About Last Night... [Blu-ray]

Easily one of my all time favorite 80's films. The remake with Kevin Hart paid homage to the film but nothing touches a true classic. Rob Lowe stars as Danny. He and his best friend, Bernie (played by James Belushi) work together always talking about the typical guy stuff: sex, women and alcohol. One day at a company baseball game, Danny bumps into an attractive young lady named Debbie (played by Demi Moore) and sparks fly where you can tell they have great chemistry where one thing leads to another and they end up getting together later in the evening. What started as a one night stand quickly evolves into a fun fast relationship where both are really into each other looking to build into much more. That's where Debbie's best friend, Joan (played by Elizabeth Perkins) comes in. Her whole mindset is: all men are dogs and all relationships are destined for break up. She's does and says everything possible to show her dislike towards Danny rooting for their relationship to fail. On the same token however, so does Bernie. He feels all women are nothing more than a piece of meat and only wants the bachelor life. While Debbie is madly in love with Danny wanting to have the family life taking things to the next level, Danny's not quite ready to fully commit or admit how in love he really is. Eventually it all takes a toll on Debbie where she's just done trying to prove her love setting Danny free to go back to the bachelor life he once had. But as time goes on without Debbie in his life, Debbie truly realizes how much of a good thing he messed up and he wants back what he had with her. This is a classic case of daily relationships that any couple or person who's been in love can relate to. A true classic never gets old!

This movie does a reall good job showing how difficult it can sometimes be when a couple can never truly commit. Rob Lowe does a real good job, one of his better performances. He seems to want to commit to the relationship but he's always been a good looking, get most any chick kinda guy, and his best friend Belushi would like to keep him single to keep the chicks coming. Demi Moore also does a real good job, and her best friend is worse than Belushi, she just wants to use men and get rid of them and hates the idea that Moore really wants a relationship and always tries to torpedo it. This movie has a lot of angles, funny, cute, romantic, heart wrenching, and just happy. It's a very good movie, well worth watching, one of the better romantic brat pack romantic comedies from the 80s, easily one of the best from then. All the acting is good.

I love this movie because it was made before the I get offended by everything movement. Its funny touching, innocent and real. Might be considered extremely inappropriate these days even though what's considered AOK now wasn't so normal in the 80s.

A classic chick flick that I'd never seen before. A simple easy to watch story with nice scenes of Chicago. Belushi is good at adding humor. Demi Moore does a good job and is beautiful to boot. Didn't realize her breasts were so small. Rob Lowe is ridiculously handsome. The three of them work well together and end up with a movie I'm glad I finally watched.

What a film!!! What a story!!! WHAT AN ENDING!!! Bitter-sweet.I personally find it to be very appealing to me...If you liked Dirty Dancing (1987), Cocktail (1988), Top Gun (1986), Pretty Woman (1991) you are going to like this one too.However, the movie does not play according to the book, the ending is not your typical ending, and the characters and story line feel much more realistic than your typical Hollywood made Romantic-Comedy."Its about friends, its about one-night stands, its about work, its about commitment, its about love..."PS. Demi Moore and Rob Lowe where perfect for each other in this movie.

