Weekend Pass (1984)

"Four guys, four different directions." - Paul

Four young Navy cadets try to find romance on the weekend.
Starring: Peter Ellenstein, D.W. Brown, Chip McAllister, Patrick Houser, Pamela Kay Davis

Link to IMDB

I've now officially watched every movie from the Too Cool for School collection.
Hooray?

Paul, Webster, Bunker and Lester are four guys about to graduate from the Navy training school, and they've been given a weekend pass to celebrate. Their goal is to head into the city and try to find some babes to romance before they have to ship out.
They waste no time getting to the strip joint, and the four boys start competing for attention from the ladies. After about 15 minutes of girls dancing on the screen, the guys head to the beach to look for more girls... And the movie has already run out of ideas.

This is a lighthearted comedy, so I wasn't expecting too much of a plot, but there is barely any story to follow here. It's just scene after scene of these four guys trying to get laid, but never finding any success.
Okay, to be fair there are a few moments that tried to add something a bit more substantial, like when Bunker has to fight his old rival from the hood, but these scenes were short and always undercut by humour instead of poignancy.

Lots of this

At least the four main characters are likeable, for the most part, because instead of being sleazy jerks they come across as inexperienced goofs that are just a bit clueless. They have good comradery between them, and try to uphold the honour that the Navy has taught them.

There's an attempt to create a sentimental ending, but it just feels too little too late, because every scene that came before it was random and tiresome, as though there never was a plan or script to begin with.

The comedy isn't funny and the sex isn't sexy. Everything is just really awkward and boring.


Be sure not to miss:
- Phil Hartman has a cameo.
- "I'm gonna put a hole in your ass and wear it around my neck like a souvenir."
- The theme song is incredibly bad.

Internet review:
"Doesn't really do anything interesting to make the watch worthwhile." - Bcrow8

Should I watch it?
No.

Where can I find it?
Here on YouTube.

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