I remember being eight years old and seeing Loverboy for the first time in the theater. The film is very funny and features the delightful Patrick Dempsey in one of his better roles. The film has sexy women and great one-liners. If you've never seen it check it out.
Loverboy
1989
Action / Comedy
Loverboy
1989
Action / Comedy
50% - Critics
56% - Audience
6.0Keywords: woman directorinfidelitycollege studentsex workermarital problem
Plot summary
College sophomore Randy Bodek is unfocused. The only thing he knows is that he loves his roommate, Jenny Gordon, who feels unappreciated as other things in his life seem to take precedence over her. He hasn't even told his parents, Diane and Joe Bodek, that he is living with a female, let alone a significant other. As such, Jenny breaks up with him at the end of the semester. While Randy is home during the summer break, Joe, against Diane's wishes, decides not to fund Randy's college education anymore as he is flunking all his classes, and hasn't yet declared a major. Not knowing what to do besides try to get back to college if only to be with Jenny, Randy gets a minimum wage job as a delivery guy at a pizza joint. During the course of his job, he meets Alex Barnett, a beautiful, older, sophisticated woman who likes pizzas with extra anchovies. To his surprise, she seduces him, after their sexual encounter which she gives him $200 to help him get back to college. Without telling him, she ends up telling her neglected, married female friends about Randy. As such, the pizza joint starts getting a lot of orders for pizzas with extra anchovies. Although Randy balks at the notion of being a stud for hire, he eventually goes along with it if only as a means to pay for his college tuition and be able to get back to Jenny. Through the process, he finds that most of the women just want companionship, romance and attention, which he ends up being able to provide, and which he didn't provide in a meaningful way to Jenny. There is the potential problem of anyone finding out what is happening, mainly his boss, angry jealous husbands, his parents and most specifically Jenny, who may have other guys waiting in the wings. Meanwhile, his parents, on the eve of their twentieth wedding anniversary, are facing their own marital problems focused primarily on Randy, problems which Diane may feel can be solved by a $200 pizza with extra anchovies.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Elizabeth Daily as Linda
Patrick Dempsey as Randy / Son
Carrie Fisher as Monica Delancy / Pizza customer
Kirstie Alley as Dr. Joyce Palmer / Pizza customer
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 906.53 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Movie Reviews
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One of my favorite comedies growing up
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the mysterious sex appeal of teenage Dempsey
Jenny Gordon feels unappreciated as her boyfriend and college roommate Randy Bodek (Patrick Dempsey) hides her from his parents (Kate Jackson, Robert Ginty). He's failing and aimless. It's summer break and his father cuts him off. He works at the pizza place and is desperate for cash. He delivers to older woman Alex Barnett (Barbara Carrera) and has a fling. She pays him for his time and spreads the word. Soon, many of the local wealthy women order from the pizza boy for extra anchovies. Meanwhile, his parents believe that he's hiding a gay boyfriend.
I've never understood the sex appeal of the geeky scrawny teenage years of Patrick Dempsey. His comedic awkward act is too obvious. He's too eager and tries too hard. I like my geeky nerds to be more self-deprecating. This does not help although the movie is a functional sex farce. I'm sure that some teen girls find him sexually appealing and funny at same time. If you think that, then this should work great.
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Frustrated Wives and a Pizza Delivery Man
This film essentially begins with a young college student by the name of "Randy" (Patrick Dempsey) having an argument with his girlfriend "Jenny" (Nancy Valen) which leads to their breaking up. Not long after that his father "Joe" (Robert Ginty) tells him that he will no longer pay for his college tuition because his grades are so bad. So with nothing else to do for that summer he decides to get a job delivering pizzas to try to get enough money to eventually get back to school. It's during this time that he meets a woman by the name of "Alex" (Barbara Carrera) who seduces him on one of his deliveries. To top things off, she not only pays him for his time and effort but also gives his number to several of her other rich friends who are married but have since become extremely frustrated and bored. Yet even though Randy is making more money than he ever dreamed possible he has overlooked one small problem-the husbands of these wives. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this comedy had a good cast and a decent plot with several attractive ladies like Kate Jackson (as Randy's mother "Diane"),Kim Miyori ("Kyoko Bruckner") and the aforementioned Barbara Carrera and Nancy Valen to enhance the scenery. The problem, however, is that the humor was hit-and-miss throughout and it's for that reason that I have rated this film accordingly. Slightly below average.