Fraternity Vacation

With the vast boom of '80s sex comedies out there, sometimes it's hard to distinguish one from another. One wonders if Fraternity Vacation would be so memorable if not for the very early appearance by Tim Robbins or the fleeting fame of Fright Night's Stephen Geoffreys as the nerd that finally gets some on the Florida strip. Without those two key ingredients, there's not much that holds this sucker afloat by itself. The humor is pretty standard, while the geek-to-chic conceit was basically nailed into the ground around this time. The flick does sport a fine soundtrack made of Bananarama tunes and other fine pop goodies, including a handful of tracks by Terminator composer Brad Fiedel, who croons a few hot tunes during some of the movie's many fun-under-the-sun montages. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide