Product Details

• Actors: Gary Hershberger, Robert Krantz, Jonna Leigh Stack, Bob Basso, Dena Tencate
• Directors: Cary Medoway
• Writers: Cary Medoway, Roger Stone
• Producers: Frank Rubin, Gary Gibbs, James B. Prichard, Roger Stone
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
• VHS Release Date: June 28, 1990
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302707749
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,824 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic '80s Drive-in Movie! :o), July 24, 2002

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Mr Doug Gordon (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paradise Motel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I remember seeing this movie when it was released in 1985. It's a cute story about a guy that moves with his parents to California. Upon arriving at a new school, his classmates soon discover that his Dad runs the Paradise Motel, "get a free lei with every stay"...this movie could only be pulled off in the '80s! It's cheesy, none of the actors are recognizable & it's a total 'B' movie but it has a lot of charm. Even though this movie has been largely forgotten, & if you like obscure '80s teen comedies, then this one is a good choice.

5.0 out of 5 stars An EXCELLENT, long forgotten teen flick, June 3, 2010

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Peanut (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Paradise Motel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We rented this, first-run, at Blockbuster Video, and recall thinking 'it sure looks good!'. It appeared to be a take on Porky's or Fast Times, and the cover was great: A good looking teenage boy (my age) glancing back at two sunbathing girls - and then of course reading the back cover: No big star names, but who cared?
This movie stood on its own.

For more an Indie release in its day, it is by far one of the very best 80's long-forgotten teen flicks. I put it up there with the likes of Ferris Bueller, Pretty in Pink, and Spring Break (another almost forgotten 80's flick). The action is dead-on with mostly unknowns WHO CAN ACT. And I don't list it B-movie quality. It is FAR above that level. It certainly could have been a cinematic release (if it was). I love it for the plot line, the excellent acting, and the location shooting.

And also, for all you J.J. Cohen and Gary Hershberger fans out there - this was their first major film.

Enough said.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 80's Classic, September 24, 2009

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Joe Tellez "jt1967vw" (los angeles,ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paradise Motel [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I remember watching this numerous time as a kid going through puberty..ha..I cant believe I was abel to find this movie again..too bad its not on dvd yet..still,a must have for 80's movie fans..