The Joy of Sex (1984)

Wrongly convinced she has only weeks to live, a high schooler goes on a quest to have sex for the first time but runs into one obstacle after another.

Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Ernie Hudson, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp, Cameron Dye, Charles Van Eman, Darren Dalton, Heidi Holicker, Joanne Baron, Lisa Langlois, Michelle Meyrink
Runtime: 01h 28m
Type: Movie

The Joy of Sex (1984)

Wrongly convinced she has only weeks to live, a high schooler goes on a quest to have sex for the first time but runs into one obstacle after another.

Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Ernie Hudson, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp, Cameron Dye, Charles Van Eman, Darren Dalton, Heidi Holicker, Joanne Baron, Lisa Langlois, Michelle Meyrink
Runtime: 01h 28m
Type: Movie
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