I would have loved to seen the play "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" by David Mamet, so I can have a comparison to the movie adapted version named "About Last Night..." From what I heard the movie is pretty diluted in juxtaposition to the play, which is surprising because unlike modern times, the 1980s didn't really worry about movie ratings to fit a PG-13 versus R rating to make money and/or moral values.As for the movie itself, it lacks any real plot. Young man in his early twenties named Danny (Rob Lowe) meets a young woman in her early twenties named Debbie (Demi Moore) in a bar in Chicago. After several dates, Danny and Debbie decide to move in together and give love a shot. The result is very moody, precarious, sexual, devoted, aloof and griping relationship. As a matter of fact, the relationship could probably be considered the first bipolar couple captured on film. With all the ups and downs and "should I be with this person or shouldn't I?" between Danny and Debbie. These "tender moments" create some major laughs, many that are totally both intentional and unintentional by the movie makers. However, I really didn't care if Danny and Debbie stayed together or not. Mainly because they both go through fits of being very vexing and it takes a toll on my soul. Therefore my mind kept wondering when McDonald's was going to bring back 2 for 2 Big Macs.Rob Lowe does a great job as the young (and somewhat dumb) stud who doesn't want to grow up. I think that his hair should have also received billing in this movie, but that is just me. Demi Moore was adorable but kind of idiotic. I really found her character both naïve and vapid. In defense of Demi, she makes the character work, really. You will also discover many, many sex scenes with Rob and Demi. They both show plenty of skin. Also Rob watches strange cartoons and Demi sports her trademark raspy voice.As for the supporting cast, Elizabeth Perkins gives a solid performance as Debbie's surly and caustic best friend Joan. That former description is supposed to be an oxymoron. Joan basically hates all men and goes through fits of imagined and real rejection throughout the entire movie. I really wanted to slap her in the face a couple of times. This shows that Liz Perkins did great job acting. Jim Belushi was great as Bernie. Bernie is the staple guy's guy. With plenty of crud/sexist humor and one liners like "Pull this leg and it plays Jingle Bells", he really is a guy you can see yourself having a pizza and some beer with. In contrast he is also the only character who doesn't come off fake or have some personality hang ups. Debbie has a sordid affair with her boss Steve, who by the way is awesome. Joan hates men but has no problem picking the worse out of the lot and takes no ownership of her selection of mates. Danny likes to sleep with married women and has a hard time with "real emotions". In other words, Bernie has no disillusions about who he is and there is no deception about his motives.There are about six music videos in this movie. This is where music is played to show the elapse of time pass. I believe the term is a montage. This technique is something that isn't seen much in movies today. However in "About Last Night...", it totally works. There are certain montages where I just want to get up and dance while the DVD is playing. The music in this movie is also bipolar. It is either pop bubble gum or so dramatic the earth should stop. I am also happy to say a copy of the entire motion picture soundtrack is in my house. LONG LIVE SHEENA EASTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"About Last Night..." does a wonderful job portraying the fundamental differences between men and women. Even though this movie was made in 1986 and is over twenty years old changes nothing. Despite fashion and plenty of hair spray of 1986, men and women go through the same dating rituals (bar hoping & mind games to note a few) now that they went through then. So even though the movie might not have the most complex plot, it has plenty of character and characters!It might appear that I don't like this movie. Believe me I do. I have seen this movie so many times that I feel like I have the privilege to rip it apart, since it holds such a place in the land of nostalgia for me. I almost have a love, hate, love, hate relationship with this movie. This relationship of mine really mirrors Danny and Debbie's connection to one and other.My favorite part of this movie is the opening scene between Danny (Rob) and Bernie (Jim). Bernie is telling Danny a story about this night of wild sex he had with this girl. The conversation between both Bernie and Danny is constant, but during the dialogue the scene fades to black. This fade allows for the opening credits to be shown. When the credits are shown the dialogue is still present but when the camera comes back onto Bernie and Danny they are in a different place. For instance, they are speaking on subway (or the EL/L as it is called in Chicago), then fade to black and credits and cut back to them talking in a bar, the scenes change several times. Mind you the scenes change but not the dialogue. I thought it was a pretty cool and dare I say trendy opening for a movie.This artistic opening was something that wouldn't be out of place in the film "Memento". Nevertheless, Guy Pearce was in "Memento" with Joe Pantoliano. Joe Pantoliano was in "U.S. Marshalls" with Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. was in "Wonder Boys" with Michael Douglas. Michael Douglas was in "Disclosure" with Demi Moore. And yes, Demi Moore was in "About Last Night..." with Jim Belushi, Elizabeth Perkins and Rob Lowe. I know I shouldn't have made the connection, but I had to. I know somewhere out there Kevin Bacon is proud.

Jim Belushi is a riot. He alone makes the movie still fun to watch.

About Last Night is described as a romantic comedy-but it’s more a romantic drama with light humour starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore. The film opens with Bernie recounting a tale of debauchery, to his best friend Danny. Later they encounter Debbie and Joan, two roommates who are looking for love. The film centres on the yuppie pairing of Danny and Debbie who are wary of entering a committed relationship for the first time and the effect their relationship has on those around them as well as on themselves. Demi Moore plays a role quite similar in background details to her ‘Jules’ in St Emo’s Fire [1985], but this is more natural and much more realistic as the characters there were unlikable. It’s a film of three parts: The first third contains most of the humour, the middle focuses on the strains of the romance and the final third provides the bulk of the drama.The single disc opens to a main menu offering languages [English, French, German, Italian, Spanish], subtitles [most west European and Arabic], scene selections, extras [trailer, talent profiles] and play. Rated 18 this contains lots of swearing and adult sexual references at the start. Featuring drug usage, nudity with bare nipples and backsides, casual attitudes to sex and relationships, this will not appeal to everyone but the film has aged well and remains a worthwhile glimpse of the 80s.If your looking for a lightweight romcom with a touch of humour or are curious about the 80s, you could do a lot worse than watch this.

I adored this flick in the 80's and found the pairing of Lowe and Moore worked well - they look so good in this film - Belushi is so jealous and hard nosed friend sparking off Perkins uptight school teacher room-mate. Both were poor 'best' friends to the leads characters - desperately trying to keep them apart to stop them being hurt!! the music is instantly forgettable but ties in nicely with the film.Classic line from Lowe to Moore "I saw you staring at me" Moore "Theres a clock above your head!.This film is actually from a little known book called "Sexual perversity in Chicago." - This is a much racier read than the film itself and worth trying to get hold of - just imagine the actors in those book roles .Enjoy..................................................................

Having not seen this since the 1980's, it was an interesting look back at a time gone by from a seemingly "typical" relationship perspective. Good supporting roles for Elizabeth Perkins and James Belushi too.

Great film, perfect for people who love films with a twist.

Good price