Heavy Petting
Summary:
Those of us who had to suffer such "instructional" films as Dating Do's and Don'ts in high school will be especially entertained by Heavy Petting. In the visually sarcastic manner of the nuclear-age documentary The Atomic Cafe, the film assembles masses of information and misinformation about teenage dating rituals of the 1950s. Clips from contemporary movies, TV programs, co... Full Summary >>
Cast:
David Byrne
Sandra Bernhard
Allen Ginsberg
William S. Burroughs
Josh Mostel
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Review:
This freewheeling documentary ponders the sex lives of teens in the 1950s and '60s, but what might be a whimsical ride down memory lane for baby boomers won't necessarily translate for all viewers. Heavy Petting investigates a very white, middle-class version of adolescence, illustrated through clips from classroom "mental hygiene" films of t... Continue >>
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