Ep. 24 - Jeremy

Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 4:48 p.m.

b'70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep #24 \\u2014 JEREMY (1973)\\n \\nFun City Editions kingpin Jonathan Hertzberg joins Mike and Ben to celebrate Vinegar Syndrome\\u2019s surprise Black Friday release of the Robby Benson-Glynnis O\\u2019Connor teen romance JEREMY (1973)! \\n \\nGloriously awkward and credibly adolescent highlights include:\\n \\n\\u2022 Robby Benson, sensitive Tiger Beat pin-up!\\n \\n\\u2022 Glynnis O\\u2019Connor, sensitive Linda Blair-type!\\n \\n\\u2022 Joe Brooks, composer of \\u201cYou Light Up My Life,\\u201d star of IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN and \\u2014 hoo-boy \\u2014 what a creep! \\n \\n\\u2022 The injustice of Robby Benson not scoring his own AM Gold chart-topper in the era of Shaun Cassidy, Andy Gibb, Leif Garrett, and Rex Smith!\\n \\n\\u2022 The ability to buy a movie ticket at any time and see W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers and/or King Kong during NYC\\u2019s \\u201cFun City\\u201d era!\\n \\n\\u2022 The cosmic connection between JEREMY and ON THE RIGHT TRACK!\\n \\n\\u2022 The Dennis Christopher of BREAKING AWAY vs. the Dennis Christopher of CIRCUITRY MAN!\\n \\n\\u2022 The case to be made for Willie Aames as an \\u201cedgy\\u201d teen idol! \\n \\n\\u2022 The powers and abilities of \\u201cSupporting Characters\\u201d host Bill Ackerman that go far beyond those of any mortal podcaster! \\n \\n\\u2022 Ben Reiser\\u2019s intensely \\u201cat-home\\u201d personal connection to Linda Manz, Ruth Gordon, and Lee Strasberg!\\n \\n\\u2022 Yet another visit to Mike McPadden\\u2019s 12-year old psyche as it created a graphic carnival sodomy scene from ODE TO BILLY JOE that does not, in fact, exist!\\n \\nBuy JEREMY now from Vinegar Syndrome!\\nhttps://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/fun-city-editions/products/jeremy-fun-city-editions'