Screwballs (1983)

Frolicking youth comedy about zany high school students set in the 1960s.

Director:

Rafal Zielinski

Writers:

Linda Shayne, Jim Wynorski

Stars:

Peter Keleghan, Kent Deuters, Linda Speciale

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Keleghan	...	Rick McKay
Kent Deuters	...	Brent Van Dusen III
Linda Speciale	...	Purity Busch
Alan Deveau	...	Howie Bates
Linda Shayne	...	Bootsie Goodhead
Jason Warren	...	Melvin Jerkovski
Jim Coburn	...	Tim Stevenson
Terrea Smith	...	Rhonda Rockett (as Terrea Foster)
Donnie Bowes	...	Principal Stuckoff
Kimberly Brooks	...	Miss Boudoir
Nicky Fylan	...	Vince the Prince
Paula Farmer	...	Miss Shivers
Joe Crozier	...	Ward Busch
Heather Smith	...	June Busch
Nola Wale	...	Mrs. Roach

Storyline

Starting a new tradition of sex comedy, T & A High School, five boys meet in the detention room thanks to the evil virgin princess urity Busch. RICK - dressed as a doctor and gave breast exams to the high school new comers. BRENT - sexually teased Purity in French class. MELVIN - caught masterbating in the meat locker. HOWIE - rearranged the mirrors in order to see up the skirts of cheerleaders after practice. And TIM - tricked into entering the girls watchroom. Each one fooled by Purity. They want revenge. Each one makes a packed to deflower the virgin, but all have failed. Their only chance is to work together with others of the school to get her at the homecoming game.

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Plot Keywords:

cheerleader | sex | girl stripped down to bra | psychotronic | nipples visible through clothing | 

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Taglines:

The Raunchiest '80s Sex Comedy of Them All!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los rompecocos

Filming Locations:

Filmores Hotel, 212 Dundas St. E., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maurice Smith Productions, Millenium, New World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie's bright color scheme was inspired by the "Archie" comic strip.

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Goofs

The character posing as a doctor calls himself "Dr. Pepper" and sings the commercial jingle "Wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?" The movie takes place circa early 1960s, and the jingle was not used until 1977.

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Quotes

Howie Bates: Gee, girls, thanks. My first strike!

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Connections

References Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

User Reviews

If you like boobs and screenwriters who couldn't tell a joke if their lives depended on it...

Mind-numbingly awful 80s sex farce. It's probably one of the worst made movies I've ever seen, but it's so awful that it kind of goes back around to becoming almost fascinating in its pure horridness. Almost. Man, these people have no idea how to construct a gag. You watch it, and you kind of know what they were going for, but it misses its marks by so far that you kind of feel sorry for it. I really do feel sorry for all the poor actors and, especially, actresses who appear in it. The story has five high school guys who plan on getting revenge on the high school's only virgin (Linda Speciale, playing a character named Purity Busch) after she gets them in trouble. Kind of a must-see for lovers of terrible movies.