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Parents' Guide to

Starstruck

By S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Australia New Wave musical has lots of energy, plus smoking.

Movie PG 1982 95 minutes
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STARSTRUCK is a time capsule into 1982, with its hairspray, thin ties, bright tights, and vibrantly colored dance numbers. It's also got some catchy songs, as well as a few that haven't aged very well and seem like, well, old, so-so synth-pop numbers. The plot is pure hokum — hey kids, let's put on a show to raise money to save the family business! — but it's mostly set up as a framework for the musical sequences.

Kennedy is appealing as a spunky would-be singer, but the songs aren't as fun as they might have seemed three decades ago. Same goes for the film, which is most entertaining as a look at the past.

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