Kuffs was tailor-made for Christian Slater. Writer/director Bruce A. Evans alongside Raynold Gideon wrote the script with Slater in mind, and he plays the role perfectly in this action-comedy with constant fourth wall breaks.

It’s like if Ferris Bueller became a cop.

George Kuffs (Slater) is 21 and can’t figure his life out. He ditches his pregnant girlfriend, Maya (played by a 15-year-old Milla Jovovich!) and heads to San Francisco to hit up his brother, Brad (Bruce Boxleitner) for money to finance a trip to South America.

Brad runs a Patrol Special for a portion of the city, and when he comes up against the psychotic Kane (Leon Rippy) Brad is murdered in cold blood. Kuffs takes over his brother’s district with the intention of taking Kane down.

His investigation leads to a high-profile name around town, Sam Jones (George De La Pena) who may be trying to buy up land in town and more.

Kuffs, with frequent asides to the audience, works the case, occasionally hindered and helped by an ostracized police officer, Ted (Tony Goldwyn). The young man tries to stay focused on the task at hand, but things get complicated when Maya shows up in town and Kuffs needs to figure out if he’s going to face his responsibilities or run for the border.

It’s fun, it’s enjoyable, Slater is pitch perfect. There’s a fun score by Harold Faltermeyer. Goldwyn is pretty entertaining, coming off his turn in Ghost. I had a great time when I watched this originally in the theatre, and I still like it now. It is a little troubling, however, knowing Jovovich was fifteen at the time of filming, that seems a little inappropriate.

The action is pretty well-executed, and if there’s anyone besides Ferris Bueller or Deadpool can talk to the audience, it’s Slater’s Kuffs. It just works. His banter and delivery is exactly what you expect from Slater of this era, all attitude and self-confidence, and you just want him to get away with everything.

This one seems to have slipped off radars. Is it great, no, but is it a fun little escape? Hell yes. Honestly, throwing Faltermeyer in there, a fun pop soundtrack, and putting Slater centre stage? I was a fan of this one when it came out, and I’m still a fan now. I really enjoyed this one.

And watching it for the first time in a couple of decades? There was a number of laugh out loud moments for me. There’s a lot of really enjoyable things in this film. Just a good time. It’s a no-brainer, but damn if it isn’t fun.