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Directed By
David Seltzer
Written By:
David Seltzer
Cast:
Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, Winona Ryder, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Guy Boyd, Jeremy Piven, Anne Ryan, Tom Hodges, Kevin Wixted, Emily Seltzer, Erika Leigh, Jason Alderman, Tom Mackie, Ciro Poppiti
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Lucas (1986)
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Movie Review by Zara 
February 8th, 2007
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When the quarterback isn't a bad guy
Lucas is a sentimental piece of fluff. Its purpose is solely to pull at your heartstrings and get you to cry. There is no illusion about what it's trying to do, you can sense it from the very beginning when you meet the scrawny little kid who falls in love with a girl who is unattainable for him.
The thing that I like best about this movie isn't that it follows so many cliches, it's that it breaks a great deal of them as well. Most importantly the quarterback, played here by a young and still attractive Charlie Sheen, is a nice guy who wants to help out Lucas. Rather than make fun of him and play into the jokes that are perpetrated against him, he appears to actually give a damn about what happens to him.
Also included in the film is Winona Ryder's debut performance as the geeky girl who actually likes the skinny kid but - as all cliches go - is overlooked by him as he chases after something that he's not going to get.
Lucas - skinny, geeky, kind and sweet.... but still a typical male. *sigh*
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 | Tim
Feb 9, 2007 12:27 AM
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| Great movie, Say what you want about Corey Haim....but he left a good mark in film! |
 | Lisa
Feb 9, 2007 9:54 AM
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| I haven't watched this movie for years........Sheen was totally hot in it, I think it may warrant a dusting off this weekend. |
 | Jon
Feb 12, 2007 1:04 PM
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| not that it matters ... but Cappie ( Sheen ) is a WR |
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