National Lampoon's Joy of Sex
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National Lampoon's Joy of Sex (also known simply as Joy of Sex) is a 1984 film
directed by Martha Coolidge
. It was written by Kathleen Rowell and J.J. Salter, based on the sex manual
by Alex Comfort
.
checked out she mistakenly believes she only has six weeks to live and goes about trying to lose her virginity
. However it's quite hard when her father is the school's PE coach. While on the other side of the coin is Alan Holt, whose pals brag about their sexual encounters, which leaves him rather frustrated as he can't stop thinking about sex as he goes about trying to lose his virginity anyway possible.
.
According to the book Wired
, John Belushi
was supposed to appear in this movie, but he died before filming began.
by Paramount Pictures
in August 1984. It grossed $4,463,841 at the box office.
The film was given a release on VHS
by Paramount Home Video in the 1980s. As of 2011, the film has still not been officially released on DVD
.
Eleanor Mannikka of All Movie Guide
has nothing but disdain for the movie:
1984 in film
-Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
directed by Martha Coolidge
Martha Coolidge
Martha Coolidge is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. -Career:Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Ms. Coolidge first made her reputation by directing many award winning documentaries in New York before moving out to Hollywood in 1976. She spent several...
. It was written by Kathleen Rowell and J.J. Salter, based on the sex manual
The Joy of Sex
The Joy of Sex is an illustrated sex manual by Alex Comfort, M.B., Ph.D., first published in 1972. An updated edition was released in September, 2008.-Overview:...
by Alex Comfort
Alex Comfort
Alexander Comfort, MB BChir, PhD, DSc was a medical professional, gerontologist, anarchist, pacifist, conscientious objector and writer, best known for The Joy of Sex, which played a part in what is often called the sexual revolution...
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Plot
Leslie Hindenberg has just entered senior year, but going to the doctors to get a moleMole (skin marking)
A melanocytic nevus is a type of lesion that contains nevus cells .Some sources equate the term mole with "melanocytic nevus". Other sources reserve the term "mole" for other purposes....
checked out she mistakenly believes she only has six weeks to live and goes about trying to lose her virginity
Virginity
Virginity refers to the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions which place special value and significance on this state, especially in the case of unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth...
. However it's quite hard when her father is the school's PE coach. While on the other side of the coin is Alan Holt, whose pals brag about their sexual encounters, which leaves him rather frustrated as he can't stop thinking about sex as he goes about trying to lose his virginity anyway possible.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cameron Dye Cameron Dye Cameron Dye is an American actor. He played "Fred" in the movie Valley Girl.Dye was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dye's family moved around the United States and in the mid-1970s he attended Sylvania High School in Sylvania, Ohio. Later, Dye moved to California and attended Mills High School in... |
Alan Holt |
| Michelle Meyrink Michelle Meyrink Michelle Meyrink is a Canadian actress; she performed roles during the 1980s in both television and in feature films, mostly playing roles as offbeat teen girls... |
Leslie Hindenberg |
| Colleen Camp Colleen Camp Colleen Celeste Camp is an American actress and film producer, known for her performances in two installments of the Police Academy series and as Yvette the Maid in the 1985 black comedy Clue. She was also the first actress to play Kristin Shepard in U.S. prime time soap opera Dallas in 1979.Camp... |
Liz Sampson |
| Ernie Hudson Ernie Hudson Ernest Lee "Ernie" Hudson is an American actor known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow, and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz.-Early life:... |
Mr. Porter |
| Lisa Langlois Lisa Langlois Lisa Langlois is a Canadian actress, who has appeared in movies, television and theater.-Biography:Langlois spent her childhood years in Hamilton, Ontario where she attended a French language school becoming fluent in French. In 1974 she represented Hamilton in the Miss Teen Canada beauty pageant,... |
Melanie |
| Darren Dalton Darren Dalton Darren Jack Dalton is an American actor, screenwriter, and film producer.-Acting career:Dalton's career began in 1982 when cast as Randy Anderson by Francis Ford Coppola during a nationwide talent search for the ground breaking teen ensemble The Outsiders.After The Outsiders Dalton reunited with C... |
Ed Ingalls |
| Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and more... |
Coach Hindenberg |
Production
Director Coolidge was fired for the movie for cutting many scenes of gratuitous nudity but declined an opportunity to have her directing credit appear as Alan SmitheeAlan Smithee
Alan Smithee was an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project, coined in 1968. Until its use was formally discontinued in 2000, it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America when a director dissatisfied with the final product proved to...
.
According to the book Wired
Wired (book)
Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi, is a 1984 non-fiction book by American journalist Bob Woodward about the American actor and comedian John Belushi....
, John Belushi
John Belushi
John Adam Belushi was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, The Star of the Films National Lampoon's Animal House and the The Blues Brothers and for fronting the American blues and soul...
was supposed to appear in this movie, but he died before filming began.
Release
The film was given a theatrical release in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
in August 1984. It grossed $4,463,841 at the box office.
The film was given a release on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
by Paramount Home Video in the 1980s. As of 2011, the film has still not been officially released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
Eleanor Mannikka of All Movie Guide
All Movie Guide
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has nothing but disdain for the movie: