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Director:
Martha Coolidge
Writers:
Alex Comfort (book) and
Kathleen Rowell (writer)
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Release Date:
3 August 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
Somewhere between Virginity and Senility lies Paradise.
Plot:
Teenager Leslie Hindenberg, mistakenly believing she has just weeks to live, decides she will lose her virginity before she dies... more | add synopsis
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A huge mess, but not devoid of highlights more (8 total)

Cast

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Cameron Dye ... Alan Holt
Michelle Meyrink ... Leslie Hindenberg

Colleen Camp ... Liz Sampson

Ernie Hudson ... Mr. Porter

Lisa Langlois ... Melanie

Charles Van Eman ... Max Holt

Joanne Baron ... Miss Post

Darren Dalton ... Ed Ingalls
Heidi Holicker ... Candy
Cristen Kauffman ... Sharon
David H. MacDonald ... Ernie Carpenter
Paul Tulley ... Ted

Joe Unger ... Mr. Ranada

Christopher Lloyd ... Coach Hindenberg
Conni Marie Brazelton ... Allison
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
National Lampoon's The Joy of Sex (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:MA (cable rating) | Iceland:14 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Malaysia:(Banned)
Filming Locations:
Santa Monica, California, USA
Company:
Cinema Group Ventures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Belushi was rumored to have been cast in this film. more
Quotes:
Sunshine: I haven't felt this good since Ranada broke his pinky finger in the cash register. Too bad it wasn't his schlong. more
Movie Connections:
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A huge mess, but not devoid of highlights, 27 August 2002
5/10
Author: budikavlan from Irving, TX

This movie has several scenes that are very funny to watch interspersed with a lot of chaff. The director attempted to juggle far too many subplots, many of which are given short shrift in the mixed-up editing. In the end, it looks like one person directed about two films' worth of footage which was then thrown in a blender by another person to create the finished work. Names change from one scene to another, subplots are forgotten, characters are introduced only to be left by the wayside. All that aside, however, there are a few very funny scenes; the two main characters, both of whom spend the entire film trying to get laid (you'll never guess what happens at the end) are appealing.

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