Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Valley Girl is a 1983 romantic comedy movie, starring Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, E.G. Daily, Cameron Dye and Joyce Hyser. The movie was the directorial debut of Martha Coolidge, and was the first film in which Nicolas Coppola was billed as Nicolas Cage. The American release of Valley Girl was April 29, 1983. The plot is loosely based on Shakespeare''s Romeo and Juliet.Julie Richman is a Valley Girl who seems to have it all: good looks, popularity, and a handsome Valley dude boyfriend, Tommy. However, she has grown tired of Tommy''s lack of respect and arrogance towards her. At the end of a shopping trip with her friends Loryn, Stacey, and Suzi, Julie runs into Tommy and breaks up with him, returning his I.D. bracelet. Later that day at the beach, Julie spies a handsome young man, and the two trade shy glances at each other.