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 their attitudes to men in general.

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Plot Keywords:

legs | marilyn monroe imitation | redhead woman | woman wearing shorts | woman in short shorts | 

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Taglines:

A lighter look at what happens in the dark.

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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 film was made and released about three years after its source stage play "Casual Sex" by Judy Toll and Wendy Goodman had been first performed at the Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA in 1985. The two playwrights Judy Toll and Wendy Goldman wrote the screenplay for this movie.

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Goofs

When Stacy stops to give Vinny a ride just outside the gates of the spa, she is wearing Ray-Ban Wayfarer style sunglasses, but when she arrives at her home, she is wearing a similar looking but different style of sunglasses which have no rim around the bottom half of the lenses.

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Quotes

Ilene: What do you miss most about sex?
Stacy: Whoo... I miss falling asleep with someone's arms around me. And the feeling of, mm...
Ilene: Orgasm? I love orgasms.
Stacy: Mmm. I'm sick of my Mighty Intruder vibrator with the flexible shaft and the textured head.

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Connections

Referenced in Take Me Home Tonight (2011)

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Soundtracks

(No More) Casual Sex
Performed by Kid Creole and The Coconuts
Written by Kid Creole (as August Darnell) & Stony Browder, Jr.

User Reviews

Not all that bad...

Though I would not think of watching this film at the theater, it's not all that bad critics made it out to be. Some situations are fairly funny, the story takes wild turns and more importantly, it is Andrew Clay's best performance. Behind the x-rated nursery rhymes and sexist jokes he can act if given the right role (like most actors!). He is the only true "Good" thing about this movie and steals every scene. Remember this: years from now when another Tarantino-esque young director has his way, Andrew Dice Clay will be given a juicy role and make a a-la-Travolta comeback.