The Test of Time

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Valley Girl (1983)

A teenager in the San Fernando Valley is torn between her boyfriend and a Hollywood punk.  Filmmaker and author Kevin Smokler joins us to chat about cheap music education, meaty roles for parents in teen movies, and different types of star-crossed lovers. Like, we’re for sure gonna find out if Valley Girl stands the Test of Time.

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  The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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  Gladiator (2000)

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  Being John Malkovich (1999)

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  Idiocracy (2006)

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  Wishmaster (1997)

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  The Cell (2000)

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  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

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  Shaun of the Dead (2004)

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  Trainspotting (1996)

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  The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

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  Leap of Faith (1992)

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  Outside Providence (1999)

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  Airheads (1994)

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  Brewster's Millions (1985)

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  Rear Window (1954)

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  Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)