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Title: The Explosive Generation (1961)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| William Shatner | ... | Peter Gifford | |
| Patty McCormack | ... | Janet Sommers | |
| Lee Kinsolving | ... | Dan Carlyle | |
| Virginia Field | ... | Mrs. Katie Sommers | |
| Stephen Dunne | ... | Bobby Herman Sr. (as Steve Dunne) | |
| Phillip Terry | ... | Mr. Carlyle | |
| Arch Johnson | ... | Mr. George Sommers | |
| Edward Platt | ... | Mr. Morton | |
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Suzi Carnell | ... | Marge Ryker |
| Jan Norris | ... | Terry | |
| Beau Bridges | ... | Mark | |
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Peter Virgo | ... | Fred - Dean of Boys |
| Stafford Repp | ... | Police Captain | |
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Bruce Kerner | ... | Mark |
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Peter Virgo Jr. | ... | George |
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Peter Gifford is a likable, dedicated schoolteacher that teaches a senior life skills class. When student Janet Sommers brings up the topic of sex and dating, he asks students to write questions on the topic, and will cover them in the next class. The parents get wind of what Gifford is about to do, notify the principal, and he warns Peter not to read the questions in class. Gifford decides to go against this and is suspended. The whole student body protests, and the administration gets worried on what to do. Written by Pat McCurry
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Janet Sommers: Well if you don't know, maybe you'd better ask DAD!
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According to the Arizona Republic newspaper of August 22, 2014, two days of filming occurred at Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona. About 350 students got to play extras in the film. Making his Hollywood debut as an extra was a 17-year-old David Geffen, the future music and film producer. See more »Goofs
The first time William Shatner enters the classroom, a microphone is visible at the top of the frame for a full ten seconds. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Katie Sommers: What do you mean "prove" your love?Janet Sommers: Well if you don't know, maybe you'd better ask DAD!
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A high school teacher (Wiliam Shatner) gets in trouble when he tries to teach a class in sex education.
This was the directing debut of Buzz Kulik, who went on to make the cult classic "Bad Ronald" as well as several episodes of "Twilight Zone" (though not, oddly, the ones with William Shatner).
I had low expectations for this film and only watched it because today was Shatner's 82nd birthday. Seemed like a good time to check out career highlights. And this one is a bit of a stunner.
For being 1961, which is really more the 1950s than the 1960s, it has a very honest look at sex and the idea that high school teenagers engage in sexual activity. While times have changed and kids today are certainly more "free" than fifty years ago, it is nice to see a film that actually addressed the subject rather than pretending it did not exist.