Lemon Popsicle (1978)
"Eskimo Limon" (original title)

Bentzi, Momo, and Yuda'leh are three teenage boys growing up in 1950's Israel, which is not much different from 1950's America if you believe what you see in the film. Of course they are ... See full summary »

Director:

Boaz Davidson

Writers:

Boaz Davidson, Eli Tavor

Stars:

Yftach Katzur, Anat Atzmon, Jonathan Sagall

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Yftach Katzur	...	Benz (as Yiftach Katzur)
Anat Atzmon	...	Nili
Jonathan Sagall	...	Momo (as Jonathan Segal)
Zachi Noy	...	Yudale / Hughie (as Zacki Noy)
Dvora Kedar	...	Sonya (as Devorah Kidar)
Ophelia Shtruhl	...	Stella (as Ophelia Shtrall)
Denise Bouzaglo	...	Ricki (as Denis Bouzaglo)
Rachel Steiner	...	Bracha
Menashe Warshavsky	...	Romak (as Menache Warshavsky)
Louis Rosenberg	...	Pharmacist (as Luis Rosenberg)
Rita Raish	...	Teacher
Savich Goldreich	...	Doctor (as Savitch Goldreich)
Yehoshua Luff	...	Iceman
Avi Hadash	...	Froike
Mira Birenbaum	...	Ruthy

Storyline

Bentzi, Momo, and Yuda'leh are three teenage boys growing up in 1950's Israel, which is not much different from 1950's America if you believe what you see in the film. Of course they are obsessed with one thing - sex. Bentzi is interested in the beautiful Nili, but she prefers his friend Momo. Meanwhile, while Bentzi is working delivering ice to people he comes across a voluptous nympho. For some reason he leaves his job and gets his friends, who are promptly invited inside and divested of their virginity in an explicit softcore sex scene. Momo goes first, then the obese Yuda'leh. Before Bentzi can have his turn the nypho's sailor boyfriend suddenly returns from the sea and chases the boys away, Yuda'leh being forced to run away naked. The boys next visit a prostitute and are serviced by her in turn, the experience causing Bentzi to vomit. With all this experience under his belt Momo seduces Nili and impregnates her. He disowns her when she makes this known to him, leaving it to ...

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Plot Keywords:

1950s | bicycle | virginity | abortion | israel | 

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Taglines:

L'an holchim kshamisiba nigmira? (Where do you go when the party's over?)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

21 April 1978 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Going All the Way

Company Credits

Production Co:

Noah Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director claims he based the movie on a situation which happened to him as a youth.

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Quotes

Yudale: [after having sex with Stella] She's a nymphomaniac all right.

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Connections

Followed by Sapiches (1983)

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Soundtracks

"At The Hop"
Written by Arthur Singer, David White & John Madara
Performed by Danny and the Juniors

User Reviews

Pretty good teen sex comedy/drama from Isreal

Rated R for Language,Sexuality/Nudity and drinking - all involving teens

I was curious to see the film The Last American Virgin.Since I am a teenager(im 15 years old) I enjoy teen movies.I do not just like newer ones such as American Pie or Superbad but I also like the classics such as Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Sixteen Candles.I wanted to see The Last American Virgin because I heard it was fairly realistic.I had heard that it was a remake of an Isreali film from 1978 entitled Lemon Popsicle.When I found the entire movie on youtube, I watched it.Unlike Last American Virgin which took place in the 1980's, Lemon Popsicle takes place in the late 1950's or early 1960's.The best part about this film is the 1950's soundtrack.There are plenty of hits from the fifties in this film.The film is about Benji and his two friends.Benji meets this girl who he falls in love with but this girl has the hots for his best friend who is the stud of the group.The first part of the film is like any other teen sex comedy, there are plenty of funny sexual situations that the characters get into.Then suddenly the film turns from comedy to drama as the girl Benji likes tells him that she is pregnant and his friend will not pay for the abortion.Benji then helps her out and confesses his love to her.You probably will not see the ending coming and I will not spoil it here.Lemon Popsicle is a teen sex comedy which is pretty funny at times and has a good amount of drama as well.It is a fairly hard to find film and has not been released on DVD yet.