Loose Screws

Plot

Filmed in just four weeks one fine autumn in 1984, this amateur teen sex romp, with not a lot of sex but a lot of trying, was released a few years later as Screwballs II. A melange of young men and women with only physical contact on their minds have been put together in the same boarding school by their trusting parents. Some inkling of the level of the comedy involved is revealed by the names of these erstwhile students: Steve Hardman, Hugh G. Rection, and Marvin Eatmore. Enough said. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Review

Even by genre standards, this late straggler in the 1980's teen comedy cycle is pretty threadbare: the script throws out any pretense of story in favor of cut-rate vaudeville hijinks, the production values are at about a porno-film level and most of the supposedly high school-age cast members look like they are pushing thirty. Despite these many stumbling blocks, Loose Screws puts forth a surprising amount of energy in pursuit of its lowball comedy aims. Director Rafal Zielinski (who also helmed the similar Screwballs) keeps the raunchy humor rolling at a breakneck clip and the film's original pop song soundtrack boasts some surprisingly catchy tunes: the funniest is a song about condoms entitled "Circular Impression." None of the young leads really make much of an impression but everyone is competent enough for this sort of fare and future stand-up comedy success Mike MacDonald displays some deft comic timing as the film's Dean Wormer-styled principal. The end result is a silly ball of fluff best appreciated in an insomniac haze at 2 a.m. in the morning. To sum up, Loose Screws is too silly and rough-hewn to appeal to viewers accustomed to slicker modern teen comedy fare like American Pie and is best left to genre completists for its modest value as a period piece. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi

Cast

• Bryan Genesse - Brad Lovett
• Lance VanDer Kolk - Steve Hardman
• Alan Deveau - Hugh G. Rection
• Jason Warren - Marvin Eatmore

Cynthia Belliveau - Mona Lott; James Gale - Student; Annie McAuley - Nikki Mystroke; Janette Scott - Student; Karen Wood - Gail Poulet; David Baldwin - Trustee; Carl Bauer - Bouncer; Kimberly Brooks - Hardbutt's Secretary; Michelle Burley - Pig Pen Girl; Ernesto Camera - Student; Kim Cayer - Pig Pen Girl; Ron Clifford - School Chairman; Antonella di Martino - Student; Antonio DiLeo - Student; Mack Dolgy - Golfer; Lila Durette - Pig Pen Girl; Cindy Fidler - Bathtub Girl; Wayne Fleming - Pig Pen M.C.; Julie Forbes - Dice Girl; Graham Gautier - Student; Beth Gondek - Candy Barr; Liz Green - Tracy Gratehead; Kelly Hollingsworth - Pig Pen Girl; Susan Irvine - Bathtub Girl; Angela Jensen - Student; Lucy Laronde - Student; Debora Lobbin - Miss Von Blow; Melissa Madden - Pig Pen Girl; Lisa Maggiore - Student; Jane Mansell - Hotel Clerk; Babs Morello - Student; Phil Myatin - Biker; Terrea Oster - Wendy the Waitress; Don Patterson - Student; Laura Potter - Convertible Girl; Greta Shepherd - Trustee; Gregory Smith - Beach Baby; Sarah Stranks - Beach Baby; Yuri Sudjito - Masseur; Stephanie Sulik - Claudia Arsenault; Ted Tanyock - Student; Robert Toppin - Bus Driver; Ken Toylor - Principal Hardbutt; Carolyn Tweedle - Female Teacher; Nancy Vacheresse - Dice Girl; Robert Vasil - Bouncer; Mike McDonald - Principal Arsenault

Credit

Judith Lee - Art Director, Mike Dolgy - Associate Producer, Teresa Oster - Associate Producer, Brian Foley - Choreography, Nancy Kaye - Costume Designer, Rafal Zielinski - Director, Stephen Fanfara - Editor, Fred Mollin - Composer (Music Score), Vera Jordache - Makeup, Ken Gord - Production Designer, Robin Miller - Cinematographer, Maurice Smith - Producer, Randy Daudlin - Special Effects, Shane Caldwell - Stunts, Michael Cory - Screenwriter, Phil Keuber - Screenwriter

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