Lemon Popsicle (1978) on Netflix
In 1958 Tel Aviv, teenage friends Benzi, Momo and Yudale chase girls and hang out at the ice cream shop. Benzi falls for Nili, but she prefers Momo.
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Plot summary
Benzi, Momo and Yudale are students at a Tel Aviv high school in 1958, and they spend their free hours at the Montana Ice Cream Shop. When Nili joins their class, Benzi is drawn to her, but at a Friday party he watches her dance with Momo. Momo, hearing that Nili is a virgin, tells his friends he will seduce her and then drop her; Benzi says nothing rather than risk the friendship. He drinks a bottle of wine and Yudale walks him home. Delivering ice one day, Benzi is called inside by an older woman, Stella, who invites him back; he returns with Momo and Yudale, and Stella takes each of them into her room in turn. A sailor arrives at the door and the three flee, Yudale without his clothes.
Cast
- Dvora Kedaras Sonja, Benzi's mother
- Menashe Warshavskyas Romek, Benzi's father
- Louis Rosenbergas Pharmacist
- Yehoshua Luffas Iceman
- Avi Hadashas Froggy
- Denise Bouzagloas Ricki, prostitute
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- Rita Raishas Teacher
- Savich Goldreichas Doctor
- Olga Spondorfas Card Player
- Ronit Hayonas Leah
- Mira Birenbaumas Ruthy
- Doron Zafriras Pool Bartender
- Sarit Baruchas Bit Part
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lemon Popsicle (1978)
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- Lemon Popsicle was made for IL3 million, a million of which went as royalties to the musicians whose songs fill the soundtrack, among them Bill Haley, Little Richard and Paul Anka. Producer Menahem Golan claimed the music rights cost more than the film itself.
- Lemon Popsicle sold 1,350,000 tickets in Israel, making it the highest-grossing Israeli film of all time. Kazablan ranks second with 1,222,500 tickets sold and Sallah Shabati third with 1,184,900.
- Lemon Popsicle lost the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film to Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata. Israel also put it forward for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but it was not accepted as a nominee.
- According to Boaz Davidson, the screenplay was inspired by his own youth as well as by the American film American Graffiti.
