Import zonder Nederlandstalige ondertiteling. River Phoenix and Lili
Taylor star in this coming-of-age
drama directed by Nancy Savoca. 18-year-old Lance Corporal
Eddie Birdlace (Phoenix) is in San Francisco with three fellow Marines waiting to ship out to Okinawa before continuing on to Vietnam. He and his
friends have arranged a competition where the winner will be the man who brings the most unattractive date to a bar that night and when
Eddie meets Rose Fenny (
Taylor), he invites her to join him.
When Rose uncovers the true nature of the invitation, she is devastated and leaves, but
Eddie regrets his actions and pursues her, a decision which will change both of their lives. The cast also includes Richard Panebianco, Anthony
Clark and Mitchell Whitfield.