Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Yesh4 I love teen high-school comedies and I love 80s movies, but lets face it pretty much most of them are formulaic and we can predict the ending. But not this one. I hadn't heard of this before and I can't remember where I first discovered it. Plus,I can't seem to find it on DVD. Anyway, I watched it thinking that it was gonna be about some dudes trying to get laid and then they learn about love etc. etc. And it sure started out that way, for the first half of the movie- there is some gratuitous sex and nudity but it is just so hilarious that it's never offensive.However, the second half of the movie takes a turn for the dramatic and serious. Don't look up the ending before you see it because you probably won't see it coming- it is quite sad to be honest.What the best thing about this movie, though is that it doesn't choose to sugar-coat things. The portrayal of teenagers,love and friendship is probably the most realistic I have seen in any teen movie. Oh and the soundtrack is just fantastic, it's one you'd wanna download.

ryansassy1 Having heard about this movie for years, I finally rented it last week and got to watch it for the first time. I'm still not sure what to think about The Last American Virgin, because it seems like two different films duking it out for dominance. I got the impression that the writer wasn't sure which story to tell, so he just mashed them up and told them both. The basic story threads are: Main plot #1. Averagehigh schooler Gary and his two friends are typical horny teenagers whowant nothing more than to "get laid". They start the film trying topick up other high school girls and bring them back to Gary's house while his parents are out. Highjinks ensue, with every bad boob-jiggling cliché in the book. The three friends get involved in other sexcapades that include more clichéd moments, such as the nymphomaniac older lady who seduces the pizza delivery boy's friends and a disastrous first visit to a prostitute. Let's just say they have mixed success accomplishing their goal.Main Plot #2. Gary sees the new girl Karen one night and instantly falls in love. He plots continually to get her to notice him so that he can ask her out. This is the more serious underlying thread to this film in an otherwise raunchy comedy; Gary portrays the insecure and awkward adolescent perfectly and honestly. Karen (portrayed by the ever-charming but one-note actress Diane Franklin)is like the ultimate model of purity and teenage loveliness, and she's totally out of Gary's league. Not surprisingly, she doesn't seem to notice average "nice guy" Gary, but instantly latches on to his jock friend Rick. Eventually this plot point takes a darker turn that I won't spoil for you, but involves a real-world consequence of being sexually active that's totally at odds with Movie Plot #1.In its favor, TLAV is also a decent nostalgia trip back to early '80s fashions and pop culture. Regardless of what is happening at any given time in the film, the soundtrack is popping away loudly over all the action with peppy hits from Devo and other '80s icons..at times completely in keeping with the light tone of Movie Plot #1, and weirdly jarring when playing alongside scenes from Movie Plot #2. It is this that makes me wonder if there isn't some kind of pop culture satire at work in the director's twisted mind...? Or maybe that's ascribing too much intelligence to this film? Hmmmm.None of these teen actors went on to do much after this film, except Diane Franklin; frankly, none of them (aside from maybe Gary) are very good actors. Opinion seems divided on the meaning of the ending, and I say that the final expressions on the faces of these actors says it all: blank and wooden, in what should have been a powerful, dramatic moment. You can easily interpret the motives and feelings of the characters in any way you wish because the actors playing Karen and Rick are just that awful! It's such low standards as this in the acting, directing, and writing that has created what is now this confusing mess of a film that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up.This movie is too stupid to be truly funny and the more serious subplot ruins the raunchy fun. I would have given this film 4 stars but I'm adding in one more for the music; IMO, the soundtrack is the best part of TLAV. You could save yourself some time and just buy the music... Otherwise, I don't see the point to watching TLAV at all.

Karl Ericsson There are many propaganda films about young love to make the young sufficiently stupid to put up with the c-p of society.Now, this one does at least have an end that has something to do with reality and which could therefore be an interesting starting point for a discussion.In a way this end does come as a surprise because the rest of the movie, although not really bad, does not live up to it. The movie should have started with the end and gone on from there! As it is, it is however far better than most teenage flicks.What can I say more without revealing too much? That one of the actresses, she with the glasses, is much older than she plays? That the scene where the male genitals were measured could have been different? That there ought to have been a scene that.... or maybe that it will rain tomorrow and that Pluto has not forgot?

BA_Harrison A trio of sex-obsessed high-school lads—nice guy Gary (Lawrence Monoson), stud-muffin Rick (Steve Antin), and lard-arse David (Joe Rubbo), spend their spare time trying to get laid as often as possible. Their friendship falls apart, however, when Gary falls for the new girl at the school, Karen (Diane Franklin), who unfortunately for him, has the hots for Rick (ain't that always the way?).If I had already gotten around to reviewing Israeli teen sex comedy Lemon Popsicle, it would make writing about The Last American Virgin a whole lot easier, for the latter is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of the former. Having already made a fortune with Lemon Popsicle (and its subsequent sequels), producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus targeted the US market by taking the main elements from their proved hit—the dynamics of the main characters' friendship, their sexual escapades, and the ultimate outcome of the movie—and relocating them from 50s Israel to 80s America. The result: The Last American Virgin, and a whole load of dollars to go with their already massive pile of shekels!Being a huge fan of Lemon Popsicle since the early 80s (I saw it many times as a teenager, there not being much to choose from at my local video rental shop), I personally wouldn't class The Last American Virgin as an 'essential' teen sex comedy, however I still found it very entertaining stuff, with impressive performances from its young cast, a wonderful pop/rock soundtrack (R.E.O. Speedwagon rule!), and some very welcome female nudity, particularly from the oh-so-cute Franklin (who has been a favourite of mine since seeing her way back when in Amityville II: The Possession).Before watching The Last American Virgin, I strongly suggest checking out the original (and in my opinion, superior) Lemon Popsicle, but if you're absolutely sure that a Middle Eastern rock 'n' roll sex comedy won't be your cup of Café Afuch (yes, I had to look that up!), then definitely give this one a go—it's still one of the better films the genre has to offer.