Totally Awesome | 
| Director: Neal Brennan
Actors: Mikey Day, Dominique Swain, Chris Kattan, Trevor Heins, Nicki Clyne
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 30968
Format: Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 801234
UPC: 097368012349
EAN: 0097368012349
ASIN: B000H7JCFU
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: November 7, 2006
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Product Description
The popular girl the jock bully the new kid the dancing hottie...they're all here in this Totally Awesome spoof of your favorite '80s movies.DVD Extras:The unrated version that was Too hot for TV!Choice commentary with Neal Brennan and Tracy Morgan!Gnarly deleted scences and more!System Requirements:Run Time: 93 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 097368012349 Manufacturer No: 801234
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As Ben Stein notes in his introduction, Totally Awesome has a lot in common with "the great teen movies of the 1980s," like Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Karate Kid, and Teen Wolf. (To that list, you can add Pretty in Pink, Soul Man, Weird Science, and Some Kind of Wonderful.) He doesn't let on that it's a spoof, presenting it as a lost classic from 1986. As with Footloose--or 1990's Beverly Hills 90210--two siblings move to a new town just in time for the school year. In this case, Charlie (Mikey Day) and Lori (Dominique Swain) relocate from Pennsylvania to California. He's a senior, she's a junior. She wants to dance. He just wants to be cool, like Kipp (Joey Kern) and girlfriend Kimberly (Brittany Daniel). Naturally, dancing is not allowed. As expected, the two plucky teens find ways to achieve their goals. Just as predictable as the plot is the dialogue, which couldn't be clunkier, and the acting, which couldn't be more over-the-top (Swain's screaming, for instance, get old fast). Still, like the Scary Movie series it emulates, there's a laugh or two to be had, and Day is a likable lead. Written and directed by Neil Brennan (Half Baked, Chappelle's Show), this VH1 production features 1980s tunes from the likes of A-Ha, Cinderella, Wang Chung, and Katrina and the Waves, along with appearances from Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan, James Hong, and Tone-Loc performing "Crazy Stuff," the prototype for "Wild Thing." --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 totally awesome! May 6, 2009
Peabody (Nowhere, USA)
This is a genius spoof of corny 80s plot devices, character typecasting, musical transitions, and dance styles. It spoofs a wide range of films too with some of the little jokes and many of the overarching plots, covering Teen Wolf, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Problem child, Some kind of Wonderful, Karate Kid, Soul man, Footloose, Breakin' I and II, Dirty Dancing, Wierd Science, Girls just want to have fun, Vacation, Better off Dead, and a few others.
Anyone who loves 80 films or camp, corny retro TV/Movies will love this. Its definitely got the charm of a low budget 80s flick, and a lot of satire for those who are familiar with the 80s teen genre, so anyone without an appreciation for the ridiculousness of the decade's film industry, WILL NOT enjoy this. If you haven't seen a wide range of 80s movies either, most of the spoofs will go right over your head and seem stupid.
Even if you don't love the 80s, fans of Tracy Morgan (WHO IS GENIUS HERE!) and Chris Kattan (equally brilliant in his niche as the pretentious, over-inflated Swayze-wannabe Dance teacher/Janitor) will LOVE this.
 awesome 80's April 18, 2008
Anthony J. Cooney (chicago, il United States)
Only really funny thing is the tracy morgan parts ..If you are a fan of his then pick this up other wise forget it ... its a bad version of the scary movie themes of the 80's
Must buy! April 12, 2008
R. Salas (Orlando, FL, United States)
Enjoyed the references to Soul Man, Footloose, Breaking, etc. I think I would enjoy this type of movie cause I graduated from high school in the 80's.
80's given a 2000 kick October 25, 2007
Buckyball617 (Yonkers, NY USA)
If you are nostagic for the clothes, music, vocabulary and personas of the 80's... this movie is for you!!!!
Fun for the 80s in all of us! August 9, 2007
Virginia Trammell Jericho (North Dakota)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Totally Awesome takes a variety of 80s teen films and melds them all together. Several mainstream actors are abundant and you will not be left out of in the laughs, as this movie will over dramatize several things you may find familiar. The social issues are still sweet and comical as well as the hairstyles and music. The 80s were a fun time when they were happening, so have fun reliving them or at least laughing at some of the films like sixteen candles or the breakfast club which have some presence in this film.
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