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Joy of Sex is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Martha Coolidge released in USA on 3 august 1984 with Cameron Dye
Joy of Sex (1984)
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Add to a movie listNational Lampoon's Joy of Sex (also known simply as Joy of Sex) is a 1984 film directed by Martha Coolidge. It was written by Kathleen Rowell and J.J. Salter, based on the sex manual by Alex Comfort.
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Leslie Hindenberg has just entered her senior year of high school. She visits her doctor to have a mole examined, but she mistakenly comes to believe she only has six weeks to live and goes about trying to lose her virginity. However it is difficult for her to accomplish her goal when her father is the school's phys ed coach. Meanwhile, Alan Holt is a teenager whose pals brag about their sexual encounters. He is rather frustrated as he cannot stop thinking about sex and attempts to lose his virginity any way possible.Actors
Cameron Dye
(Alan Holt)
Colleen Camp
(Liz Sampson)
Michelle Meyrink
(Leslie Hindenberg)
Ernie Hudson
(Mr. Porter)
Lisa Langlois
(Melanie)
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