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Fast Times at Ridgemont High has an abortion in it
A comedy which has a modern abortion. And the abortion does not dominate the storyline, and the rest of the movie works well. Go see it again. It even has Sean Penn in it.
Posted to The Movie Club by LifeOfIdeas on January 9, 2009
Re: The politics of romatic comedies
''Most romatic comedies I've seen don't accurately portray men (and don't really accurately portray women, either). It's not the point of the genre, which generally appeals to simple fantasies and benign stereotypes.'' This comment basically defends the movie on the grounds that it neither can nor should be taken seriously. I would guess that the ...
Posted to Culturebox by lcuckovich on June 11, 2007