Possibly the best mainstream teen sex comedy of the day. Phoebe Cates and Matthew Modine attempt to have sex for the first time, while Betsy Russell steals the show.
CHARACTERS
- Jordan Leigh-Jensen (Betsy Russell)
- Christine Ramsey (Phoebe Cates)
- Betsy (Kathleen Wilhoite)
- Rita (Kari Lizer)
- Jim (Matthew Modine)
- Bubba (Michael Zorek)
- Roy (Jonathan Prince)
- Miss Dutchbok (Fran Ryan), headmistress
- Ms. Copuletta (Sylvia Kristel), teacher
- Mr. Flugel (Richard Stahl), Rita's father
- Mr. Leigh-Jensen (Frank Aletter), Jordan's father
- Bambi Leigh-Jensen (Karen Chase), Jordan's mother
- pharmacist (Martin Mull)
- shower girl (Lynda Wiesmeier)
- shower girl (Brinke Stevens)
RATING: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 9/10
REVIEW: What can be said here other than this is perhaps the greatest teen sex comedy ever made. Betsy Russell is a national treasure.
KARI LIZER
Kari Lizer plays Rita, Jordan's friend on the cheerleader squad. She has a brief nude scene as her uniform is sabotaged by Betsy and bursts open in front of the crowd.
Lizer was a regular on Matlock (25 episodes) and appeared in tons of eighties television including Growing Pains, Quantum Leap, Father Dowling Mysteries, Who's the Boss, and The Van Dyke Show (10 episodes).
She was married to Robert Romanus best known as Mike Damone in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Lizer's success came as a producer - with her name on a number of successful TV shows including Will & Grace (95 episodes) and The New Adventures of Old Christine (88 episodes). Lizer also wrote a bunch of TV episodes for shows like Empty Nest, Weird Science and Boston Common.
KAREN CHASE
Karen Chase plays Bambi Leigh-Jensen, Jordan's mother. She sees her husband giving mouth-to-mouth to to the drowned teacher and gets upset. Chase has one stunt credit in The Golden Child. She was in a few TV shows such as Empty Nest. Her last IMDb credit is playing Post Malone's mother in "Post Malone's Parents React to Rockstar Video" (2018).
BETSY RUSSELL
Betsy Russell said this about her iconic topless riding scene:
"We had to do the scene three times... I got the feeling the only reason they shot it so many times was so the producers could keep watching my tits bounce around." To make matters more stressful, old acquaintances showed up on the day she was shooting her topless scene. "I hadn't seen these people in years. They turned up on the set, outdoors in the middle of nowhere. The director made them leave."
I fell in love with Betsy Russell in this movie. I do it again every time I rewatch it.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those films that touched all the bases with me: saw it in the cinema, rented the VHS, bought on DVD, bought on Blu Ray.
ReplyDeleteShe's great in Tomboy also.
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