Heavy Petting (1989)
HEAVY PETTING is a hilarious and salacious exploration of the sexual mores of the 50's as seen through the eyes of a generation that lived through the Sexual Revolution. Creative baby boomers-- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie Hoffman, and poet Allen Ginsberg-- candidly recall their sexual coming-f-age tales in intimate interviews. Joyously campy and refreshingly carefree, HEAVY PETTING blends humorous, unbelievable footage of unhelpful sex-ed films with classic snippets of THE WILD ONE and Elvis' hip gyrations, not to mention Bernhard talking about playing "doctor", always observant Ginsberg on a disastrous encounter with a girl, and Byrne on the childhood myths of masturbation. Eternal mysteries such as the female orgasm, the universal appeal of Marilyn Monroe, and the rituals of high school are laid bare by this lovable group of characters.
The movie Heavy Petting, released in 1989, features 22 songs from artists like Fats Domino, Bobby Day, Johnny Burnette and The Contours. What is your favorite song from Heavy Petting?
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Songs from Heavy Petting
- Blueberry Hill
- Fats Domino
- Rockin' Robin
- Bobby Day
- You're Sixteen
- Johnny Burnette
- Do You Love Me
- The Contours
- The Way You Look Tonight
- The Lettermen
- Mickey's Monkey
- Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
- Annie Had a Baby
- Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (as Hank Ballard and The Midnighters)
- Baby Oh Baby
- The Shells
- Be Bop Baby
- Ricky Nelson
- Bongo Rock
- Preston Epps
- Dedicated To The One I Love
- The Shirelles
- Dressin' Up
- The Elegants
- I Wonder Why
- Dion DiMucci (as Dion) and The Belmonts
- Little Bitty Pretty One
- Bobby Day
- Little Darling
- The Diamonds
- Old Black Magic
- Marilyn Monroe
- Peter Gunn
- Henry Mancini
- Ready Teddy
- Little Richard
- Rock Around The Clock
- New Jersey Teenagers
- So Fine
- The Fiestas
- The Girl I Love
- Ricky Nelson
- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
- Ricky Nelson
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