REVIEW: Take Me Home Tonight [2011]

“That was a metaphor. I totally got him.” As this week’s box office shows in contrast to my huge level of enjoyment with Take Me Home Tonight, it appears director Michael Dowse has another cult classic on his hands. Already with It’s All Gone Pete Tong and a duo of Fubar films containing a pretty vocal fan following—how else would what looks like a major low-budget flick in the latter get funding for sequel Balls to the Wall—I’d have to imagine the lackluster opening of his newest won’t get him…

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VIDEO: Atomic Tom Music Video for Take Me Home Tonight

I’ll admit, the more I see about the film Take Me Home Tonight, the more I want to see it. Atomic Tom came onto the scene with a music video/Apple promo on the NYC subway, played and shot live on iPhones, and now have covered “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League. The video includes members of the film’s cast as they pay homage to a ton of classic 80s flicks. Good times are had by all, including us, the viewers. Courtesy of Relativity Media LLC: The 80’s are…

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