Valley Girl (Collector’s Edition): Blu-Ray Review
Arriving this week on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray, is Martha Coolidge’s 1983 classic, “Valley Girl”. This marked Nicholas Cage’s first leading role and it is a performance that should never be forgotten. It has been many years since I have seen “Valley Girl” and it has never looked better than it does in this new remaster.
For those of you unfamiliar with “Valley Girl”, the story centers on Julie (Deborah Foreman), a teenager from the valley and Randy (Nicholas Cage), a punk from Hollywood. The two come from completely different worlds, but when they begin to start seeing each other, Julie’s friends and her ex-boyfriend disapprove.
The 80’s have a handful of great high school comedies, but it is usually either “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” or one of the John Hughes classics that people remember. “Valley Girl” is one that should-definitely be remembered. Thanks to Shout! Factory, we now have a beautiful transfer of this totally rad piece of 80’s awesomeness and it comes packed with tons of bonus features.
Bonus Features
- NEW Film Mastered From 4k Scan Of The Original Negative
- NEW “Valley Girl In Conversation” – Featuring Director Martha Coolidge With Actors E.G. Daily And Heidi Holicker
- NEW “Greetings From The Valley” – A Short History Of The Iconic San Fernando Valley, Hosted By Tommy Gelinas Of The Valley Relics Museum
- NEW Extended Interviews From 2003 With Nicolas Cage, Cameron Dye, Frederic Forrest, E.G. Daily, Heidi Holicker, Colleen Camp, Lee Purcell, Producers Andrew Lane And Wayne Crawford, Peter Case Of The Plimsouls, Josie Cotton, DJ Richard Blade, And More!
- NEW Storyboard To Film Comparisons
- Feature Length Audio Commentary With Director Martha Coolidge
- Original Music Videos From Modern English And The Plimsouls
- Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
- “In Conversation With Martha Coolidge And Nicolas Cage”
- The Music of Valley Girl
- Making-Of Featurettes And Interviews With Cast And Crew
- Presented With ALL The Original Music
BY: Marc Ferman