The Last American Virgin
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Movie Reviews of The Last American Virgin
Movie Review: Unique, somewhat schizophrenic teen movie
Summary: 4 Stars
The Last American Virgin stands out as one of the better teen movies of the 80's. Or, possibly, two of the better teen movies of the 80's. On one hand, it's a fun, goofy, T&A teen movie, typical of the early 80's. On the other hand, it's a poignant teen drama, with one of the best, most realistic and heart-rending endings of any teen movie out there. While I enjoy both aspects of the movie, the switch from comedy to drama is rather harsh. It leaves you wishing they'd blended the two elements a little better, and had maybe focused in on the dramatic side of the movie a little more. I picked this up for nostalgia's sake, but was pleased to find that it still held up after so many years.One thing that has to be mentioned when talking about The Last American Virgin is the soundtrack. This has one of the greatest 80's soundtracks of all time, featuring songs by U2, the Police, Journey, Devo, the Commodores and plenty of others.
The DVD looks great, and has all the original songs intact. The only extra is the trailer, but the movie and soundtrack make the DVD more than worth it.
Movie Review: Amusing and Surprisingly Touching Teen Sex Comedy
Summary: 4 Stars
Released at the same time as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Porky's," and "Losing It," "LAV" seems to have been forgotten in the wake of its rivals, though it is better in many ways. Pizza boy Gary (Lawrence Monoson) meets the girl (Diane Franklin) but loses her to his best friend Rick (Steve Antin). Chubby David (Joey Lubbo) is along for the ride, and the trio's infamous visit to Carmella (Louisa Ortiz) is hilarious. Writer/Director Boaz Davidson throws in the cliched visit to a prostitute but provides a funny twist and the Soundtrack is great. Unlike "Fast Times," there are no future Superstars in the Cast and this one has a sad but real ending. The Actors are about what you would expect. Antin, brother of Reality TV Star Jonathan Antin ("Blow Out") and David Geffen's one-time boyfriend, does the standard stud/prick role seamlessly and Lubbo is the punchline of several embarrassing situations that involve him getting caught with his pants down. Monoson, the title character, is sweet and affecting but Franklin falters as the dream girl that got away. Worth a look .Movie Review: No good deed goes unpunished
Summary: 4 Stars
Beautifully illustrative of the perversity of natural selection taking precedence over heartfelt emotion. Fortunately(?), we really only get to be Gary once in our lives. The sad thing is, ten years later Karen will finally decide he's good enough, if only because Rick's kids need a father.
I'd always kind of secretly hoped there would be some kind of a sequel, maybe a Last American Virgin 2: Revenge of the Nerd? It seemed so depressing and unfair to leave this great guy stuck for all eternity driving off into the rain. But then it's that raw kick-in-the-gut irony that made this film memorable.
Oh, and the music is still awesome, especially Journey. Every time I hear 'Open Arms' now, I remember not so much the movie itself, but the feel of it.
And, I very likely will never be able to look at a burrito in quite the same way ever again. :)
Movie Review: I love this movie
Summary: 4 Stars
I have loved it ever since I saw it in 1991( I was 10 at the time). It came on Tv. and I was hooked ever since. It was so so hard to find this movie. I always wanted to rent the movie, but the video stores never had it. I found it on amazon, so I had to buy it. I am now the proud owner of this hard to find movie
This is your teen movie you have to see. The ending made me cry, well almost. Karen totally did Gary dirty, after all that he did for her, when she got pregnant by his friend, who didn't want to claim the baby.
Gary was to nice, but he was in love with the girl. But I don't know if I would talk to my friend who did something like that to me. especially since he knew gary liked Karen.
Movie Review: Oldie but Goodie
Summary: 4 Stars
This is one of my all time favorite classics. I recall watching this movie when it came out on cable while visiting some relatives. The ending was cruel but I identified with it so much. Nice guys do finish last and this is a painstaking reality. I was on the end of a lot of relationships as the person "who got the shaft" so to speak. It brought back a lot of bittersweet memories. The soundtrack is to die for. I even ordered one for my son just for the leason learned value in the movie itself.