In this social guidance short film, teens on the make spread syphilis among their friends.In this social guidance short film, teens on the make spread syphilis among their friends.In this social guidance short film, teens on the make spread syphilis among their friends.
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Michael Bell
- Dr. Monk Monahan
- (uncredited)
Dolores Faith
- Kathy
- (uncredited)
Mory Schoolhouse
- Jim
- (uncredited)
Charlotte Stewart
- Judy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe bulk of this short film consists of recycled footage from V.D. (1961); these scenes are depicted as flashbacks narrated by the original character Monk, who is now a doctor. The footage used in "Summer of '63" includes scenes and clips that had been omitted from the 1964 "Damaged Goods" theatrical release, including the "last one to Palm Desert buys the beer!" scene and a brief shot of Monk looking back at the police car chasing him.
- Quotes
Clinic Doctor: If you'd lived a hundred years ago, I wouldn't have been able to help you. Even a short a time as 20 years ago, the cure would have been prolonged and painful. But, now, thanks to modern medicine, and the fact that we caught your case early, we'll be able to lick it.
- ConnectionsEdited from V.D. (1961)
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Dull VD
Summer of '63 (1972)
** (out of 4)
Forgotten VD film has a group of male friends going into a bar where they pick up a few hookers and one of the friends, Jim, ends up with syphilis. Soon Jim ends up sleeping with his best friend's girl and then learns he has the disease but is too ashamed to tell them what he has done. This is pretty bland and gets pretty boring even though it only runs 21-minutes. There were countless shorts that dealt with sexually transmitted diseases and most of them are as boring as this one so the main reason to watch is the camp factor. There's a little bit of that here but not enough to keep this thing moving. There aren't any laughs either, which is another thing that keeps this film from really working as good as it should. It also doesn't teach you any lessons so there goes that reason.
** (out of 4)
Forgotten VD film has a group of male friends going into a bar where they pick up a few hookers and one of the friends, Jim, ends up with syphilis. Soon Jim ends up sleeping with his best friend's girl and then learns he has the disease but is too ashamed to tell them what he has done. This is pretty bland and gets pretty boring even though it only runs 21-minutes. There were countless shorts that dealt with sexually transmitted diseases and most of them are as boring as this one so the main reason to watch is the camp factor. There's a little bit of that here but not enough to keep this thing moving. There aren't any laughs either, which is another thing that keeps this film from really working as good as it should. It also doesn't teach you any lessons so there goes that reason.
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- Michael_Elliott
- May 1, 2009
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- Filming locations
- 8300 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA(Mount Sinai Hospital and Clinic- exteriors)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $1,000 (estimated)
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What was the official certification given to Summer of '63 (1963) in the United States?
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