At first I thought the multiple 80s references in this movie (for example, Flashdance ) was to highlight the age differences between the characters who get an internship at Google with a lot of younger people. Then I realized, "Hey, this IS an 80s movie".
Think of a 21st century version of Meatballs, or Revenge of the Nerds, or Mr. Mom, set in Silicon Valley. Throw it a bit of Back to School as well. Mix it up and you've got the Internship. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson play Billy and Nick, who after getting laid off as salesmen (they're a team, like in Wedding Crashers), have to reinvent themselves. They enroll at the University of Phoenix to get a Google internship. After Google takes a flyer on them, the interns are grouped into competitive teams. Of course no one wants to be with the old guys so they end up with a bunch of misfits. The nerdiest of the nerds.
Everyone learns a little from everyone else. Like a steeltown girl on a Saturday night, they just keep trying.
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