Teenage Mother

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
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJerry Gross
Written byNicholas Demetroles
Jerry Gross
Produced byJerry Gross
StarringArlene Sue Farber
Julia Angel
Howard Lee May
CinematographyRichard E. Brooks
Music bySteve Karmen
Production
company
Jerry Gross Productions
Distributed byCinemation Industries
Release date
January 1967
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Reception

An author likened the film to a grindhouse 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

References

  1. "Teenage Mother". The Rochester Sentinel. 20 September 1968. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  2. "Juno, The Grindhouse edition". filmschoolrejects.com.
  3. "Teenage Graffiti and Teenage mother plot". DVDbeaver.com.


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