Heavy Petting
- Director: Obie Benz, Joshua Waletzky
- Writer: Pierce Rafferty
- Producer: Obie Benz, Carol Noblitt
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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.
There was a trailer...but, it has since disappeared.
Cast & Characters
David Byrne
Frances Fisher
Sandra Bernhard
Allen Ginsberg
Ann Magnuson
Spalding Gray
Josh Mostel
Laurie Anderson
John Oates
Abbie Hoffman
Jacki Ochs
William S. Burroughs
Corey Allen
Jim Backus
Barry Bartkowski
Bernard J. Berry
Marlon Brando Sr.
Virginia Christine
Dick Clark
Walter Coy
Joseph Crehan
James Dean
Ann Doran
Duka
Jim Dyer








































