[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    EmmysSuperheroes GuideSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideBest Of 2025 So FarDisability Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

Hunk

  • 1987
  • PG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
Deborah Shelton, James Coco, and John Allen Nelson in Hunk (1987)
A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and gets a new beefcake body.
Play trailer0:31
1 Video
36 Photos
Dark ComedySatireComedyFantasy

A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and gets a new beefcake body.A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and gets a new beefcake body.A computer nerd makes a deal with the Devil and gets a new beefcake body.

  • Director
    • Lawrence Bassoff
  • Writer
    • Lawrence Bassoff
  • Stars
    • John Allen Nelson
    • Steve Levitt
    • Deborah Shelton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lawrence Bassoff
    • Writer
      • Lawrence Bassoff
    • Stars
      • John Allen Nelson
      • Steve Levitt
      • Deborah Shelton
    • 33User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Trailer

    Photos36

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 30
    View Poster

    Top cast21

    Edit
    John Allen Nelson
    John Allen Nelson
    • Hunk Golden
    Steve Levitt
    • Bradley Brinkman
    Deborah Shelton
    Deborah Shelton
    • O'Brien
    Rebeccah Bush
    Rebeccah Bush
    • Sunny
    James Coco
    James Coco
    • Dr. D
    Robert Morse
    Robert Morse
    • Garrison Gaylord
    Cynthia Szigeti
    • Chachka
    Avery Schreiber
    Avery Schreiber
    • Constantine Constapopolis
    Melanie Vincz
    • Laurel Springs
    Doug Shanklin
    • Skeet Mecklenburger
    Page Mosely
    • Coaster Royce
    • (as Page Moseley)
    Hilary Shepard
    Hilary Shepard
    • Alexis Cash
    J. Jay Saunders
    J. Jay Saunders
    • Director
    Charles Dougherty
    Charles Dougherty
    • Cameraman
    John Barrett
    • Lifeguard
    Jacqueline Jacobs
    • Dragon Lady
    Bubba Da Skitso
    Bubba Da Skitso
    • Hunk Wannabe
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Hendren
    Robert Hendren
    • Lifeguard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lawrence Bassoff
    • Writer
      • Lawrence Bassoff
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews33

    4.61.6K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    3Remy_Azhary

    If Glen Powell were to do gay porn (without the porn)!

    This is a gay man fantasy heck of a movie, if you'd even call it that! Let's just leave it at that!

    I remember watching it back in the early 90s on TV. The only vivid memory I had about it was the night when he was sleeping and got transformed, specifically when he got **AHEM** "expanded", if you know what I mean. And I don't mean his upper body torso.

    Watching it again now, it's just bad! But for what it's worth, it's a watch worth of nostalgia. That's it.

    By the way, you know when they say you should never remake movies that are already perfect? Well, this one is in desperate need of a serious makeover.

    And since I did drop Glen Powell's name in the title, perhaps they could consider him playing Hunk since young John Allen Nelson bore uncanny resemblance to Powell.
    7Tony-208

    Awful film, but lives up to its title

    The only thing good about this film is that it holds up a very good looking man as the object of voyeurism (refreshing, since typically in films, women are the exhibitionists and men are the voyeurs). John Allen Nelson certainly lives up to the title.

    Other than this, the acting is atrocious. Of course, the script probably didn't leave the actors much to work with. The dialogue seems very stilted and uninspired.

    The film is enjoyable in the "it's so bad it's good" vein, though. This is definitely a film for those who like bad movies or just like to see a cute guy in a small swimsuit. Not much else to offer.
    3bkoganbing

    Beautiful beach for beautiful people

    We all get our start somewhere and if you look sharp you can spot Brad Pitt as an extra in a scene in Hunk on the beach at Sea Spray California where there is a beautiful beach for beautiful people. Fortunately he would go on to better things.

    Hunk is another retelling of the Faust legend a real silly one at that. Nerdy Steve Levitt who is a computer programmer is up against it and says he'll make a deal with old Scratch for a good program. His computer itself writes one for him and as a reward he gets to spend the summer off at Sea Spray beach while he tries to come up with another program winner. Hanging around all these beautiful people and being treated like something stuck to your shoe, Levitt dreams he was one of them.

    Now old Scratch himself sends an emissary in Deborah Shelton and she offers him a chance to try out hunkdom. Sure enough over night he's transformed into the drop dead gorgeous John Allen Nelson. Perfection in the male body. itself.

    The whole thing really gets downright dumb as Nelson becomes a celebrity after saving the life of Robin Leach wannabe Robert Morse. Will he take the offer? I know I would find it hard to refuse.

