What’s Aged the Worst?
The undercover premise, character associations, dated details and problematic advice draw objections.
In the discussion (7)
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- Adult undercover attendance and casting adults as young teens are considered dated; one actress’s disturbing later character colors viewing of other roles. — Bill Simmons
- The abortion cost and treatment are debated; another perspective values the film addressing it plainly compared with later films. Cinema smoking is a separate dated detail. — Bill Simmons
- The search digression is mocked; the supportive friendship is distinguished from advice that is pressuring, incomplete or poor. The discussion itself becomes another joking aged-worst nominee. — Mallory Rubin
- Sanka is identified tentatively as decaf and mocked; the Pat Benatar look and displaced ticket-scalping/bookmaking businesses are dated. — Bill Simmons
- The pizza where the girls work looks poor, unlike the delivered pizza; the name Linda is joked about as no longer sounding teenage. — Bill Simmons
- The passing cameo and short-lived band-pin fashion are recalled; others note such pins still exist. — Bill Simmons
- The short-lived television adaptation and a disputed production-prop anecdote are mentioned; a more explicit cut reportedly triggered an X rating. — Bill Simmons