1987 (film)


1987 is a movie autobiography of the director Ricardo Trogi, it is the sequel of the movie 1981, that came out in 2009. The movie puts emphasis on Trogi's teen years, where he was experiencing with romance life, sexual identity, and family problems. It also shows how life can be as the son of an immigrant. It was said that the movie was a comedy, but with dramatic parts, like the one's with his family.
A third film in the series, 1991, was released in 2018.

Plot

In 1987, 17-year-old Ricardo is graduating high school and facing the usual teen challenges, such as making money, trying to lose his virginity with his girlfriend, and getting a car. After Ricardo and his friends fail to get into a bar, he decides to open a discothèque for teenagers under 18 years old. In order to raise the funds, he gets a job as a valet at an Italian restaurant on the same night that he was supposed to have sex for the first time with his girlfriend. On his first night, he accidentally destroys an expensive car and is fired. He is then left without a job and only $30 until one night, he and his friends discover an expensive radio inside a car. They then decide to steal radios and make money from them.
Prom night comes around, but Ricardo and his girlfriend get into a huge fight and Ricardo instead goes drinking with his friends. He gets caught drinking and driving with the stolen radios in his trunk. His parents find out and he is grounded. Ricardo's sister then tells him that his girlfriend is at Trois-Rivières,.

Cast

Soundtrack

  1. "Cum On Feel the Noize" - Performed by Quiet Riot
  2. "Ce soir l'amour est dans tes yeux" - Performed by Martine St-Clair
  3. "Forever Young" - Performed by Alphaville
  4. "Lavender" - Performed by Marillion
  5. "Space Age Love Song" - Performed by A Flock of Seagulls
  6. "It's Like That" - Performed by Run-D.M.C.
  7. "It's a sin" - Performed by Pet Shop Boys
  8. "Everytime I See Your Picture" - Performed by Luba
  9. "I canto degli Italiani" - Written by Groffredo Mameli & Michele Novaro
  10. "The Ride of the Valkyries" - Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker

    Reception

The film was met with positive reviews from local Montreal journals.

Release

The film was released in theatres in the summer of 2014 and released on DVD, Blu-ray, and limited edition VHS in December 2014.