Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
Director Martha Coolidge turned a short-lived fad into a genuine sleeper, an exploitation film that thoroughly transcends its origins to become a highly appealing romantic comedy.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
With characters as dimensionless as these, the film needs either greater irony or greater sympathy than it demonstrates.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
This movie is a little treasure, a funny, sexy, appealing story of a Valley Girl's heartbreaking decision: Should she stick with her boring jock boyfriend, or take a chance on a punk from Hollywood?
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
For a change, there aren't any cartoon problem adults on hand as there often are in these pictures.