Overrated

Best movie ever!

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

I saw this when it came out at a Beaumont, Texas drive-in. I have always been a huge fan of The Runaways, so I couldn't wait to see it. All I really remember back then - other than it being on a double-bill with the Blue Lagoon - is it rained half way through it so I had to keep putting on the windshield wipers, LOL.It was so worth it then luckily I was able to record it off of cable a few years later so I got to really see it without interruptions.My favorite scene is when they are cruising down Hollywood Blvd. looking for Annie and we get a glimpse of all the oddball characters: the Mary Weirdo, the dog smoking a pipe, etc.I only wish that I could now get this on DVD. Great, great film.

Ahhh those teen age memories! My friends and I getting together at each others houses for sleepovers. Telling each other our deepest secrets and confiding our dreams. Battling our parents while trying to just have a good time and never NEVER trust anyone over 30!!Foxes is one of those movies that make us remember those bittersweet memories of growing pains and still trying to avoid getting into trouble. I did not grow up in L.A but I can relate to these characters in the movie. The cast and acting is really not too bad considering they are young people in the drama field. A young Jodie Foster as Jeannie who is the central character trying to keep herself and her friends sane while battling parents and the dangers of society (boys, social acceptance, high school and just anything teenagers have to face) Her best friend Annie, is a teen just hell bent on a course of self destruction, who Jeannie constantly bails out of trouble. The other two girls, Madge and Deidre are desperately trying to find their place in life by seeking social acceptance (losing virginity) and finding their one special love in their lives! Scott Baio (anyone still remember him?) He was hot property playing Cha Chi in Happy Days is a skate boarding (very popular in the 70's) boy teenager who is always on the prowl for a good time. Also look for a very YOUNG Laura Dern in the party scene! The script which was unbelievably always rewritten is very mediocre with some sappy lines. When Jeannie's Mom, played by Sally Kellerman is criticizing Jeannnie for getting into trouble, all of a sudden she says "You're all so beautiful--my hips, I hate my hips" I guess even adults go thru their growing pains as well.The soundtrack should be on a collectors list! It is very hard to find in stores and probably only available on vinyl. Donna Summer's haunting song "On The Radio is featured. It gives the film a very thoughtful feel and sometimes a sadness. The ending of the film has a very sad feel to it. We all survive our teen years but their is some sad memories that will always haunt us. Foxes is a film that seems to force us to reflect on those years and review what good or bad choices that we have made.---even if it makes us laugh or cry. This is a film for any teenager going into the growing pains and for any adult that wants to sit back and remember fond youth.

Although I was born in the year that this movie came out and had never heard of it until my junior year of high school (1996) when I saw it I became totally engrossed laughing and crying and feeling along with the characters because me and my friends were them.Their hair, clothes and speech were outdated but the emotions and the desperation of each situation were so familiar! I remember thinking how real it was and how I wished that they would make movies like that still.In fact I saw this movie the night after I had been at a crazy party (not so unlike the one in Jay's house) which had been crashed by what we considered the loser derelicts who hung out on the fringes of our crowd. A world class BS'er and "responsible" mother figure type I identified immediately with Jeanie (I was also the one with a car) although I had a little bit of Madge's insecurities floating around in there too. My best friend was a Deidre and her good friend from childhood was our Annie.Watching the scene when Jeanie is in school or the one where her and her boyfriend break up and then she is telling Madge how much she loved him felt like conversations and situations I had personally had.Now at the age of 27 I recently saw the movie again and felt a surge of emotions because it was like watching back a piece of my own youth (though none of my friends died). I think this is a must see for all girls 13 and up.

Story about four teenage girls growing up in California. Jeanie (Jodie Foster) is the most level-headed of the bunch--but wants to move out of her house where she lives with her divorced mother (Sally Kellerman). Annie (Cherie Currie) is addicted to drugs, alcohol and bad boys and is beaten up by her father. Madge (Marilyn Kagan) has overprotective parents. Deirde (Kandice Stroh) thinks she's more mature than the rest of them.This is nothing new from what we've seen plenty of times before--but this one has one big difference--it's accurate. I graduated from high school in 1980 (when I first saw the film) and I was surprised at how realistic it was. They got the dialogue, clothes and attitudes down completely right. Even the main song of the movie ("On the Radio" by Donna Summer) was a big hit before this came out. This film hit me harder than any other teen film of the time because I could understand and relate to the characters. I knew girls in high school who were just like this! The film is (of course) dated but it captures a time we will never see again.The acting is good on all counts with Foster giving the best performance. The relationship between her and Kellerman (who was excellent) was realistic and well-done. Even Scott Baio (who has a small role as a friend of the girls) more or less realistically played a teen boy.A very good movie--essential viewing if you came of age in 1980. The film has a deserved R rating (plenty of drug use and swearing) but should be seen by all teens. I give it a 8.