Casual Sex? (1988)

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.

Director:

Geneviève Robert

Writers:

Wendy Goldman, Judy Toll

Stars:

Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Stephen Shellen

Cast

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
David Sargent	...	Frankie
Cynthia Phillips	...	Ann
Don Woodard	...	Gary
Danny Breen	...	Dr. Goodman
Bruce Abbott	...	Keith
Susan Ann Connor	...	Dierdre
Dan Woren	...	Clerk

Storyline

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 thei attitudes to men in general.

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Plot Keywords:

dating | sex | sex comedy | nubile woman | question mark in title | 

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Taglines:

Stacy and Melissa are about to discover a new four-letter word for sex in the '80s... Help!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 April 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alkalom szüli a szexet

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$12,277,096

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jascat, Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 87 min (Cinemax)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The direction by Geneviève Robert, the screen-writing by Wendy Goldman and Judy Toll' based on their source stage production, and the two lead roles, starring Lea Thompson and Victoria Jackson, were all performed by women.

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Goofs

When Melissa sits on the boat she is wearing her black stockings, but in the next scene of her standing up she is not wearing them.

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Quotes

Melissa: Uh, this is one that the kids at school told me. Why did the chicken go halfway across the street?
Vinny: Why?
Melissa: He wanted to lay it on the line. --You're not laughing.
Vinny: Oh, not yet, not yet. Inside, it's building, it's building. About a half hour from now I'll be rolling all over the beach, I'm telling you. You won't be able to stop me. I'll be in hysterics.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (1993)

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Soundtracks

(She's A) Wild Card
Performed and Composed by Eric Lowen (as David Eric Lowen) & Dan Navarro

User Reviews

Cute, sexy, and Andrew Dice Clay actually being FUNNY!

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.