Deceptively dark movie endings

[TheSportsPredictor]

What a simp.

 

[BTExpress]

The ending of Last American Virgin was not what anyone expected considering all of the other '80s high school flicks.

I was all set to post that yesterday . . . then decided, "well, there's nothing deceptive about it, like a bunch of happy people as the film ends awaiting a world full of misery you don't see."

I still had the post sitting in the reply window, waiting to send.

There was a silly 1980s comedy, "The Last American Virgin," that was stereotypical mindless summer high school flick fare right up to the ending.

In all these movies the star always wins, outsmarts the establishment, gets the girl, etc. But in this one the kid thinks he has won the girl, buys her a birthday gift, goes to her house for a party, and . . . sees her making out with his best friend, who had dumped her after getting her pregnant.

Movie ends with the kid driving home crying to the soundtrack of "Just Once."

Meanwhile, more than you ever want to know about the movie.

https://movieweb.com/the-last-american-virgin-tribute/

 

[MisterCreosote]

Is that the same actress who plays the French exchange student in Better Off Dead?

Certainly looks like her.

 

[justgladtobehere]

There is this thing called 'IMDB.' I will blow your mind.

 

[ChrisLong]

Dumbass sold his stereo to pay for her abortion.
NEVER SELL YOUR STEREO!!!!

 

[MisterCreosote]

There is this thing called 'IMDB.' I will blow your mind.

No one should ever engage with other humans if they can help it.

 

[Songbird]

It is. Like many American boys I crushed on Diane Franklin.

 

[dixiehack]

Dumbass sold his stereo to pay for her abortion.
NEVER SELL YOUR STEREO!!!!

Now he has SCOTUS to save him from himself.

 

[cyclingwriter2]

I was all set to post that yesterday . . . then decided, "well, there's nothing deceptive about it, like a bunch of happy people as the film ends awaiting a world full of misery you don't see."

I still had the post sitting in the reply window, waiting to send.



Meanwhile, more than you ever want to know about the movie.

https://movieweb.com/the-last-american-virgin-tribute/

Globus and Golam were like the Walt Garrison of movies. Give them $5 million for a movie, they'd get you back $15 million. Give them $30 million, they'd get back you $15 million.

 

[OscarMadison]

Diane Franklin had/has a good career. She's underappreciated. Michelle Meyrink is another comic ingénue from that decade who should have gotten more love. Odd take: They made Brittany Murphy's early career possible.

 

[Songbird]

Meanwhile, more than you ever want to know about the movie.

https://movieweb.com/the-last-american-virgin-tribute/

Easy breezy good read.

 

[Batman]

heck of a Tale of the Tape. Which Quaid's movie career would you rather have? And would you rather have a late in life conversion to faith - or fringe lunacy?

Since this thread had a Randy Quaid jack — no pun intended after seeing this — I figured it was the best place to update. I also think we can call this one in favor of Dennis.