tdrish Reckless is a 1984 romance drama, and stars Daryl Hannnah with Aidan Quinn. Aidan Quinn stars as Johnny, who has eyes for one of the cheerleaders, Tracy. Tracy already has a boyfriend, but he doesn't treat her very well. She's from a, well, not exactly rich family, but a well off family. Johnny, on the other hand, is piss poor broke, and lives alone with his father in a rundown apartment. They're relationship is a little less then harmonious. Johnny is a bit of a risk taker, almost even seems to have a death wish, so it doesn't take much of his impulses to try to steal the girl of his dreams. Question is, what do these two possibly have in common? And will she allow him to win her over? To answer the first question, they actually have a little bit in common. He doesn't have a care in the world. Neither does she. They quickly absorb into a strange bond. By strange, I mean that he's doing everything he can to win her over, but she just seems a bit stand offish. She tries to stand her ground, but its unclear weather its because she's already in a relationship, or if she's afraid of getting hurt again. She draws several lines in the sand, as if telling him, this is as far as you're going with me. Each line, Johnny steps over, and it becomes clear that every wall that she tries to build, he's just tearing them down for her. Someone is showing Tracy that they care? She's not used to that, the only attention she seems to get is being a cheerleader. And after getting kicked off the football team, and getting into an ugly fight with his own father, it sends Johnny further into the downward spiral, and he realizes the only thing he has to live for now...is her. And if he can't have her, why live? The tones in the film are spot on, even if a little dated. Johnnys motorcycle is pretty symbolic in the film, meaning, he can take himself places, he can take her places on it, or he can take himself out by riding off the edge of a nearby cliff at anytime if he wants to. A good movie, but the fact that these two characters have solid character depth in the film, and nobody else does, it just feels like there's something missing in the mix. The rest of the characters are dull, 2 dimensional, I mean, you may as well not even have them in there. Oh well. A great piece from director James Foley. PS: The ending is cliche as you can get!

Frank I saw this film originally on USA and finally found it used for $5 in it's original box, original price on box $85. When I saw it I could totally relate to wanting to get out of a town where the local industry had become a dinosaur. The soundtrack is great! Aiden gives a great performance and it was filmed nearby. As the other comments said, it IS classic 80's bad boy/good girl stuff but with a little more edge and reality than "Valley Girl" or "Some Kind of Wonderful" The Bob Seger doesn't exactly fit with the other new wave music in the film but it works great. There were so many times I wish I would have done what Rourke did at the dance. I attended a high school that was 99% white and all our dances had funk & early rap, no good for a 16 year old with an attitude but I'm over it, no really, I am.Where is Johnny Rourke today?

normalou First, how can you hate a film that utilizes both INXS and Romeo Void on its soundtrack? It's so '80s, but in the best way. That was the New Wave in music, and it fits, it fits with the story. The story is an old one, the poor little rich girl, so intrigued by the bad boy, the one with the troubled history, the unsettled home life, the one with the intense blue eyes, the boy who is obviously more of a "man" than her own boyfriend. She has to know about him, and she gets the chance when they are selected to attend the high school dance as a couple, much to her boyfriend's dismay.His desire to leave their sleepy steel town, the little depressed, economically, hellhole with nowhere to go but down, is a catalyst for her, along with his seductive charms. He "wants" her, he tells her, and she wants him, but can't bear to let him know, without him forcing it out of her. He opens her up, sexually, mentally, he challenges her, and there are some really erotic scenes to show all of this.Don't dismiss this film as fluff, or "plotless", there is a definite plot, it's an old one, used many times, but never quite to this effect, with these actors, with people this lovely to look at, this talented, with a soundtrack so perfectly fitting. It's a good movie, and has some really nice, creative camera work - the high school dance scene, camera swirling around Darryl Hannah and Aidan Quinn, is classic. A perfect little movie moment.I recommend this movie, to anyone who likes erotic romances, or who wants to see a good example of why Aidan Quinn got so many parts in movies, or why Darryl Hannah was once so popular. These two light up the screen. The soundtrack is pure '80s, the tail end of the New Wave movement in music, and it's well preserved today.

Marta I'll admit I love this film. Quite a bit of the dialog doesn't make any sense; some of the characters are just there to hang the plot from; and Cliff DeYoung as the football coach gets most of the bad lines and his character, as well as the snotty cheerleaders, are all clichés. But these flaws don't detract from the appeal of the film. Darryl Hannah, and Aidan Quinn in particular, have a presence and a chemistry that keeps the film vibrant and alive. This was Quinn's first film, and I've liked him ever since I first saw it. Even as a novice he's a great actor. Hannah is not as good as he, but she's still very good as a well-to-do high school senior who's looking for something different but not sure what she wants. Quinn plays the misunderstood poor boy with an alcoholic father, who is beset by teachers, father, peers and police every way he turns. Due to a random pairing for a charity dance, they are brought together and eventually discover that what they are looking for is in each other. The last shot of the film, as the camera speeds down the highway to Bob Seger's "Roll Me Away", is one of my favorite shots of any movie. I'll agree it's corny, but it works and so does this film.The authentic steel-town atmosphere also helps to give the film a gritty realism; dark, smoggy, atmospheric and disturbing, it reminds me of the feel of the 80's. The soundtrack is superb; Romeo Void, INXS, and Kim Wilde's "Kids in America." Whenever I want to recapture that 80's feeling, when watching MTV was still new and exciting and they still played music you could take pleasure in listening to, and when the 80's groups were so avant-garde and on-the-edge, I watch this film. Sure enough, it can take me right back. Look past the sometimes inane dialog and be sure to catch this film; if you immerse yourself in the music it will work its spell. It hasn't been shown on on regular cable in years (it's rated R for some candid but convincing sex scenes), but in mid-2005 it was playing on the high definition cable channel INHD, looking and sounding fantastic, so it does show up occasionally. Warner Archive (http://www.warnerarchive.com) now (2011) offers it for sale as an "on demand," widescreen DVD. A great film for Friday or Saturday night, and don't forget to turn the volume way up!