High school teacher gets in trouble when he tries to teach a class in sex education.High school teacher gets in trouble when he tries to teach a class in sex education.High school teacher gets in trouble when he tries to teach a class in sex education.
Stephen Dunne
- Bobby Herman Sr.
- (as Steve Dunne)
Judee Morton
- Charlene
- (as Judy Morton)
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- Writer
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- TriviaAccording to the Arizona Republic newspaper of August 22, 2014, two days of filming occurred at Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona. About 350 students got to play extras in the film. Making his Hollywood debut as an extra was a 17-year-old David Geffen, the future music and film producer.
- GoofsThe first time William Shatner enters the classroom, a microphone is visible at the top of the frame for a full ten seconds.
- Quotes
Mrs. Katie Sommers: What do you mean "prove" your love?
Janet Sommers: Well if you don't know, maybe you'd better ask DAD!
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Masters: Inventing David Geffen (2012)
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Grownup topics
The Explosive Generation is a harbinger of things to come. Little did they know about student protests in 1961. The best that kids could come up with as a protest concern is the dismissal of a popular English teacher. This was way before an unpopular war, a slew of assassinations, and the spread of drugs. This was before half of the Sixties was over.
These kids are as normal a group of Eisenhower era teens as you can find. But when William Shatner asks them about topics they want to discuss in his class and Patty McCormack mentions sex and not in the hygiene manual way it all mushrooms from there.
The parents of these kids particularly Arch Johnson who is McCormack's father get hysterical when their kids want to discuss grownup topics. When Shatner is canned, the protesters led by McCormack, Lee Kinsolving, Suzi Carnell and Billy Gray get creative in their protest. They would have made the kids who sat in in Columbia later in the decade proud.
The Explosive Generation isn't exactly atomic in its impact. More like a few pounds of TNT. Still those nostalgic for the era and its music will like it.
These kids are as normal a group of Eisenhower era teens as you can find. But when William Shatner asks them about topics they want to discuss in his class and Patty McCormack mentions sex and not in the hygiene manual way it all mushrooms from there.
The parents of these kids particularly Arch Johnson who is McCormack's father get hysterical when their kids want to discuss grownup topics. When Shatner is canned, the protesters led by McCormack, Lee Kinsolving, Suzi Carnell and Billy Gray get creative in their protest. They would have made the kids who sat in in Columbia later in the decade proud.
The Explosive Generation isn't exactly atomic in its impact. More like a few pounds of TNT. Still those nostalgic for the era and its music will like it.
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- bkoganbing
- Dec 1, 2014
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- Also known as
- Frühreife Generation
- Filming locations
- Mesa High School, Mesa, Arizona, USA(Mason High School)
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- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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By what name was The Explosive Generation (1961) officially released in Canada in English?
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