
Links:
kellypreston.com (in her webpage-she calls John Travolta-Johnny. sounds sweet)
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JJ