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'Joysticks' is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Greydon Clark.

Plot



Jefferson Bailey (Scott McGinnis) runs the most popular video arcade in town, much to the chagrin of local businessman Joseph Rutter (Joe Don Baker). With his two bumbling nephews, Rutter aims to frame Bailey and have his business shut down. Bailey, however, is wise to Rutter's plan and teams with best friends Eugene Groebe (Leif Green) and McDorfus (Jim Greenleaf) to stop this scheme, which also involves a video game duel with punker King Vidiot (Jon Gries).

Cast



* Joe Don Baker as Joseph Rutter

* Leif Green as Eugene Groebe

* Jim Greenleaf as Jonathan Andrew McDorfus

* Scott McGinnis as Jefferson Bailey

* Jon Gries as King Vidiot (credited as Jonathan Gries)

* Corinne Bohrer as Patsy Rutter

* John Diehl as Arnie

* John Voldstad as Max

* Reid Cruickshanks as Coach Straight

* Morgan Lofting as Mrs. Rutter

* Kym Malin as Lola

* Kim G. Michel as Alva

* Jacqulin Cole as Alexis Wheeler

* Logan Ramsey as Mayor Neville

* Justine Lenore as Nurse Tubitt

Production



Director Graydon Clark decided his next film would be an R-rated teen sex comedy based around video games when he saw a group of teenagers playing arcade games in the lobby during a test screening of his previous film, Wacko (film). The original title was Video Madness. The production took 13 days. Midway Games allowed the film to use the image of Pac-Man just for featuring its games in the film. These included 'Satan's Hollow' and the then-unreleased 'Super Pac-Man' used during the film's climactic video game showdown. It also showcased a game by Los Angeles company Computer Kinetics Corp. called 'Stripper', which was a mod of a Shoei game called 'Streaker'.

Release



The film was theatrically released on March 4, 1983 in the United States by Jensen Farley Pictures and was the fifth highest grossing in its first week. It grossed $3,952,448 in the United States.

The film was released on VHS by Vestron Video. Liberation Entertainment released the film on DVD in 2006. It was released on Blu-ray by Scorpion in 2013 as a 30th anniversary edition.

Soundtrack



The film's soundtrack was released in November 2015 by Eczema Records.Eczema Records catalog, retrieved Nov. 5, 2015 http://www.eczemarecords.com/collections/all

References




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