The Last American Virgin (1982)

For the Generation Y types who grew up in America, watching this movie will bring back a lot of memories. More so if you saw it first run in the theaters although the frontal nudity would have made it R-rated so it might have been hard to see it theatrically in your high school teen years. The film is set in southern California and exemplifies the pop culture of the time: sex, drugs and rock and roll. Vicarious teen attitudes and a good smattering of romance, promiscuity and of course nudity showcases largely bygone social attitudes. The story line that follows the experiences and adventures of three principle characters with diverse personalities and their attempts at their first sexual encounter. This is a film that a wide audience can identify with as everyone has experienced those years. A great soundtrack of of early 80's pop tunes rounds out a fantastic trip down memory lane. Production values and cinematography are visibly on the low-budget side but the story line more than makes up for those deficiencies. Oh yeah and you just gotta love the hairstyles!

Totally,one of the best teen dramas of the 80's. It includes everything a teen -but only a teen- asks for. Humor, love, parties, sex mixed up with reality. As well as a terrific soundtrack, which fits like a glove to this kind of movie. Gary gives his all for the girl he loves,but this is not enough,as a teenager's feelings cannot be forced!Giving his all,does not mean he can really win the girl's heart.'The Last American Virgin' shows the aftermath of all kind of love stories.Everything seems OK, until people get back to reality. One's love is strong,but that does not mean it always wins...I guess women love bad boys!

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.

You can add up the sins pretty quick in this movie. Drug use, Prostitution, Friends letting Friends drive drunk, Abortion (at Christmas), Stalking, Cheating, Using people, Lying, STDs, Bullying, Stealing......Overall though it is a throwback watching it now to the beginning of the 1980s. Good Soundtrack, Good Storyline, and surprisingly, the acting wasn't as bad as I thought. In 1982 I gave this movie a 5, but after almost 30 years, I gave it a 10 as it is a true reminder of the teen set and attitude of that era. The pair, Golan-Globus brought you this movie under the Canon Film Group. They also brought you The Delta Force with Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin, Death Wish sequels, and a host of other films. The Last American Virgin stands out to me because it expresses the ups and downs of teen love as well as the let down by assuming. "See it or Be it" as the poster implied back when.