No film in 1982 broke the taboo of carnal horror like The Thing. The film rejected the clean knife of a slasher for the wet, squirming violation of cellular assimilation. The notorious “defibrillation scene” (a chest opening into a mouth) attacked the sanctity of the human form. Popular media had never seen such a nihilistic rejection of identity. Audiences revolted; critics called it “morally repugnant.” Today, it is a masterpiece of taboo-breaking.
Prior to 1982, teen sex in film (e.g., Porky’s, 1981) was slapstick and consequence-free, or moralistic (The Last American Virgin, 1982, punished its hero). Fast Times broke the taboo of female sexual agency. The subplot of Stacy Hamilton’s abortion—treated not as melodrama but as a clinical, necessary choice—was unheard of in a studio comedy. It legitimized the idea that popular media could address real female desire without a death sentence. taboo 2 1982 classic xxx full
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