Lucas!
caught the 1986 blockbuster (not really) Lucas tonight. that’s some pretty good second tier smack from the 80’s man. most lesser fans will only be able to recall the winona ryder, corey haim, and charlie sheen appearances, but the hardcore also know this is one of the great jeremy piven’s first roles. that guy has about 80 roles in between ’spike’ and the current ari gold, and let me tell you, he hasn’t had much hair on his head for any of them.lucas is really the original rudy, and the end scene, while not a tear jerker, is a nice sports related feel good moment.also present in that sequence, the first appearance of ‘menacing asian guy’ - very rarely seen in the mid 80s.