152. Trojan War
Trojan War is director George Huang's second film following the critically acclaimed Swimming With Sharks.
Brad is in love with his classmate Brooke. Only problem is, Brooke doesn't know that Brad exists. When Brooke discovers that she's failing a class that Brad is an ace in, she quickly learns of his existence. She asks him to tutor her on the subject. While working, the topic quickly turns to Brooke's boyfriend and basically how terrible of a person he is. Brad is a nice guy who just so happens to be in the right place at the right time. The only catch is that he doesn't have protection. So, he hits the streets in search of a condom. Since nothing worthwhile is easy, Brad has all types of problems in tracking down what he needs.
This is a really enjoyable little movie. Not many people seem to know about it because it was essentially direct-to-video. It opened theatrically on 1 screen back in September of 1997, grossing a whopping $309 in its one week run.
The story isn't re-inventing the wheel. The movie is pretty predictable, right from the start. The cast makes the movie work though. Will Friedle, of Boy Meets World fame is Brad. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays his best friend, Leah. And Marley Shelton is Brooke. All three leads are solid. Friedle is believable in the situations he gets into. Shelton is easy on the eyes. And Hewitt is certainly no slouch in the looks department. I've always had a thing for her. She's freaking gorgeous here. Support is provided by Danny Masterson, Jason Marsden, Eric Balfour, Anthony Michael Hall and Lee Majors.
Trojan War is a better than average teen sex comedy. I recommend checking it out.
2 comments:
I've never heard of this movie, but the title cracked me up, and the synopsis makes it sound cute.
It's a good flick. It slipped under most people's radar, definitely.
Warner Bros just released it as part of their Archive line so it's still not widely available.
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