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A spoiled rich young man hires a young hustler, who lives in a broken car and owes money to a dicey loan shark, to take his place in his elite prep school and graduate for him.A spoiled rich young man hires a young hustler, who lives in a broken car and owes money to a dicey loan shark, to take his place in his elite prep school and graduate for him.A spoiled rich young man hires a young hustler, who lives in a broken car and owes money to a dicey loan shark, to take his place in his elite prep school and graduate for him.
Andrew Dice Clay
- Dice
- (as Andrew Clay)
Dan Schneider
- Blimp
- (as Daniel Schneider)
Lucile Doan Ewing
- Mrs. Hoover
- (as Lucille Ewing)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe movie's epilogue states: "Palmer and Eddie will be back in Tourista. Coming Soon." So the end of the picture informs the audience to "watch out" for a sequel coming soon. This is featured just before the closing credits. The producers intended to make a sequel titled "The Tourista" with Judd Nelson's character returning. But due to the poor performance at the box office they scrapped the idea.
- GoofsWhen Eddie is throwing rocks at his girlfriend's window, all of his dialogue is dubbed in as his lips don't move once, all while facing the camera.
- Quotes
Palmer Woodrow: What do you recommend?
Caddy: Lessons.
Palmer Woodrow: I meant what club, wise-ass?
Caddy: Aah, if I were you, I'd stick to kicking.
Palmer Woodrow: If you were me, you wouldn't be a caddy.
- Crazy creditsPalmer and Eddie will return in Tourista Coming Soon
- ConnectionsFeatures Notorious (1946)
- SoundtracksLiving on the Edge
Music and Lyrics by Larry Frankland Lee and Shandi Sinnamon (as Shandi)
Performed by Shandi Sinnamon (as Shandi)
Produced by Larry Frankland Lee for Swan Productions
Featured review
A Passable 80's Comedy
This film begins with a pampered, rich teenager named "Palmer Woodrow" (Dana Olsen) being told by his parents that he has been enrolled for his senior year in a prep school known as the Hoover Academy. This displeases Palmer very much and since his parents subsequently head overseas he becomes determined to find a solution to his problem. To that end a poor but conniving teenager by the name of "Eddie Keaton" (Judd Nelson) just happens to appear who needs a place to hide from a local bookie named "Dice" (Andrew Dice Clay) to whom he owes a large sum of money. Since Palmer has plenty of money he offers it to Eddie in exchange for taking his place. Naturally, Eddie jumps at this opportunity but the question soon becomes whether a street-wise kid from Jersey can somehow manage to fit in at a posh prep school for the extremely wealthy. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film had a good premise and plenty of potential but the comedy wasn't quite as sharp as it could have been. Likewise, although I thought Andrew Dice Clay performed quite well, I was somewhat disappointed in the uneven nature of the film and for that reason I have rated this movie accordingly. Average.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,561,346
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,760,856
- May 20, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $4,561,346
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