BoomerDT I knew a guy in the late 80's who was a very successful womanizer. As a part of his regular modus operandi for seduction, he would invite his date back to his apartment after dinner, open a bottle of wine and pop "About Last Night" in the VCR. It was evidently the perfect aphrodisiac. But lust would be virtually the only reason I could imagine any guy could sit through this a dozen times or so. Rob and Demi really get annoying rather quickly in this. Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins, playing their best friends, seem as irritated with this relationship as most of us are and deliver the best lines and performances in the film and without them this picture would absolutely bomb. Watching it again, some 30 years after it was released it does have some value as a time capsule of the period, especially having lived in Chicago during the late 70's and partaking occasionally in single bar scene in the Rush & Division Street area.

Paul Kydd Available on Blu-ray Disc (Region B)USA 1986 English (Colour); Comedy/Drama/Romance (TriStar); 113 minutes (18 certificate)Crew includes: Edward Zwick (Director); Tim Kazurinsky, Denise DeClue (Screenwriters, adapting Play SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO by David Mamet *** [6/10]); Jason Brett, Stuart Oken (Producers); Arnold Stiefel (Executive Producer); Andrew Dintenfass (Cinematographer); Ida Random (Production Designer); Harry Keramidas (Editor); Miles Goodman (Composer)Cast includes: Rob Lowe (Danny Martin), Demi Moore (Debbie Sullivan), James Belushi (Bernie Litko), Elizabeth Perkins (Joan Gunther), George DiCenzo (Mr Favio), Michael Alldredge (Mother Malone), Robin Thomas (Steve Carlson)"It's about men, women, choices, friendship, love, last night..."A young, attractive couple on the singles scene (Lowe, Moore) hesitantly embark on an unforeseen relationship, which is frequently undermined by their respective, disparaging best friends (Belushi, Perkins), who both contrive, however inadvertently, to break up the fledgling romance.Based on a one-act Mamet play, this is an audaciously vivid depiction of sexual pairing-off between hip twenty-somethings in the 1980s (needlessly remade in the 2010s), by turns brash, funny, true to life and affecting, with an abrasive Belushi and a cynical Perkins threatening to overshadow the nominal stars (though never quite doing so).The language is strong, the matter-of-fact sex and nudity unabashed, but the film's heart is dead-on centre.Blu-ray Extras: Featurette, Interview. *** (6/10)

SnoopyStyle Danny Martin (Rob Lowe) and his crude best friend Bernie Litgo (James Belushi) are restaurant supply salesmen. Danny starts dating Debbie Sullivan (Demi Moore) after an one-night stand. She has been sleeping with her boss. They eventually move in together to the dismay of her best friend roommate Joan (Elizabeth Perkins). Bernie isn't pleased either. The couple's happy relationship soon finds cracks. Danny is commanded to cut off a favorite customer. The pressures mount and they fall apart.Based on the 1974 David Mamet play 'Sexual Perversity in Chicago', this has some of his sharp biting dialog right from the start. The story is simple but well-executed. Lowe and Moore are reunited after 'St. Elmo's Fire'. Not to mention that these are two beautiful human specimens and have great chemistry together. It's a rom-com with a real emotions.

Claudio Carvalho In Chicago, the salesmen of restaurant supplies Danny Martin (Rob Lowe) and Bernie Litgo (James Belushi) are best friends and womanizers. One night, the handsome Danny meets Deborah 'Debbie' Sullivan (Demi Moore) in a bar and they have one night stand. Debbie works in an advertisement agency and lives with her roommate and best friend, the kindergarten teacher Joan Gunther (Elizabeth Perkins), and falls in love with Danny.The infatuated Debbie moves to Danny's apartment and they have great sex but very few conversation. Their closest friends Joan and Bernie frequently try to sabotage their relationship. Five months later, Danny breaks with her and the brokenhearted Debbie returns to Joan's apartment. Meanwhile Danny grows up and misses Debbie, but maybe it might be too late for reconciliation. "About Last Night…" is one of the best movies about love, sex and immature relationship from the 80's and one of my favorite films ever. The charming lead characters are wonderfully performed by Demi Moore and Rob Lowe that show a magnificent chemistry. The story is realistic and shows the difficulties of a young couple to live together, with four young central characters of twenty and something years old: Debbie is a young woman that has an affair with her boss and has a crush on Danny and wants a steady relationship. Danny is an insecure man frustrated with his work that does not want to have a commitment with Debbie. Bernie is chauvinist pig that sees women as sexual objects. And Joan is a frustrated woman that is constantly dumped by her boyfriends."About Last Night…" is a cult for people from my generation that certainly will find identification with the lead characters and their relationships. Last but not the least, Demi Moore is delightful to be seen in the 80's ("No Small Affair"; "St. Elmo's Fire" and "About Last Night"). My vote is nine.Title (Brazil): "Sobre Ontem a Noite…" ("About Last Night...")