Hunk is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Lawrence Bassoff and starring John Allen Nelson, Steve Levitt, James Coco, Deborah Shelton, and Avery Schreiber.
Nerdy computer programmer Bradley Brinkman signs a deal with an agent of the devil and gets transformed into the beefcake Hunk Golden in exchange for his soul. The deal includes a "sell your soul for the summer" trial, where he can get his previous body and his soul refunded if he is not satisfied with the deal.
Brad Pitt is a background extra in one scene, the first of several uncredited parts Pitt had in 1987, making this Pitt's first film appearance.
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- Alliterative Name: Protagonist Bradley Brinkman, his boss Constatine Constapopolis, and TV personality Garrison Gaylord.
- Awesome McCoolname: O'Brien transforms nebbish computer programmer Bradley Brinkman into the beefcake Hunk Golden. Upon discovering his new name, the transformed Bradley utters an incredulous "My name is Hunk Golden?"
- Bigger Is Better in Bed: The Deal with the Devil which transforms Bradley from a nerd into a "hunk"—the kind of man women want and men want to be—includes greatly increasing the size of his penis. And none of the women he sleeps with after this have any complaints.
- Chick Magnet: As part of his Deal with the Devil, Bradley Brinkman gains this ability when he is transformed into the hunky Hunk Golden: seemingly attracting women by the mere act of existing.
- Deal with the Devil: The devil's agent O'Brien offers to make Bradley a "hunk", the kind of man women want and men want to be, in exchange for his soul. This includes a "sell your soul for the summer" trial, where he can get his previous body and his soul refunded if he is not satisfied with the deal.
- Demon of Human Origin: This is the Devil's modus operandi. He gets humans to sell him their souls, and then turns them into demons to serve him in Hell. He claims to be experiencing his greatest demonpower shortage since the Crusades, which is why he particularly wants Bradley's soul, as he believes Bradley will help him trigger World War III. At the end of the film, it is revealed that the Hot as Hell O'Brien was originally a 10th Century princess who sold her soul to avoid a Viking marriage her father sold her into.
- Distracted by the Sexy: During the opening credits, two beautiful women crossing the road as so distracted by Hunk that they collide with each other.
- Eating the Eye Candy: Every woman who sees Hunk cannot help running her eyes over his muscular physique (which is often followed by their fingers and other body parts).
- Gratuitous Nazis: As a result of his constant flitting through time, The Devil shows up at one point in the present day (i.e. 1987) dressed in an SS uniform: complete with a High-Class Glass to complete the image of a Nazi Nobleman.
- Had the Silly Thing in Reverse: Drunken TV presenter Garrison Gaylord accidentally gets his jeep stuck in reverse and rockets backwards along the pier until stopped by Hunk.
- High-Class Glass: When Dr. D. turns up dressed as an SS officer, his outfit includes a monocle.
- Hot as Hell: The devil's agent O'Brien is played by the gorgeous Deborah Shelton (a former Miss USA), and appears in constantly changing array of sexy outfits.
- Hunk: A Deal with the Devil transforms nerdy computer programmer Bradley Brinkman into a muscular hunk named Hunk Golden.
- I Call Him "Mister Happy": Bradley has nicknamed his penis "Oscar". After being magically transformed into the title hunk, he looks down his trunk and is astounded by what he sees and comments that it is definitely not Oscar.
- Jerk Jock: One of Bradley's neighbors in Sea Spray is an former pro-footballer named Skeet Mecklenburger who still acts like a high school jock and immediately starts bullying the nerdy Bradley.
- Louis Cypher: The president of Devil Itself, Inc. is Dr. D. (and no prizes for guessing what the D stands for).
- Non-Nude Bathing: O'Brien goes to take a shower and finds Dr. D. already in the cubicle wearing a wetsuit, dive mask and snorkel. Because he is her boss (and the Devil), she gets in the shower with him anyway.
- Not-So-Imaginary Friend: Only Bradley can see O'Brien, so Chachka is very confused when Bradley keeps asking her questions about a woman she can't see. When O'Brien dances with her, all Chachka can see is him dancing with himself.
- One-Word Title
- Oral Fixation: Every time the Devil appears, he is eating something.
- Putting on the Reich: As a result of his constant flitting through time, The Devil shows up at one point dressed in an SS uniform: complete with a High-Class Glass to complete the image of a Nazi Nobleman.
- Rip Tailoring: After O'Brien tells him "true hunks don't follow trends, they start them", Hunk rips the sleeves off all his shirts: starting a look that is immediately copied by all of the other yuppies.
- Satan: Dr. D., the president of Devil Itself, Inc., is actually the Devil himself.
- Sexy Surfacing Shot: Bradley first sees O'Brien, the Hot as Hell agent of the devil, emerging from the sea in a very clinging one-piece swimsuit.
- Shower Scene: Opens with Hunk getting out of bed and taking a shower in his outdoor shower.
- Sleeves Are for Wimps: After O'Brien tells him "true hunks don't follow trends, they start them", Hunk rips the sleeves off all his shirts: starting a look that is immediately copied by all of the other yuppies.
- Vanity License Plate: When O'Brien transforms Bradley into the hunky Hunk Golden, the package deal includes a new Maserati with a vanity plate reading (what else?) "HUNK".
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Hunk spends most of the film either shirtless or wearing his shirts fully open. He even invents a fashion trend of wearing an open sleeveless shirt with a necktie over his bare chest which becomes insanely popular.
- You Are the New Trend: After O'Brien tells Bradley/Hunk that true hunks don't follow trends, they start them, he starts wearing an open sleeveless shirt with a necktie over his bare chest. The trend catches on and becomes insanely popular amongst yuppies.
- Yuppie: Bradley achieves success by writing (or rather claiming credit for) a computer program called 'The Yuppie Program' which helps yuppies make decisions such as which wine to buy. The program becomes hugely popular and gains him a large bonus and a paid summer off to write anything he wants. Bradley spends his entire bonus renting a run-down beach house in Sea Spray, a very high-end part of California coastline, where he tries (and fails) to fit in with his yuppie neighbours.
