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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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:
Casual Sex? 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 Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight
Produced by Dan Hartman
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In this Universal Studios production, top-billed lead actress Lea Thompson, had previously recently worked for this studio on Jaws 3-D (1983), The Wild Life (1984), Howard the Duck (1986) and Back to the Future (1985). Casual Sex? (1988) was the fifth of six movies the actress made at Universal during the 1980s, the sixth and final being Back to the Future Part II (1989). 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: "Safe sex" -- who would have ever thought those two words would exist in the same sentence?See more »
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Behind Your EyesWritten by Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight
Produced by Dan Hartman
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This Woody Allen-esque exploration of sex through the eyes of two female friends (Lea Thompson and Victoria Jackson) is a pretty entertaining little sleeper. The two discuss their sexual experiences, past relationships and societal attitudes, each taking turns talking to the audience. Eventually they travel to a spa where they encounter lust, rejection, love and, of course, sex, sex and more sex. Andrew Dice Clay actually turns in a great comic performance as an obnoxious spa patron who has the hots for Thompson, and Mary Gross adds a few laughs with her usual soft-spoken schtick. Jackson is cute, though a tad wooden, but Thompson's performance is right on the mark. As an added bonus, the two venture to a nude beach in one scene, so we get a nice long look at their bare bottoms (Jackson's cute buns make two extra appearances as well). Overall, there's really not much here, but what there is is pretty entertaining, and worth the price of a rental.