The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

[6] Hywel Bennett and Lynn Redgrave (Gods and Monsters) lead an ensemble cast in this comedy-drama about young British soldiers stationed in Singapore in 1950. Most of the men are fulfilling their mandatory national service, thankful that any real chance of life-threatening…
Porky’s (1981)

Porky’s (1981)

[9] Before he'd go on to make one of the most beloved holiday films of all time (A Christmas Story), writer/director Bob Clark took the teen sex comedy to new heights with Porky's. An amalgamation of Clark's high school experience and first-hand…
Weird Science (1985)

Weird Science (1985)

[8] Immediately following The Breakfast Club, writer/director John Hughes pulls a 180 with Weird Science, a cartoonish teenage fantasy about two nerdy high-schoolers named Gary and Wyatt (Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith) who use a computer to manifest the woman of…
Corvette Summer (1978)

Corvette Summer (1978)

[4] Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Annie Potts (Ghostbusters) star in this tepid comedy-romance about a car-obsessed Los Angeles high school senior (Hamill) who travels to Las Vegas to reclaim his auto club's stolen, restored Corvette. He's aided by a forthright, aspiring…
Real Genius (1985)

Real Genius (1985)

[7] Gabe Jarret stars as a 15-year-old science prodigy who is accepted into a tech college where he's immediately placed on a cutting-edge laser project with other college-aged brainiacs. Val Kilmer plays his roommate, a goofy prankster whose irreverent attitude belies his…
American Pie (1999)

American Pie (1999)

[6] After dying out in the late eighties, the sex comedy made a comeback a decade later with American Pie, directed by Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Little Fockers) and written by Adam Herz. Narratively, there's no reinvention of the wheel here:…
Joysticks (1983)

Joysticks (1983)

[4] I'm all for a silly sex comedy, but what does a video game arcade lend itself to the subgenre? Arcade games may have been fun to play in the '80s, but it's certainly no fun watching characters play them in movies.…
Little Darlings (1980)

Little Darlings (1980)

[7] Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol star as teen girls competing at summer camp to see who can lose their virginity first. O'Neal's character is a rich girl trying to bed the camp's athletic coach (Armand Assante), while McNichol plays a streetwise…
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

[5] In 1964, six teenagers travel to New York City hoping to score tickets to the Beatles' now-legendary appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. A comedy of errors ensues, as the ensemble splits up trying to obtain tickets -- by any means…
Private Resort (1985)

Private Resort (1985)

[4] Rob Morrow (TV's Northern Exposure) and pre-stardom Johnny Depp lead in this cold and calculated sex comedy set at an oceanside hotel. Private Resort delivers on the requisite 'T&A', but forgets to give us any character worth caring about. Morrow and…