Take Me Home Tonight
dir. Michael Dowse · 2011
Matt Franklin, a disillusioned MIT graduate, finds himself working as a video clerk while grappling with the pressures of adulthood and the allure of his high school crush, Tori. As the night unfolds, he navigates a series of comedic misadventures that challenge his views on success, friendship, and love. Watching this film feels like a nostalgic trip back to a time when life was defined by fleeting moments and the pursuit of connection.
It's the late 1980s, when Wall Street is riding high, and it seems as if the entire country is cashing in on the bumper profits. Disgusted with the materialism that surrounds him, Matt Franklin, a brilliant young MIT graduate, has walked out on his well-paid position at a local lab and taken a low-level job as a video clerk, much to his father Bill's consternation. And the crises keep piling up in Matt's life. His best buddy Barry has just gotten fired from his job, his brainy sister Wendy is getting hitched to her vapid boyfriend Kyle, and the gorgeous Tori Frederking, long-time object of Matt's unattainable adoration, is suddenly back in the picture. Now, on one wild, woolly and irresponsible evening, everything is coming to a head, with explosive results.
