Hot Bubblegum (1981) on Netflix
Benzi has a girlfriend, Doris, but an old flame, Nikki, comes back into his life. His friends warn him about Nikki's flirtiness, and his cousin Frieda arrives from Germany.
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Plot summary
In 1950s Tel Aviv, Benzi, Momo and Yudale chase girls and prepare for their final exams. Benzi has a girlfriend, Doris. Nikki, a girl from his past, returns, and his friends advise him about her flirtiness. His cousin Frieda comes from Germany to visit, and Momo, Yudale and Benzi's father all lust after her. Momo looks into the rumors about Fritzi, an older piano tutor.
Cast
- Menashe Warshavskyas Benji's Father
- Dvora Kedaras Benji's Mother
- Avi Hadashas Victor / Froggy
- Haya Cohenas Gila
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hot Bubblegum (1981)
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- Lemon Popsicle was made for IL3 million, and a third of that — one million — went in royalties to the musicians whose 1950s and 1960s hits fill the soundtrack. Producer Menahem Golan claimed the music rights cost more than the film's production itself.
- Lemon Popsicle sold 1,350,000 tickets in Israel, making it the country's highest-grossing film of all time. Kazablan ranks second with 1,222,500 tickets sold and Sallah Shabati third with 1,184,900.
- Israel's Film and Play Review Council restricted Lemon Popsicle to viewers aged 16 and over because of its explicit sexual content, but the press reported widespread instances of younger teenagers sneaking into screenings.
- Boaz Davidson, who co-wrote and directed Lemon Popsicle, said the screenplay was inspired by his own youth as well as by the American film American Graffiti.
