Heavy Petting (1989)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Obie Benz
Joshua Waletzky (co-director)

Writer:

Pierce Rafferty (writer)

Release Date:

22 September 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Celebrity confessions about their first sexual experiences.

Plot Keywords:

Orgasm | Celebrity | Interview | First Sexual Experience | Dry Hump

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Byrne	...	Himself
Frances Fisher	...	Herself
Sandra Bernhard	...	Herself
Allen Ginsberg	...	Himself
Ann Magnuson	...	Herself
Spalding Gray	...	Himself
Josh Mostel	...	Himself
Laurie Anderson	...	Herself
John Oates	...	Himself
Abbie Hoffman	...	Himself
Jacki Ochs	...	Herself
William S. Burroughs	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frederic Lahey	...	Frederic Lahey
Paul Longendyke	...	Himself
Zoë Lund	...	Herself (as Zoë Tamerlis)
Elvis Presley	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Company:

Americas in Transition

Movie Connections:

Edited from Bus Stop (1956)

Soundtrack:

Ready Teddy

Great Fun!!

Along with "The Atomic Cafe", "The Beat Generation: An American Dream" and Ron Mann's "Twist", this would have to be one of my favorite docos about 1950s America. Celebrities talk about their (and general) sex habits in that wonderful era of hope and promise for the future and paranoia for the present. David Byrne, Sandra Bernhard, Josh Mostel, and many others including William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg are on hand to put in their two-cents worth and provide some pretty raunchy personal information....especially John Mostel's circle jerk story. We also see snippets of Hollywood movies, sex education and behavior films like "Dating Dos and Don'ts" and other stuff. All this and a great rock'n'roll soundtrack makes the 75 minutes roll by much too quickly. Don't miss this one. Released on video by Fox Lorber. Too cool!!