# What was this movie from the early to mid 80's? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [May 16, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126 "2026-05-16T22:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/1 "2026-05-16T22:44:19Z")
YTF I’m thinking about this I know not. I can only remember two scenes. One was of a dad breaking a pool cue on his son as a lesson to not trust or turn his back on anyone. The other scene was that of a guy and girl making out in a vat of goo, possible honey. Either ring a bell for anyone? -Pete ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/2 "2026-05-16T22:49:14Z")
Maybe _ **The Great Santini** _, with Robert Duvall as a USMC fighter pilot and tough dad? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/3 "2026-05-16T22:54:07Z")
I don’t remember a pool cue. I do remember, > During one-on-one games with Meechum {Robert Duvall} at home, though, his father refuses to let {his son} Ben {Michael O’Keefe} win, using unnecessarily rough physical tactics and humiliating insults and criticizing the rest of the family when they try to interfere. When Ben finally wins a game, Meechum unleashes a torrent of verbal abuse while bouncing the ball off his head. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/4 "2026-05-16T22:58:22Z")
The one line I remember from that movie was between the son and his buddy: **Buddy:** Who was that girl I saw you with last night? **Son:** One of the Lee sisters. **Buddy:** Yeah? Well, her first name must have been ‘Ug’!" (I was drunk at the time and thought this was hysterically funny.) ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/5 "2026-05-16T23:36:43Z")
It was not The Great Santini. This movie was more like a teenage comedy romp. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/6 "2026-05-16T23:56:58Z")
I should have guessed that. “A dad breaking a pool cue on his son” was a dead giveaway. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/7 "2026-05-17T00:32:11Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I should have guessed that. “A dad breaking a pool cue on his son” was a dead giveaway Why im even thinking about some flick I last saw once over 40 years ago is beyond me. For some reason the thought popped into my head. Especially the make out scee in the cat of goo. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/8 "2026-05-17T00:33:08Z")
Not Another Teen Movie? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/9 "2026-05-17T00:36:45Z")
“The cat of goo”??? 😳 ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/10 "2026-05-17T02:03:18Z")
I’m thinking it’s two memories fused. The pool cue bit certainly puts it in Great Santini territory, though I do not recall that scene. Teenage comedy romp crosses that off the list. I also cannot recall the “vat of goo” in any movie of that era. It wasn’t John Hughes certainly. Perhaps Porky’s could have played the pool cue scene off for laughs, yet again no recall of that. Both scenes in the same movie seems unlikely IMO. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/11 "2026-05-17T02:13:27Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > “The cat of goo”??? 😳 Now, _that_ has to be a William Castle movie. Oh, BTW: _Hog Wild_? Do not ask me how I know this. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/12 "2026-05-17T03:38:24Z")
Not Porkeys. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Not Another Teen Movie? Early to mid-1980’s. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/13 "2026-05-17T12:56:20Z")
Are you sure it’s not _Hog Wild_? I can’t believe there are two movies from the 80s with both those scenes. Unless one is Japanese, and one is the US remake. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-movie-from-the-early-to-mid-80s/1030126/14 "2026-05-17T14:03:58Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Are you sure it’s not _Hog Wild_? I watched it’s trailer on YT and am certain that’s it! Thanks 😀