Teenage Mother (also known as The Hygiene Story) is a 1967 American exploitation film directed by Jerry Gross and starring Arlene Sue Farber.[1] It is about teenage pregnancy, hygiene and a graphic actualization of birth. It was billed as "The film that dares to explain what most parents can't."[1] It marked Fred Willard's film debut.
| Teenage Mother | |
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| Directed by | Jerry Gross |
| Written by | Nicholas Demetroles Jerry Gross |
| Produced by | Jerry Gross |
| Starring | Arlene Sue Farber Julia Angel Howard Lee May |
| Cinematography | Richard E. Brooks |
| Music by | Steve Karmen |
Production company | Jerry Gross Productions |
| Distributed by | Cinemation Industries |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Reception
editAn author likened the film to an exploitation edition of the 2007 film Juno.[2][3]
In a brief interview on the DVD extras of the 2007 documentary film Heckler, Willard reported the audience at one screening of the film booed after his character interrupted an attempted sexual assault.
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Teenage Mother". The Rochester Sentinel. 20 September 1968. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Juno, The Grindhouse edition". filmschoolrejects.com.
- ^ "Teenage Graffiti and Teenage mother plot". DVDbeaver.com.
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