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Using footage from Hollywood in the 50’s and 60’s and educational material from the era, known personalities reflect on what it was like to be a living, breathing, sexual being in the 1950’s or 60’s. People such as Allan Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Sandra Bernhard, Francis Fisher, Frederic Lahey, John Oates and Zoe Tamerlaine discuss issues such as; dating, masturbation, petting, falling in love, menstruation, things you did to look cool, cruising, parties, dances, teen pregnancy, STD, and all the other concerns surrounding being a teenager. Set to a soundtrack of music from the decades in question, this snappy and entertaining documentary presents the viewer with a slice of 50’s and 60’s nostalgia.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
312248
Language
English
Audience classification
M (15+)
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenage pregnancy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sex instruction for teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sexually transmitted diseases
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage pregnancy
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Sexual behavior
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Peer pressure
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sexually transmitted diseases
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage pregnancy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)