''One More Saturday Night'' is a 1986

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written by

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and Tom Davis and directed by Dennis Klein.

Plot

The film is about life on a Saturday night in

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. Russ Cadwell is ready to have sex with his girlfriend, Diane Lundahl. Doug, a petty thief, decides to become a burglar, and his friend Traci suggests they burglarize a nearby house. Mr. Lundahl, father of Diane, Karen, and Kevin, goes on a date with a woman named Peggy. They have sex in a car at the park. Karen is babysitting for Bill and Lynn Neal as they go out to eat. Karen's boyfriend comes over to the house and talks her into having a party there. Russ gets into an argument with Diane. She and her friend, Tobi, go to the local bar, drink, and watch Bad Mouth, the band playing there. The lead band members, Larry Hays and Paul Flum, are both hoping to score. Things get crazier but also better as time goes by.

Cast

as Paul Flum * Tom Davis as Larry Hays *

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as Peggy * Frank Howard as Eddie * Bess Meyer as Tobi * David Reynolds as Russ Cadwell *

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as Mr. Lundahl *

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as Diane Lundahl *

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as Karen Lundahl * Jonathan Singer as Kevin Lundahl * Eric Saiet as Doug *

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as Bill Neal * Dianne B. Shaw as Lynn Neal * Jessica Schwartz as Traci *

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as Mrs. Becker * Ann Coyle as Night desk clerk *

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as Dogman *

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as Drunk Teen

Critical reception

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'' says the film "suffers from trying to explore a variety of situations, and ultimately gets nothing said at all. The situations are routine, lacking wit or originality. Director Dennis Klein's pacing is slack and reveals no flare 'sic''for comedy."One More Saturday Night Review , TVGuide.com
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Trivia

Franken appeared on the 1985-86 season finale of ''

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'' during ''

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'' and announced that Columbia Pictures was test-marketing the film in

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in June 1986; he also displayed a map depicting the locations of movie theaters showing the film, and provided directions to the nearest theater for viewers in the

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. The movie's title is taken from the

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song of the same name. Franken and Davis were big Grateful Dead fans.

Production

Portions of the movie were filmed in Glenview,

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and at the Chateau Louise Resort in West Dundee, Illinois.

References

External links

* * {{Amg movie, 36390 American teen comedy films American coming-of-age comedy films 1986 films Columbia Pictures films 1980s teen comedy films Films set in Minnesota Films shot in Minnesota Films with screenplays by Al Franken Films with screenplays by Tom Davis (comedian) 1986 comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films