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Cameron Dye, Michelle Meyrink, Lisa Langlois, Colleen Camp, Joanne Baron ... see more see more... , Danton Stone , Ernie Hudson , David H. MacDonald , Darren Dalton , Robert Prescott , Paul Tulley , Christopher Lloyd , Heidi Holicker , Cristen Kauffman , Terry Wagner-Otis , Conni Marie Brazelton , D.W. Brown , Randolph Dreyfuss , Ellen Gerstein , Eugene Robert Glazer , Sharee Gregory , Laura Harrington , DeVera Marcus , Miguel A. Núñez Jr. , Joe Unger , Carole Ita White , Jan Stratton , Sherry Unger

The abysmal teen comedy Joy of Sex is stripped down to just sex in every line and in every joke except where other bodily functions come into play. Alan (Cameron Dye) lusts after Leslie (Michelle Meyr... read more read more...ink), whose father is a phys ed instructor with the heart of an army drill sargent and no tolerance for Alan -- though Alan is willing to go through almost anything to win Leslie's interest. As this love quest is going on, an undercover agent is out to make a major drug bust at the high school where these teens endure classes -- and some kind of a nut is gluing up odd objects in strange places at school. The bad dialogue is unfortunately matched by continuity gaffs (someone at a motel knocks down the door of room 302 to barge in on a couple in room 319) and other problems, making this a sure loser compared to the book of the same name, which has nothing to do with this movie. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Martha Coolidge

Release Date: August 3, 1984

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  • ajv2688
    January 20, 2011
    ajv2688
    A great teen sex comedy, I really enjoyed it, it's both dramatic and hilarious, and the cast is perfect. I highly recommend it.
  • ileo
    February 3, 2007
    ileo
    Crazy & funny!
  • firstamb
    July 9, 2008
    firstamb
    A teenage girl decides that she must have sex, because she believes she is dying, in this strange sex comedy. Martha Coolidge (Valley Girl) directs.

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