While attending a singles retreat, two female friends-- one promiscuous, the other unlucky with men-- share their philosophies on love, sex, men, and dating in the wake of the 1980s AIDS epidemic.
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| Lea Thompson | ... | Stacy | |
| Victoria Jackson | ... | Melissa | |
| Stephen Shellen | ... | Nick | |
| Jerry Levine | ... | Jamie | |
| Andrew Dice Clay | ... | Vinny | |
| Mary Gross | ... | Ilene | |
| Valerie Breiman | ... | Megan | |
| Peter Dvorsky | ... | Matthew | |
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David Sargent | ... | Frankie |
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Cynthia Phillips | ... | Ann |
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Don Woodard | ... | Gary |
| Danny Breen | ... | Dr. Goodman | |
| Bruce Abbott | ... | Keith | |
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Susan Ann Connor | ... | Dierdre |
| Dan Woren | ... | Clerk | |
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Two girls go away to a holiday resort looking for a change of pace, hoping to meet some nice men for a change. They discover that they can't find the perfect man, and this forces them to reconsider their attitudes to men in general. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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A lighter look at what happens in the dark. See more »Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
22 April 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alkalom szüli a szexet See more »Filming Locations:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$3,840,032, 24 April 1988Gross USA:
$12,277,096Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$12,277,096Company Credits
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Written by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe
Performed by Bobby Helms
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Casual Sex? is the first studio feature film to acknowledge the fear of AIDS that was sweeping America in the late 1980s. See more »Goofs
During the scene with Melissa at the doctor's office, when she is being told of all the afflictions she has, the doctor incorrectly calls the AIDS virus "Acute Immune Deficiency Syndrome" instead of its correct label of "Acquired Immunnodeficiency Syndrome." See more »Quotes
Stacy: [narrating] It was the early eighties, and sex was still a good way to meet new people.See more »
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Jingle Bell RockWritten by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe
Performed by Bobby Helms
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Casual Sex is a good comedy, for women, but I actually enjoyed a few parts. Those parts were all of Andrew Dice Clay, who actually can be a good actor when the time comes around (if not a little sarcastic). Hopefully he can make a comeback someday (if he hasn't already), because these type of films aren't made as often as they used to be. A-