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here is an epidemic tagedy taking lives in the 80's and it's called Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
It was non-existent in the 60's, unheard of in the 70's, and now a major phenomenon in the 80's.
AIDS was a relatively new virus in the late 80's, and was so rampant that it had even prompted MTV to tone down it's sexual images. Remember that catchy dance hit "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" by Jermaine Stewart? That song was deliberately produced to send a message against promiscuity, and ironically Jermaine Stewart has since passed away from AIDS. Sex has changed from steamy to scary, and the question on everyones mind is: Can we ever return to having "Casual Sex?".
It's 1988 in sunny Southern California. Meet Stacy and Melissa; two best friends whose lives couldn't be more gloomy. The girls are single and searching, and have so far been unlucky in love. Stacy (Lea Thompson from "Some Kind Of Wonderful") has had many lovers, but all have been the unstable rockstar type and now Stacy's holding out for a handsome gentleman who will insist on wearing a condom. Melissa (Victoria Jackson from "Saturday Night Live") has only had two lovers, and neither of them were Mr. Right. Red-haired experianced Stacy and blonde insecure Melissa are polar opposites except for one thing: their love lives are in shambles.
The two desperate-for-no-STD's girls decide that their last option is to visit a ritzy health resort called "The Oasis" for some major R&R (Romance & Relaxation). The girls arrive and immediately think they're in heaven...pools and young people galore. Melissa feels an attraction for an Oasis bus-boy type named Jamie (Jerry Levine), and Stacy has her eye on an 80's-soap opera-lookalike named Nick (Stephen Shellen).
However, the girls don't automatically get their men. Stacy's guy Nick seems to be interested in a skanky-looking blonde, and Melissa has to tough it out with aerobics classes just to get close to Jamie. Overall though, things aren't going too bad, if you overlook Vinnie (Andrew Dice Clay), that is. A macho-wannabe ladies man from New Jersey, Vinnie couldn't be more disgusting. He's forward, vulgar, annoying, and walks around the pool in shorts and tube socks. Yuck.
Things eventually start looking up for Stacy, anyways. Nick seems to fall in love with her and the two end up in his room where he insists on using a condom (he's perfect!). Melissa, on the other hand, is stuck swapping jokes with the ever-irritating Vinnie... and the two end up sleeping together!
Now, this is where the film begins to get confusing. Melissa decides to leave the resort and catch a bus to L.A., however Jamie catches up with her and talks her into coming back to the resort. Meanwhile, Stacy and her new-boyfriend Nick drive back to L.A. to find Melissa... who of course is not there.
Melissa is back at the resort and has finally experianced her first, er, um, "good feelings" with a guy. Melissa is blissful with Jamie, but Stacy is in hell with Nick. Looks can be deceitful, and Nick is an even more annoying dork then Vinnie. So Stacy decides to give up men for awhile...
6 months later:
It's Christmas. Melissa and Jamie live together and Stacy's alone, until who should show up in front of Stacy's apartment? Vinnie! He's cleaned up his act, got his own limousine business, and presents Stacy with a puppy dog. Is there gonna be a love connection?
6 years later:
Yep. Melissa is married to Jamie, Stacy is married to Vinnie with two kids, and it seems that a disease-free romance is still possible in the ultra-cool 80's.
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The title may cause you to think that this film is raunchy, but actually its very innocent and sweet. It's also one of those films where everybody remembers the poster but not everybody's seen the actual film.
It's a very light, enjoyable film that I would recommend to people in their twenties, lovers of 80's romantic comedys, and all girls.
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By 1987, 71,751 cases of AIDS had been reported to the World Health Organization with the greatest number of cases being here in the United States (now you know why Stacy and Melissa were so afraid!). On December 1st 1988, the first World AIDS Day took place, with WHO asking everyone to "Join The Worldwide Effort". 
Lea Thompson doesn't have to worry about casual sex. She's happily married to director Howard Deutch. The two met when he directed her in the film "Some Kind Of Wonderful". Lea has two daughters, Madeline and Zoey.
Although she played an insecure reserved character in Casual Sex, Victoria Jackson was both a cheerleader and homecoming queen in highschool. She is now married and has one child.
Stephen Shellen has changed his 80's look and has been in many movies since. You may have seen him in "Drop Dead Gorgeous", "a River Runs Through It", "The Bodyguard", "Gone In 60 Seconds", and the tv series "Nikita".
Jerry Levine played Stiles in "Teen Wolf". he's also had parts in "Born On The 4th Of July" and "Ghosts Of Mississippi".
Andrew Dice Clay was the first and only person banned for life from MTV. He got banned at the music awards for foul language when he did his act. His trademark "ooh!" is sampled in the popular dance club song "Unbelievable" by EMF. Unbelievable was the title of the song because that's also one of Dice's trademark phrases.
Rock Hudson was the first major star to die from AIDS. Other stars who've died from AIDS include supermodel Gia, Queen member Freddie Mercury, Liberace, Psycho star Anthony Perkins, and many others.
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During the scene with Melissa at the doctor's office, when she is being told of all the afflictions she has, the doctor incorrectly calls the AIDS virus "Acute Immune Deficiency Syndrome" instead of its correct label of "Acquired Immunnodeficiency Syndrome."
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