Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		3.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		3.5

The Last American Virgin Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman January 18, 2023

The vagaries of licensing of films to various labels and the attendant accoutrements like on disc extras can be a kind of fun rabbit hole to go down, and in that regard this disc may offer "the best of both worlds" for Region A fans, since it offers basically the same technical merits as Olive's release of The Last American Virgin did, while also including the rather appealing supplements that Arrow's Region B The Last American Virgin did.

As mentioned above, The Last American Virgin has received prior releases on Blu-ray for various regions. Those interested in a plot recap as well my thoughts in general about the film may want to visit my The Last American Virgin Blu-ray review of the now long ago Blu-ray release from Olive Films. Those wanting Svet Atanasov's thoughts on the films, as well as some more information on the supplements are encouraged to read Svet's The Last American Virgin Blu-ray review of that release.

The Last American Virgin Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

The Last American Virgin is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of the MVD Rewind Collection, an imprint of MVD Visual, with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. To cut to the chase, this is frankly pretty much interchangeable with both the Olive and Arrow releases in terms of overall picture quality. There may be moments here where grain is slightly better resolved than on the Olive release (I never had the Arrow release), but if so, it's virtually negligible. The palette is (again) identical, and even the same minor blemishes that cropped up in the Olive release can be spotted here. More detailed comments are available in both my previous review of the Olive release and Svet's revew of the Arrow release.

The Last American Virgin Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

As with the video side of things, my ears could not differentiate between this disc's LPCM 2.0 audio and the DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track on the Olive Films Blu-ray. The Last American Virgin's soundtrack is one of its chief assets, and all of the great source cues utilized sound full bodied and energetic. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly throughout. Optional English subtitles are available.

The Last American Virgin Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

A primary deficit of the Olive Films release of this film on Blu-ray several years ago was the absence of the excellent supplements that had been included on the Arrow Video release of the film for Region B. That situation is handily rectified here, and Svet's review has some more information on the ported over supplements, as mentioned above:

• The First American Remake (HD; 36:06) is a really sweet interview with writer and director Boaz Davidson. The title of this featurette refers to the fact that this film is a remake of Davidson's Israeli film Lemon Popsicle.


• Memories of a Pizza Boy (HD; 26:07) is a fun interview with Lawrence Monoson, who confesses to a bit of subterfuge he and his mother engaged in to facilitate his casting in the film.


• Babe of the Eighties (HD; 20:59) continues with appealing interviews, this time with Diane Franklin, who at the time of this piece had just published her autobiography.


• In Praise of Smaller Movies (HD; 21:10) features cinematographer Adam Greenberg. His accent is pretty thick, and some may wish this piece offered optional subtitles.


• Photo Gallery (HD; 3:36)


• Original Theatrical Trailer (HD; 1:55)


• TV Spot SD; 00:28)


• Trailers for other releases from MVD Visual are also included.

Additionally, the keepcase insert features reversible art and the keepcase itself houses a folded miniposter. Additionally, packaging features a slipcover.

The Last American Virgin Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

As some of the supplements included on this disc get into, there are some huge tonal variances at play in the story, ones which range from raunchy sexcapades to more serious issues like abortion, and as such, this may be a case of not judging a book by its cover, so to speak. Technical merits basically reproduce the Olive and Arrow Blu-rays, while this release includes the fun supplements that Arrow offered for Region B. Recommended.