Going Steady "Yotzim Kavua"

Original movie tape cover.

Today we'll sink deep into a 1979 movie that looks and feels American on all its sides with the exception of being a movie made in Israel, spoken in Hebrew and in some portions with a few lines spoken in Polish. The version I'm talking about is the dubbed to English edition released on the Drive-In Movie Classics 50 pack released by Millcreek Entertainment on 2009.

Teenagers! those where the days.

I was actually surprised to see this was an Israel / West Germany production because of the high quality of the dubbing, I swear I thought it was originally released on pure king's language but after some inconsistensies where some of the cast spoke in hebrew and polish while others answered in perfect English I was like what the heck.

The kind of friend we'd love to have.

The movie basically follows the daily lives of several teenagers as they are "coming of age" in what appears to be the late 50's (maybe early 60's). There are several rather soft sexual situations and adolescent escapades throughout the movie that keeps the pace moving right along.

Movie poster with the beatiful Yvonne Michaels on it.

This movie is more in the vein of "Hollywood Knights" and "Porky's" than say, "American Graffiti" or "Grease". Sure, it's obnoxious and sophomoric at times, but that is part of this movie's charm. The acting by the leads is above average for this fare. I wasn't bored during this film and found it to be an enjoyable romp in times when things seemed much more simple.

English language movie poster.

The soundtrack to this movie is one of the highlights for any oldie's fan. This music certainly lifts this film above the "average" mark. Most of the songs are by the original artists. The one's I remember are "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Tequila", "Yakety Yak", "The Twist", "Sleepwalk", "Itsy Bisty Polka Dot Bikini", "Tell Laura I Love Her" etc. Some performers also on the soundtrack include, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Diamonds, Brenda Lee, Skeeter Davis, and Percy Faith. This one of the better soundtracks for this genre, outside of "American Graffiti"

We never got the explanation for Tammy's cry.

Tammy.

Recommended to fans of oldie's music, nostalgic comedies and "Animal House" antics.

Here's the Australian home video movie trailer (yes, it has a trailer!)