Lemon Popsicle
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Hebrew | אסקימו לימון |
Directed by | Boaz Davidson |
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Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
Edited by | Alain Jakubowicz |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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Language | Hebrew |
Budget | IL3 million |
Box office | IL12.5 million (Israel; 1978) |
Lemon Popsicle (
Plot
In 1950s Israel, Nili (Niki in the English-language release) is the new girl at school. She meets a trio of friends: Benzi (Benji in the English release), Momo (Bobby in the English release) and Yudale (Huey in the English release). Benzi, the typical "nice guy" of the group, immediately falls in love with Nili. However, Nili prefers the more aggressive and experienced Momo. Learning that Nili is a virgin, Momo brags to his friends that he will seduce, then dump her, much to Benzi's dismay. However, Benzi is too dependent on his friends and too reluctant to ruin their friendship to warn Nili of Momo's intentions, and must watch as Momo and Nili begin dating. Momo finally takes Nili's virginity, leaving her pregnant. Benzi rushes in to emotionally console Nili and helps her to get an abortion, hoping that she will grow to love him for his support, only to be crushed when Nili and Momo reconcile and resume dating.
The film contains a scene with an older olah named Stella, enticing the three boys into having sex with her, earning the nickname "Stella HaMegameret" ("A-cumming Stella") after she screams "I'm a-cumming! I'm a-cumming!" (instead of "cumming") during sex because of her poor Hebrew.
Cast
- Yftach Katzur as Bentzi
- Jonathan Sagall as Momo
- Zachi Noy as Yudale
- Anat Atzmon as Nili
- Ophelia Shtruhl as Stella
- Rachel Steiner as Martha
- Dvora Kedar as Sonja
- Menashe Warshavsky as Romek
- Denise Bouzaglo as Ricki
Release and reception
Budget
The picture was produced at a budget of
Box office
Lemon Popsicle became an immediate commercial success; by December 1978, the film had sold 1,268,000 tickets in its native country and grossed IL12.5 million. It was circulated in 700 prints in Europe, where it earned $650,000 during the same period.
Sequels
The series became a success in Germany under the name Eis am Stiel. Most of the films were also dubbed into English and were released in both the
Hot Bubblegum
Shifshuf Naim | |
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Directed by | Boaz Davidson |
Written by | Boaz Davidson Ingo Hermes Eli Tavor Sam Waynberg |
Produced by | Yoram Globus Menahem Golan Sam Waynberg Danny Dimbort |
Cinematography | Amnon Salomon |
Edited by | Jon Koslowsky |
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Country | Israel |
Language | Hebrew |
Hot Bubblegum (Hebrew: Shifshuf Naim) is the third film in the Lemon Popsicle series, set in Tel Aviv and released in 1981.[9]
Synopsis
Three high school seniors preparing for final exams in the early 1960s have the normal teenage concerns about girls, sex and relationships. They try to find out if going steady with one girlfriend is better or if changing girlfriends all the time makes for too many complications. By the end of summer, all things get better.[9]
Cast
- Yftach Katzur as Benzi
- Zachi Noy as Yudale
- Jonathan Sagall as Momo
- Dvora Kedar as Sonja
- Orna Dagan as Nikki
- Rachel Steiner as Martha
- Ariella Rabinovich as Doris
- Sibylle Rauch as Frieda
- Christiane Schmidtmer as Fritzi
Remake
In 1982, Davidson wrote and directed an American remake, The Last American Virgin, starring Lawrence Monoson and Diane Franklin.[10]
See also
- Israeli cinema
- List of submissions to the 51st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Israeli submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ New York Times
- ^ "Golan's Globus Production Slate Includes 4 In '78–'79 For $10-Mil". Variety. May 31, 1978. p. 59.
- ^ "סרט השנה: אסקימו לימון" [Film of the Year: Lemon Popsicle]. Maariv (in Hebrew). 28 December 1978. p. 47.
- ISBN 9789653110519. p. 1156
- ^ Top 50 Deutschland 1978. insidekino.com.
- ISBN 9780333938201. p. 222.
- ^ 36th Golden Globe Awards Archived 2013-04-14 at archive.today. goldenglobes.org.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ a b "Hot Bubblegum". israelfilmcenter.org. The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan.
- ^ New York Times
External links
- Lemon Popsicle Forever
- Lemon Popsicle Fanzine
- Eskimo Limon (1978) at IMDb
- Eskimo Limon at AllMovie
- Eskimo Limon 2: Yotzim Kavua (1979) at IMDb
- Eskimo Limon 3: Shifshuf Naim (1981) at IMDb
- Eskimo Limon 4: Sapiches (1982) at IMDb
- Sababa (spin-off, 1983) at IMDb
- Eskimo Limon 5: Roman Za'ir (1984) at IMDb
- Eskimo Limon 6: Harimu Ogen (1985) at IMDb
- Eskimo Limon 7: Ahava Tzeira (1987) at IMDb
- Eskimo Limon 8: Summertime Blues (1988) at IMDb
- Eskimo Limon 9: The Party Goes On (2001) at IMDb