    James Coco has some good moments as a most epicene devil, but the rest of this is just juvenile and stupid.

    But if you like ogling beautiful bodies, you can't go wrong with Hunk.
    8james_cocos-snowboots

    Comedy, thy name is Hunk.

    Hunk is a retelling of the proverbial Ugly Duckling tale, only with humans, rather than ducks, epitomizing 80's trends. The makers of Hunk certainly had their work cut out for them whilst making this groundbreaking film, since the affliction of insecurity usually only strikes females with glasses on film.

    The story: Bradley invents a successful computer program about yuppies, goes to live in a dilapidated beach house in the California yuppie colony Sea Spray, and discovers that he is quite different from the others because he is a nerd. He has already sold his soul to the devil in order to make the successful computer program, and so, once he wishes to be a hunk, his wish is satisfied by the devil's handmaiden, O'Brien, on whom Bradley develops a crush. Bradley, now Hunk Golden, is unleashed on the unassuming folks of Sea Spray to cause an uproar with his utter hunkiness, which he plays up by wearing a sleeveless, unbuttoned button-up shirt accented by a tie. Nice.

    Despite finding love with his psychologist, Sunny, Hunk Golden soon discovers that being a Hunk isn't all he dreamed it would be and so he embarks on a metaphysical battle with the devil, a.k.a. Dr. D. (played by the one and only, James Coco) for his soul. Will Hunk Golden remain a hunk in exchange for his mortal soul, or will he give up his status as a Hunk and live as Bradley Brinkman?

    What a relief to finally see a funny, smart, yet insecure male nerd wish to be a brawny, tanned hunk, and to be ironically reminded that the inner beauty of the male can also be obscured by a repulsively unattractive exterior. And Bradley Brinkman didn't even have to wear glasses to represent a nerd, because they just had a different actor portray Hunk Golden.

    If you are an insecure nerd, this movie will undoubtedly boost your self-esteem. If not, you'll get lots of laffs from the endless cheese. Highlights: O'Brien dancing at the nightclub, and Hunk's trendsetting style. And, if WWIII ever breaks out, I guess those of us who have watched Hunk will know who's REALLY responsible.
    8AudreyToo

    This film makes me happy

    I just adore this movie. It is in my category of 'Poundshop Classics' because it was discovered by an ex in a poundshop about 10 years ago. It is my second favourite movie in that category (after 'The Independent').

    I've never really understood why this film is not more of a well known 80's cult classic as it has everything a good 80's film should have: the costumes, the music, the effects and the self-referencing humour. The characters and casting are all ace - Hunk Golden surely has to be one of the best character names of all time!

    It is a silly, silly film and there's always time in my life for silly films.

    More like this

    Petits mensonges entre frères
    6.0
    Petits mensonges entre frères
    Feeling Minnesota
    5.4
    Feeling Minnesota
    The Dark Side of the Sun
    5.3
    The Dark Side of the Sun
    260 chrono
    6.1
    260 chrono
    Un autre monde
    5.9
    Un autre monde
    Trop jeune pour mourir
    5.9
    Trop jeune pour mourir
    Punisher
    5.6
    Punisher
    Johnny Suede
    5.7
    Johnny Suede
    Across the Tracks
    5.8
    Across the Tracks
    Happy Together
    5.9
    Happy Together
    Profession : Tueur
    4.6
    Profession : Tueur
    Contact
    6.1
    Contact

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      At time-code 16 minutes, when Bradley Brinkman (Steve Levitt) is introduced to Skeet Mecklenberg, look for Brad Pitt as an extra seated in a beach chair behind Skeet. He's in blue and white striped shorts seated next to a blonde girl in a white string bikini.
    • Goofs
      At one point the devil says that Labor Day is Hitler's Birthday. Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September and Hitler's birthday is April 20th - but then it was the Devil who said it, so maybe he was lying.
    • Quotes

      Hunk Golden: I finally meet a beautiful woman and she wants me to bomb Pearl Harbor. Talk about romantic.

    • Connections
      References Rocky and His Friends (1959)
    • Soundtracks
      Take a Second Look
      Music by David Kurtz

      Lyrics by Monday

      Sung by Jolie Jones and Donny Gerrard

      Produced by David Kurtz

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ16

    • How long is Hunk?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • March 6, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Crown International Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un garçon d'enfer
    • Filming locations
      • Paradise Cove - 28128 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA(beach scenes)
    • Production company
      • Marimark Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,749,956
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,749,956
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Deborah Shelton, James Coco, and John Allen Nelson in Hunk (1987)
    Top Gap
    What is the Brazilian Portuguese language plot outline for Hunk (1987)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.