‘Valley Girl’ remake landing on VOD May 8

Just days after announcing the 1983 classic Valley Girl, starring Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman, was coming to digital streaming for the first time ever, Orion Classics has released the debut trailer, poster and first look images for Valley Girl – a musical adaptation of the original film that changed American teenage life forever.

Julie (Jessica Rothe) is the ultimate ’80s Valley Girl. That is, until she falls hard for Randy (Josh Whitehouse), a Sunset Strip punk rocker, who challenges everything Julie stand for. Despite push-back from friends and family, Julie must break out of the safety of her world to follow her heart and discover what it really means to be a Valley Girl. Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, Valley Girl also stars Chloe Bennet, Mae Whitman, Ashleigh Murray, Jessie Ennis, Rob Huebel, Judy Greer, Alicia Silverstone and Camila Morrone.

Valley Girl is directed by Emmy Award-winner Rachel Lee Goldenberg (A Deadly Adoption, “Between Two Ferns”); written by Amy Talkington; and produced by Matt Smith (Rim of the World) and Steven J. Wolfe (500 Days of Summer).

Set to a rock ‘n roll ’80s soundtrack featuring covers of “Take On Me,” “We Got the Beat” and Logan Paul getting punched in the face, Valley Girl hits VOD May 8.

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