| The Last American Virgin | |
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| Directed by | Boaz Davidson |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan David Womark |
| Written by | Boaz Davidson |
| Starring | Lawrence Monoson Joe Rubbo Diane Franklin Louisa Moritz |
| Music by | Deborah Harry Mark Allen |
| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Editing by | Bruria Davidson |
| Distributed by | Cannon Film Distributors |
| Release date(s) | June 26, 1982 (Japan) July 15, 1982 (Germany) July 30, 1982 (United States) October 1, 1982 (Finland) June 3, 1983 (Sweden) March 28, 1984 (Norway) |
| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5,829,781 (Domestic) [1] |
The Last American Virgin is a 1982 American coming-of-age film, a remake of the Israeli film Eskimo Limon (1978).[2]
After the success of the original and several sequels, writer/director Boaz Davidson re-teamed with producers Golan-Globus to attempt to re-create the same success in the United States. Davidson decided to change a few key elements from the original. Eskimo Limon was a nostalgia film about kids growing up in 1950s Israel — similar to George Lucas's American Graffiti, however the remake was set in then-present-day suburban Los Angeles. The soundtrack was also updated from golden oldies to more contemporary New Wave rock.
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The plot closely follows the original Israeli film Eskimo Limon, and revolves around protagonist Gary (Lawrence Monoson), a typical high school student, and his friends Rick (Steve Antin), the slick ladies' man, and David (Joe Rubbo), the "Belushi-esque" comic relief.
Most of the plot involves their numerous attempts to have sex, which are usually successful for Rick and David, but never for Gary. Early in the film the three boys pick up three girls with the promise of cocaine (instead they use Sweet'n Low). They go over to Gary's house where he gets stuck with the homely and overweight Millie, a friend of the other two more attractive girls. But their party is intrupted when Gary's parents return home and pandemonium ensues.
Later in the film, a love triangle develops between Gary, Rick and Karen (Diane Franklin) a young transfer student to their school and who is a virgin that Rick becomes determined to deflower.
One day Gary delivers pizza to Carmela (Louisa Moritz), a sexy Latina woman whose sailor boyfriend is never home, and she tells him she wants more than just pizza. Being too afraid to follow up on it, he goes away and convinces his friends to go along with him. They drop by her home using the pretext they were nearby on a pizza delivery and decided to bring her over some extra pizzas. She lets them in, puts on music and performs a sexy dance routine, to the delight of the boys. She promptly fornicates with Rick and David, but her boyfriend Paco returns home just as Gary is about to have his turn, prompting them to flee.
Eventually, Rick gets Karen pregnant after they have sex only once, and he leaves her. Gary decides to help Karen pay for her abortion by selling most of his possessions and borrowing money from his boss. After the abortion, Gary and Karen spend the remainder of the weekend alone together in Gary's grandmother's house. Whilst nursing her back to health, Gary tells Karen that he sincerely loves her. Karen appears to be reciprocal and they both share a tender kiss. Later, Karen invites Gary to her 18th birthday party the following week. Gary scrapes up a few more dollars and buys Karen a gold locket for her birthday.
However, when Gary arrives at the party, his dreams of a lasting romance with Karen are shattered when he sees Karen making out with Rick. Despite of what Rick had put Karen through, she apparently decided to take him back. Gary angrily leaves the party without saying a word to either of them, taking Karen's gift with him. The film ends with the end credits rolling over a close-up of tears streaming down Gary's face as he drives home alone, emotionally broken and defeated.
| The Last American Virgin | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Recorded | 1980-1982 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 37:02 |
| Label | Columbia JS 38279 |
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In addition to this, the film contains a compendium of other 1980s radio hits:
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