Getting It Over with (1978)

Nearing her 19th birthday, a young girl decides to "get over with" losing her virginity before her teen years are over.

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer:

Amy Heckerling

Stars:

Glynnis O'Connor, Mitchell Group, Andy Moore

Cast

Credited cast:
Glynnis O'Connor	...	Ruthie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mitchell Group	...	Elevator Kisser

Storyline

Nearing her 19th birthday, a young girl decides to "get over with" losing her virginity before her teen years are over.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | independent film

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1978 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bathroom set for this film was built with false walls within the billiard room of the Doheny mansion in Los Angeles. (That same billiard room, and the adjoining 2-lane bowling alley, were also used in the film There Will Be Blood for a very bloody murder scene.) The dorm room set for Getting It Over With was constructed within another, larger room in the Doheny mansion as well, as the mansion was then used by the American Film Institute.

User Reviews

A Very Enjoyable Short

I happened to catch this short at the first annual Tupelo Film

Festival in 2004. I'm not sure why it was there or whose I idea it was to show it, but after viewing it I was very pleased to catch it. I could tell the film must've been shot in the late 70's and the sound wasn't great in places but the short film was very enjoyable. The film stock looked aged, but it didn't hinder the flow of the story. It had some good acting and some very funny sequences. Heckerling had apparently directed this during her time at the American Film Institute. A very good first film and one of the more enjoyable short films I've seen.