Chick Flick? Perhaps. Rom Com? Maybe. Great Movie? Yes!
I saw it way back in 1988, when it was first released. It was then topical about STDs catching up with the sexual revolution and also the emotional dangers of "casual sex." And good comedy too. I must say, thirty-plus years on, it has stood the test of time. And I am so glad I watched it again; I had forgotten how good of an ending it has.
Gal pals Stacy (Lea Thompson) and Melissa (Victoria Jackson) have gone to a singles'-oriented health spa. Stacy is a now celibate (due mostly to fear of AIDS) formerly sexually indiscriminate woman, and Melissa is not a virgin but might as well be. Also there as a guest is "The Vin Man," hilariously played by Andrew Dice Clay. Dice plays it PG, not R, even though the movie is R-rated (a few bare rear ends from time to time), which is good.
Stacy and Melissa are there to find relationship-worthy men. The Vin Man? He is looking for casual sex! The interactions of these three (with each other and other cast members) are just funny.
Also, I was greatly entertained by the two main characters, often speaking directly to the camera/audience, and their dream sequences.
And I must say, if a viewer does not come away uplifted after the final scene, they should check their heart; it might be made of stone!
An end note. The movie comes from a play written by a woman (Wendy Goldman) and a screenplay written by two women (Wendy Goldman and Judy Troll) and directed by a woman (Geneviève Robert). What I remember, from my own dating experiences in the 1980s, and what I saw real women like Stacy and Melissa go through back then. This movie is quite realistic. I must think women behind the project is a big reason.
I saw it way back in 1988, when it was first released. It was then topical about STDs catching up with the sexual revolution and also the emotional dangers of "casual sex." And good comedy too. I must say, thirty-plus years on, it has stood the test of time. And I am so glad I watched it again; I had forgotten how good of an ending it has.
Gal pals Stacy (Lea Thompson) and Melissa (Victoria Jackson) have gone to a singles'-oriented health spa. Stacy is a now celibate (due mostly to fear of AIDS) formerly sexually indiscriminate woman, and Melissa is not a virgin but might as well be. Also there as a guest is "The Vin Man," hilariously played by Andrew Dice Clay. Dice plays it PG, not R, even though the movie is R-rated (a few bare rear ends from time to time), which is good.
Stacy and Melissa are there to find relationship-worthy men. The Vin Man? He is looking for casual sex! The interactions of these three (with each other and other cast members) are just funny.
Also, I was greatly entertained by the two main characters, often speaking directly to the camera/audience, and their dream sequences.
And I must say, if a viewer does not come away uplifted after the final scene, they should check their heart; it might be made of stone!
An end note. The movie comes from a play written by a woman (Wendy Goldman) and a screenplay written by two women (Wendy Goldman and Judy Troll) and directed by a woman (Geneviève Robert). What I remember, from my own dating experiences in the 1980s, and what I saw real women like Stacy and Melissa go through back then. This movie is quite realistic. I must think women behind the project is a big reason.