Teenager Leslie Hindenberg, mistakenly believing she has just weeks to live, decides she will lose her virginity before she dies. Meanwhile, hormone-crazed Alan Holt pursues some sex for ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Cameron Dye | ... | Alan Holt | |
| Michelle Meyrink | ... | Leslie Hindenberg | |
| Colleen Camp | ... | Liz Sampson | |
| Ernie Hudson | ... | Mr. Porter | |
| Lisa Langlois | ... | Melanie | |
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Charles Van Eman | ... | Max Holt |
| Joanne Baron | ... | Miss Post | |
| Darren Dalton | ... | Ed Ingalls | |
| Heidi Holicker | ... | Candy | |
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Cristen Kauffman | ... | Sharon |
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David H. MacDonald | ... | Ernie Carpenter |
| Paul Tulley | ... | Ted | |
| Joe Unger | ... | Mr. Ranada | |
| Christopher Lloyd | ... | Coach Hindenberg | |
| Conni Marie Brazelton | ... | Allison | |
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Teenager Leslie Hindenberg, mistakenly believing she has just weeks to live, decides she will lose her virginity before she dies. Meanwhile, hormone-crazed Alan Holt pursues some sex for himself, with predictable results. Written by Aaron Teitlebaum <aaront@norden1.com>
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foot closeup | camera shot of feet | female stockinged feet | pantyhose | national lampoon series |Taglines:
Somewhere between Virginity and Senility lies Paradise.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 August 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
National Lampoon's the Joy of Sex: A Dirty Love Story See more »Filming Locations:
Santa Monica, California, USAEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$1,913,001, 5 August 1984, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$4,463,841Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Joey Harris & Bruce Donnelly
Performed by Joey Harris & the Speedsters
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. and RDM Records - A Division of Brighton Music Corp.
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John Hughes wrote an early version of the script which consisted of several unrelated vignettes. Penny Marshall was offered to direct this version in early 1982. See more »Goofs
When getting a room to meet Inga, Alan is told to go to room 319 - the number on the door is shown clearly as Renato enters. When Carpenter later breaks down the door, it clearly says 302. See more »Soundtracks
Made for Each OtherWritten by Joey Harris & Bruce Donnelly
Performed by Joey Harris & the Speedsters
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. and RDM Records - A Division of Brighton Music Corp.
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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.