Foxes (1980)

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" Four attractive teenage girls growing up in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley in the late 1970s have more than their fair share of trouble and misadventure in this debut film from director Adrian Lyne. Regarded as a minor classic for the way it captured its era, Foxes is a realistic look at the lives of the girls, their relationships with their parents and how they deal with peer pressure, drugs and sex. The film, featured earlier performances by Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Randy Quaid, and L"

" Four attractive teenage girls growing up in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley in the late 1970s have more than their fair share of trouble and misadventure in this debut film from director Adrian Lyne. Regarded as a minor classic for the way it captured its era, Foxes is a realistic look at the lives of the girls, their relationships with their parents and how they deal with peer pressure, drugs and sex. The film, featured earlier performances by Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Randy Quaid, and L"

"Rated: R Why it’s rated: Profanity, drug and alcohol use, and sexual content. And for its raw portrayal of teenage life, featuring intense scenes of drug use, sexuality, strong language, and violence. "

"“People don't think we can have any serious emotion. Nobody gives a damn. But that's all right, I've got friends.""

"26.2. Melkoisen huolettomasti alkoholia ja huumeita käyttävien 16-vuotiaiden tyttöjen kasvutarinassa nähdään bilettämistä, elämän varjopuolia ja jonkinlaista asioista oppimista. Mistään erityisen ihmeellisestä elokuvasta ei Foxesin tapauksessa ole kyse, mutta kasvukipukuvauksena sillä on kuitenkin hetkensä."

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was Adrian Lyne’s directing debut and since I was always had a weak spot for Jodie Foster so, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, I was slightly worried with the opening scene which was rather sleazy and misguided. Fortunately, the rest of the movie turned out to be actually pretty good. Indeed, it was actually  quite an interesting and realistic depiction of teenage girls, especially girls from the Valley, and I enjoyed it much more than ‘Valley Girl’ which I just watched a couple of days ago. In fact, I have to admit that the characters in ‘Valley Girl’ might have been actually more reaslitic but they were also so vapid and shallow and, in this movie, these girls were all so much more interesting a” read more