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Heavy Petting

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Heavy Petting
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R,1hr 15min
Release:
1989
Directors:
Obie Benz, Josh Mostel
Distributor:
Docurama
Starring:
David Byrne, Sandra Bernhard, Allen Ginsberg  ...more
Synopsis: 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, commercials, and "sex hygiene" short subjects are used throughout; perhaps once upon a time these vignettes could have been taken ... Full Synopsis
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Fred Beldin, AMG 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 the era and interviews with former teenagers who reminisce ... Full Review
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