Valley Girl (1983)

Coolidge was surprised to find out Cage was one of the Coppola family, saying that if she would've known before casting him it would've colored her view. -Thanks to Stephanie

Nicolas Cage lived in his car during the filming to make the character of 'Randy' more real. Director Martha Coolidge also sent the whole cast to high school in the Valley to prepare them for their parts.

Cage was turned off at first by the title of the script because he had really hated valley girls in high school & claimed they were bimbos but with some convincing from director Martha Coolidge, he realized the script was about so much more.

The club where Randy takes Julie is actually what would later be known as The Viper Room which was owned by Johnny Depp and the site of River Phoenix's death. -Thanks to Mona

The first scene of the movie was filmed at the Del Amo Fashion Show Mall in Torrance, Ca. Not the Sherman Oaks Galleria. The girls were coming down the escalator, and the guys were going up. Julie breaks up with Tommy. I remember this, because I lived in Torrance, Ca and was there. I was with some friends shopping. I remember saying to my friends Dave U and Eric S this doesn't look like a very good movie. Actually it turned out to be one of the best High School type movies ever made. I am 41, and it is still one of my favorites. -Thanks to Greg D

Yes, it has been confirmed in the interview in the DVD edition of the film with Nicolas Cage & Martha Coolidge that the Romeo & Juliet story line & references were all intentional. When they are doing the clip montage, Randy & Julie are standing & kissing underneath a movie Marquee that reads Romeo & Juliet!

Yes, Coolidge did find Nicolas Cage's photo in the reject pile & got angry at the casting directors, saying that while the guys they had considered were all good-looking, they couldn't act, while Cage could and had the looks as well (even though he wasn't perfect looking like the others).

Heidi Holicker (Stacey) said it was easy to play a valley girl because she was a valley girl when she was a teen.

E.G. Daily said she had the hardest time with the valley girl accent because she was never a valley girl and that she had to create her own accent in order to make it work (even if it sounded different from the other girls' accents).

All of the actors used their own clothes in order to keep in line with the low budget of the film.

Michael Bowen (Tommy) said that even though he got the part, it was difficult to play such a jerk because he's shy and basically the total opposite of Tommy.

To create the feel of a real romantic relationship, while filming Nicolas Cage (Randy) would write Deborah Foreman (Julie) love letters, although they never dated in real life. -Thanks to Lauren

Cage & Bowen became good friends during the shooting of the film & Cage said when guys would try to start fights with them, Bowen would repeatedly ask them "You bad? You bad?" & they would just back off. -Thanks to Stephanie

At the beginning of the film when the girls are shopping at the mall, the store they shop in is Wet Seal - a very popular and trendy 80s boutique (you can read the store name on the shopping bag and on the credit card machine). Wet Seal continues to be popular store for "girly-girls" today! -Thanks to Stephanie Hawkins

The script was written in 10 days. -Thanks to Stephanie

Heidi Holicker herself wrote in to say "Hi! I played "Stacey" in VALLEY GIRL and there's lots of fun trivia to add. One thing that comes to mind, at the prom scene, I start out in a light blue prom dress and when I have food all over my face and "Fred" played by Cameron Dye helps me off the floor, I somehow have a cream colored slip on. What happened to my dress? Even I don't know!" -Thanks to Heidi Holicker

In Julie's parent's restaurant/shop, while she prepares the salad for the customer at the counter, she is wearing black pants, but after Randy comes in, her pants change to Blue suddenly coordinating with the rest of her outfit. -Thanks to Cabi

When Julie makes up with Tommy (sitting at the table with a burger and fries in front of her) - Tommy asks "is this what you want"? and puts the bracelet on Julies wrist. He doesn't do a good job and the bracelet doesn't lock in. Pay close attention - Julie has to keep her arm lying across the table to keep the bracelet on her wrist till the scene ends. -Thanks to DC

In the prom scene when Randy and Tommy were fighting and Randy went down the steps with Julie, Tommy's pants go from pink to black (a split second before the guacamole dip) and then back to pink. -Thanks to Steph Daniel

Check out the limo at the end that they go to the prom in, then check out the limo after the fight scene and after on the way to the hotel... Two different cars! One is a formal limo (first one) and the second is a stretch limo... -Thanks to Rob

When Julie is at Dupar's Restaurant, eating and Loryn, Stacey and Suzi enter. They sit down and Stacey puts her books down on the table. The camera has a tight shot on Julie who is deciding which one should she choose Randy or Tommy. The next camera shot is on Stacey who has her books in her arms and tells Julie "life's not fair" and then she puts her books on the table. -Thanks to Chad

Did you notice that when they had the food fight at the prom Tommy was wearing black dress shoes but when he chases Randy and Julie out the door, he has white tennis shoes on. -Thanks to Angela

In the scene where Skip goes to Susie's house, he is wearing tan pants and then when they show the two of them in bed, the jeans he was wearing at the party are on the floor. -Thanks to Michelle

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