Hunk (1987)

Nice effects though.

Let's be realistic.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Part of an 80's Teen Comedy - Back to School DVD set I just bought, it didn't look all promising, to be honest. However, I did give it the benefit. And was I ever surprised. This low-budget film has substance, and an actual plot - with actors who can actually act.I found it charming, entertaining, and funny. In fact, many areas are downright hilarious. The dialog, acting, direction, and cinematography are decent. And I loved its overall moral theme: Beauty is over-rated. The film centers on tech-geek Brad Brinkman who grows bored with his overall life, and desires severe change, especially with women. He's visited by a sexy apparition who transforms him into a total stud. And then Brad/Hunk must decide thereon if he's indefinite happy with his 'transformation'.The only downers to this were the club snobs who's performances were weak and way overdone. Otherwise this movie is 2 thumbs up.

Quite how Lawrence Bassoff got a second writing/directorial gig after his appalling sex comedy Weekend Pass I'll never understand, but here it is—Hunk—yet another take on the tale of Faust, in which a nerdy computer programmer by the name of Bradley Brinkman (Steve Levitt) agrees to a devilish trial offer from sexy Satanic minion O'Brien (Deborah Shelton): his soul in exchange for new persona, that of ripped beefcake Hunk Golden (John Allen Nelson), a fancy car, and loads of cash.The whole Faust shtick offers plenty of opportunities for laughs and smutty humour, and yet somehow Bassoff manages to miss them all, instead giving his viewers a succession of laugh-free scenes in which Hunk struggles to come to terms with his situation, mingles with the shallow inhabitants of exclusive beach resort Sea Spray, and falls for his disbelieving shrink Sunny (Rebeccah Bush). Not only is the film desperately unfunny, but for a Crown International film, Hunk is also surprisingly free of female nudity, making it a double disappointment in my book.Rather unsurprisingly, this was to be Bassoff's last film, no-one willing to give the guy a third chance to prove what a lousy film-maker he was.2.5 out of 10, rounded up to 3 for IMDb.

Sweet, but lonely computer nerd Bradley Brinkman (the engagingly gawky Steve Levitt) ain't pleased with his lackluster lot in life. So he sells his soul to sexy spirit O'Brien (the astonishingly hot Deborah Shelton) and the gleefully wicked main evil dude Dr. D (a delightfully droll James Coco) so he can become handsome and irresistible beefcake stud muffin on wheels Hunk Golden (winningly played by John Allen Nelson). But will being Hunk enable Bradley to finally find happiness? Writer/director Lawrence Bassoff relates this charming 80's comic fantasy variant on "Faust" in an infectiously frothy, silly and lightweight manner; he maintains a bubbly good-natured tone and pleasant sense of goofy humor throughout. The excellent supporting cast qualifies as a substantial additional plus: Rebeccah Bush as helpful, sympathetic psychologist Sunny, Cynthia Szigeti as chatty, obnoxious Chachka, Avery Schrieber as Bradley's huffy boss Constantine Constapopolis, Melanice Vincz as vapid former cheerleader Laurel Springs, Hilary Shepard as arrogant brunette babe Alexis Cash, and Robert Morse as pompous, drunken TV show host Garrison Gaylord. Bryan England's glossy cinematography and David Kurtz's neatly bouncy'n'catchy score are both up to par. A nice little movie.

A friend new the director, so I went to the premiere, which was in a prestigious Westwood (L.A.) theatre. We all found it very entertaining.The story was this: Lawrence Bassoff went to USC film school, where he made a hilarious twenty-minute comedy about an outer space themed Bar Mitzva. http://www.film-making.com/breaking.htmlFrom that, he succeeded in getting a low-budget movie deal from Crown International Pictures for his first commercial film, Weekend Pass, which was moderately successful. Then Crown said they wanted to fund him to make another low-budget film, and they wanted it to be called 'Hunk'. No treatment, no script, no plot ideas. Just make a comedy about a hunk, and do what you want.A lifelong movie poster collector, he never made another film but has written three books on movie posters.