Trojan War (1997)

Director:

George Huang

Writers (WGA):

Andy Burg (written by) &
Scott Myers (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

She has 24 hours to convince the guy of her dreams that she's the girl of his.

Plot:

Brad thinks he has found the girl of his dreams with Brooke. On the night when he thinks all his dreams will come true he runs into a problem...

Plot Keywords:

Bus Driver | Kafka Esque | Dream Girl | Party | Latino

Cast

Will Friedle	...	Brad Kimble
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Leah Jones
Marley Shelton	...	Brooke Kingsley
Danny Masterson	...	Seth
Jason Marsden	...	Josh
Eric Balfour	...	Kyle
Jennie Kwan	...	Trish
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Nina (as Charlotte Lopez)
Lee Majors	...	Officer Austin
John Finn	...	Ben Kimble
Wendie Malick	...	Beverly Kimble
Christine Deaver	...	Latin Mama
Mike Moroff	...	Big Brother
Lobo Sebastian	...	Lead Homeboy
Joe Cerrano	...	Biggest Homeboy

Also Known As:

Rescue Me

Runtime:

84 min | USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Daybreak

Trivia:

Santa Monica bus #2525 is the same one featured in Speed (1994/I).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): A&P cashier name tag says Joanne but Public Address response calls her Grace.

Quotes:

Leah: Is it just you three, or is your entire gender mentally deficient?
Josh: It's pretty much all of us.

Movie Connections:

References "Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Disco Inferno

One of the better "teen movies" out there

It's a shame when there is a good movie and it never makes it in theaters. That's what happened with TROJAN WAR, it's a charming movie about a guy who is in love with a living, breathing barbie doll. Since the very day he first laid his eyes on her, his breath was taken away. Trying to achieve the one thing he has wanted to do forever, the movie centers on Brad's wild adventures all to get a condom. Along the way he encounters some of the strangest people ever to walk the face of the earth. In this some times over the top film, BOY MEETS WORLD funny man, Will Friedle plays Brad. He is very funny in this role. It is a stretch from his role on WORLD. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays the role of his best friend, who is in love with Brad. This is one of her best movies. Love's acting ability has never been a question, but this performance is one of her best, while it is not Oscar worthy, she embraces the character and took a simple role and owned it. Marley Shelton gets throw in the mix as the "eye candy", her role as Brooke has been done before. Although she is a good actress, this part could be played by anyone. The same has to be said for Eric Balfour, who is supposed to be the "Big" man on campus. There is nothing great about his performance. To add some comic spice, Danny Masterson and Jason Marsden play two strange teenagers trying to find that one special girl. Kathy Griffin has a small, but funny role. All of the acting is good. It could be worse, example Drive Me Crazy. The music only adds to the movie. All of the songs in some way find their place in the movie. TROJAN WAR is a fun film with laughs and even some touching moments. It's a story about wanting more, but not seeing what's right in front of you. Like the tagline say's, she has 24 hours to convince the guy of her dreams that she's the girl of his. It's a story for anyone who has been in love, a story about growing up, and a story about finding yourself and losing your head along the way. All in all it gets 3.5 stars out of 4.