Reckless (1984) on Netflix
Johnny Rourke is a football player and an outcast at his high school. Cheerleader Tracey Prescott dates his teammate Randy Daniels. At the Tin Can-Can dance, a draw pairs them.
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Plot summary
Johnny Rourke is an outcast at his high school and plays football there. Tracey Prescott is a cheerleader who is officially dating Randy Daniels, Johnny's teammate. At the high school Tin Can-Can dance, a draw pairs Johnny and Tracey, and the two connect on the dance floor. Randy is jealous and starts a fight, Coach Phil Barton steps in, and Johnny walks out. Tracey follows him, and he suggests a ride on his motorbike. At his lookout spot they discuss their plans for the future. The next day the mill calls about John Sr., who is too drunk to work, and Johnny arrives late to practice.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Reckless (1984)
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- Screenwriter Chris Columbus disowned Reckless on a 2015 episode of the film podcast The Movie Crypt, saying director James Foley had "destroyed his material"; he said Foley banned him from the set and that he cried after the first screening.
- Maxwell Caulfield was offered the lead role of Johnny Rourke but turned it down because he had just made Grease 2 and did not want to play another high-school character who rides a motorbike; he later regretted the decision.
