I saw this movie for the first time in 2019 and I fluctuate between thinking it’s unintentionally brilliant and not good.

Like, as someone who grew up on Long Island in the 80s/90s both the accents and the straight up asshole nature of the kids is spot on, and I think it’s a very unfiltered/honest look at how awful kids can be with little to no provocation but at the same time the decision to film 3 innings of a pickup baseball game (in real time) is one that has me scratching my head, even if it does give us one of the best comeback lines of all time (Eat shit and *live*, Bill)

Thats not even getting into whatever wackiness is going on with the aunt (i can’t imagine that she has an actual medical degree right?) and the completely out of left field dream /flashback scene at the end of the movie.

Two fun facts, the head of the kitchen staff (not the gross pedophile) is played by James Earl Jones’ father, Robert Earl Jones, and “young Peter“ was played by Maximo Gianfranco Sorrentino aka, the brother of “the situation” from The Jersey Shore!

Decided it’s time for a rewatch - it’s streaming for free right now (with ads) on Roku, Pluto, Tubi and Peacock (among other places) in case anyone else wants to do the same!