The 80s Are "Going the Distance"
The other night I saw the funny and sweet Going the Distance , starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long and was surprised and ridiculously delighted by all the 80s references. The film is most definitely set in current times with texting and skyping galore, but someone involved in this movie was clearly jonesing for the 80s and found any which way to stick the decade in there, starting but certainly not ending with a game of Atari's Centipede. Then there was a quick move over to a guy in a Ralph Lauren polo shirt, collar up, and before I knew it we were staring at a poster of Tom Cruise in Top Gun ! This was followed up by a morning wake-up call with " Time of My Life " from Dirty Dancing . While the Going the Distance soundtrack is by no means an "80s Mix Tape," 80s bands get plenty of play in the film, including songs by The Cure, The Replacements, The Pretenders, and Berlin. I didn't hear any Beastie Boys, but our main boy does name Licensed ...
