What’s Aged the Best?
Casting, Cruise, the egg and stereo, role-playing, capitalism, Ray-Bans and Tangerine Dream.
In the discussion (8)
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- Parents going out of town as a premise, and the frantic cleanup before their return. — Bill Simmons
- Nancy Klopper's casting, following Eddie and the Cruisers and bringing Pantoliano to Guido. — Bill Simmons
- Cruise's expressive reactions to Jackie, sex on the train, the ruined Porsche and suspension. — Bill Simmons
- The mother's precious crystal egg and father's guarded stereo settings capture familiar parental fixations. — Chris Ryan
- Joel and Lana shift between teenage lovers and imitation adult domestic roles. — Chris Ryan
- The capitalist narration, the personal-ad wording, Joel denying he is the house and Lana's yes-no-maybe delivery. — Bill Simmons
- Ray-Ban Wayfarers reportedly gained enormous sales from the film, with Cruise later doing the same for aviators in Top Gun. — Bill Simmons
- The Tangerine Dream score could improve almost any later movie. — Bill Simmons