Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Teresa Palmer and Dan Fogler take us back to the 80s party in "Take Me Home Tonight" (Relativity)

"Take Me Home Tonight"

(USA, 2011, 114 mins)

Roll up those sleeves, stick in those shoulder pads, bring out the hairspray and hold on to your Brat Packs - The 80s are back!

"Take Me Home Tonight" is transporting us back to the good old days of where Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, MTV ruled the teenage kingdom and Wall Street became a way of life for the money-hungry. Set in 1988, MIT graduate Matt Franklin (Topher Grace) is working a dead-end job at the local video store when he bumps into his high-school crush Tori Frederking (Teresa Palmer) and she invites him to a party. 

Determined to finally get her number that night, Matt and his best friend Barry (Dan Fogler) embark on a night quite out of the ordinary, much to the amusement of Matt's twin sister Wendy (Anna Faris). With car-stealing and cocaine-fueled antics, the night takes ridiculous twists and turns in and out of a very authentic 80s view of Los Angeles as Matt does everything (including an insane metallic ball strike) to try and impress Tori. 

The cast deliver warm performances, and the chemistry between the characters spills over into the actors as they interact with each other off-screen. The film isn't likely to win any Oscars, but that doesn't mean that it isn't a very entertaining watch.  

It's hard to not bring up the John Hughes films that helped define the 80s, and Matt and Wendy's challenges in "Take Me Home Tonight" are trancendent throughout the decades, and not unlike some of the angst in Hughes' classics. For the cast, they were able to relate to the crossroads that the characters in the film were at.

"I wanted to be an actress, but I thought there was no way that would be possible," said Faris, who decided to take a chance on pursuing her dreams in LA. "But I booked a classic called "Scary Movie" and my parents were so proud!"

For Faris, the film has a special place in her heart, as she met and fell in love with her now-husband, Chris Pratt (NBC's "Parks And Recreation"). "We're both from the same hometown, and I was really impressed with his acting, and we all became really close as a cast," said Faris, who also joked that Pratt was a bit of a ladies man on set. "He was dating a couple of ladies at the time during the making of the movie, a couple of the background actresses, and we had the same background for quite a few days of filming!"

At the heart of the film is a simple story of boy likes girl and girl doesn't know boy exists, but the supporting cast deliver some hilarious lines, and Fogler's physical comedy skills are stupidly brilliant. Throw in Demetri Martin's arrogant investment banker character, Angie Everheart's breasts, Lucy Punch's resident crazy and Chris Pratt's blubbering, and you have the ingredients for a gourmet 80s meal.

Setting the film in the 80s was inspired by Grace's experience on "That 70s Show," the television series that launched his career. 

"It attracts two audiences - there's the audience that lived through it so when they watch it, they're swimming in nostalgia, and it's time travel for them," said Grace. "Then there's the audience that is more of the age of the characters who's discovering it, and that's just as valid."

Be warned though - this film is no spoof. "This film was created in the spirit of "American Graffiti," they don't make fun of the decade, they celebrate it," said Grace. "We wanted to be the first movie about the 80s that wasn't spoofing it."

The soundtrack to the film lays the foundation of the party scenes, and there are some classics like "Video Killed The Radio Star," "Don't You Want Me Baby," and "Bette Davis Eyes" that are key to creating the 80s atmosphere. The script is hilarious, Grace and Palmer are charming while Faris, Fogler, Martin and Pratt all deliver fantastic supporting performances, and the overall feel and effect of the film is an entertaining, feel-good rom-com.

NOTE: Watch out for a crotch-grabbing, high-kick laden dance-off between Barry and Robert Hoffman ("Step Up 2") and a rousing rendition of "Come On Eileen" that will certainly have you reaching for the hairspray.

Want to know what the film's main cast did in high school?

Teresa Palmer - "I was what they referred to as a 'floater,' which meant that I would go from group to group, hoping that someone would accept me into their friendship group. At one point, I was listening to Marilyn Manson and hoping to get into the goth gang, but they weren't really willing to have a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl join their group!"

Topher Grace - "I did work at Santos video and you're not going to believe this, but I actually wasn't that smooth with the ladies when I was younger."

Dan Fogler - "I was a theater geek."

Anna Faris (on being a theater geek as well) - "In my high school, we couldn't be more of a social outcast. We were called the Bat Capers and nobody saw our shows except for our parents."

WATCH: The cast and Ralph Macchio (The original Karate Kid) at the premiere of "Take Me Home Tonight" in downtown Los Angeles.

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