Joysticks (1983)

When a top local businessman and his two bumbling nephews try to shut down the town's only video arcade, arcade employees and patrons fight back.

It's like Porky's at the arcade. Or like American Graffiti with another actor. Or like a bit of both combined.

There's more nudity. There's a little footage. There's a fun and farce-like plot progression that deals with an arcade almost getting closed down thanks to a grumpy rich man aaand a lot of sex. Or lack thereof. Girls. Black guys casually in the background and at one point carrying the main character in a celebratory procedure. Times really done changed haven't they? I don't think racial stereotypes and all are as notable with most movies of the time, but if this one came out today it'd probably stir some controversy.

We need to get some of this nudity back though. This feels like Japanese anime today - where nudity is just a natural part of it. Of life. Nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing plastic either. All out. Go joysticks.

It wasn't actually that amazing a movie but I just love the time and age, a dime a cage, and it's a feelgood film.

High four my score.

 rated 4/5: fo shizzle