Fraternity Vacation (1985) Parents Guide Add to guide . Fraternity Vacation is a 1985 American sex comedy teen movie starring Stephen Geoffreys as a nerdy pledge to the Theta Pi Gamma fraternity at Iowa State, with Tim Robbins and Cameron Dye as Theta Pi Gamma frat boys (or, as they are known to their Iowa State frat rivals, "Theta Pigs").
There's a beautiful, mysterious blond (Sherre J. Taylor) at poolside, and all the guys lust after her. Because Palm Springs is closer to Hollywood, and therefore a cheaper place to make a movie, that's why. On one side are three fraternity brothers - two jocks and a nerd. No women are hacked to pieces in "Fraternity Vacation."
Why Palm Springs and not Fort Lauderdale? The violence escalates throughout. So the movie glosses over the fact that Palm Springs is the most boring town in America for anyone who does not play golf and/or know In the movie, the college students cruise up and down the main drag in their convertibles, checking out the action, and we meet the main players. Two women and two men go to a room for a foursome. He flies to Paris on vacation and, with a woman taking his virginity, on to Berlin, where the game/ammo gets real. Who said this movie doesn't have a conscience?Don't get me wrong. The story of two adolescent boys who are guests at a Florida resort for the week-end. Theta Pi Gamma fraternity's newest pledge--a gawky, innocent, and utterly uncool bookworm--and two of his self-confident fraternity brothers embark on a week-long vacation in Palm Springs. but they are the victims of violence all the same - the kind of violence that denies them the opportunity to be as interesting, as aggressive, and as free to choose as all the guys in this brain-damaged film.
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At the end of the film, of course, it's not the jocks but the nerd who wins out. Maybe even another universe.Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. How would you feel if you were an actress auditioning for a part, and the good news was you were the girlfriend of the star, and the bad news was that after you stripped and made a herpes joke, you disappeared from the movie?Meanwhile, the arena of sexual competition changes. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. No women are hacked to pieces in "Fraternity Vacation." but they are the victims of violence all the same - the kind of violence that denies them the opportunity to be as interesting, as aggressive, and as free to choose as all the guys in this brain-damaged film. Their basic role here is to be the prizes in a male sexual competition.
Relive the funniest moments that happened before the opening credits of "Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Was this review helpful to you? A married college professor decides to seduce her student, whom she hired as a handyman for her yacht. Showing all 0 items Jump to: Certification; Certification. Think how much more interesting it could have been if the women, as well as the men, were allowed to lust, to scheme, to make bets, to have competitions, and to do all sorts of fun things, instead of just tanning themselves by the side of the pool. I have nothing against dumb sex comedies. Sex & Nudity. The men are the characters and the women are the objects.That's probably because the movie was made by men who lacked the imagination to get outside their own fat heads and imagine what it might be like to be a woman - not a woman in real life, mind you, but even a woman in their trashy little movie. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Soon, they find themselves lashing out and leaving a trail of bodies behind them. Convict Women/Fraternity Vacation (1989) Parents Guide Add to guide . Directed by James Frawley. 2 of 4 people found this review helpful.