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Valley Girl (1983) | The Cage Corner Podcast #11

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Grab your leg warmers and your favorite record becuase we’re going back to the 80s for our first in-universe crossover discussing Valley Girl! Nicolas Cage plays a hopeless romantic whose punk rock roots upset the established order of Deborah Foreman’s valley girl life style. It’s Romeo and Juilet for the punk rock generation. In this episode, we discuss some of the film’s questionable plot decisions, themes of identity and mental health and much more! This episode is sponosred by our Patrons at our $5 tier. For five dollars you can help us cover the entire Nicolas Cage filmography and help us get mental health resources into schools!

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