The Game
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Duration: 00284700
Year Published: 1966
Creator: george-kaczender-john-kemeny-national-film-board-of-canada
Format: 16mm
Color: B&W
Sound: sound
Description: This is the boy-meets-girl game, but played without rules and at a time when the boy must prove himself in the chase. It is about the much-discussed sexual behavior of teenagers and shows that often the game starts with a challenge to his masculine ego from the boy’s peer group. Few adults are seen or heard from, nor does the film take sides in this game. A dramatisation.
Complete Record: This is the boy-meets-girl game, but played without rules and at a time when the boy must prove himself in the chase. It is about the much-discussed sexual behavior of teenagers and shows that often the game starts with a challenge to his masculine ego from the boy’s peer group. Few adults are seen or heard from, nor does the film take sides in this game. A dramatisation.
A study of the sexual behavior of today's teenager. Illustrates the emotional cost from the boy's point of view. National Film Board of Canada. A teen boy mod band and one young mod couple’s first sexual experience. Good scene of mod band and bikini clad teens on the beach. Producer, John Kemeny; director and writer, George Kaczender; music, Don Douglas; photography, Paul Leach; editor, Barrie Howells. This is the boy-meets-girl game, but played without rules and at a time when the boy must prove himself in the chase. It is about the much-discussed sexual behavior of teenagers and shows that often the game starts with a challenge to his masculine ego from the boy's peer group. Few adults are seen or heard from, nor does the film take sides in this game. (National Film Board of Canada) This great, lost coming-of-age story filmed in Montreal in 1965 is the very definition of cool- sort of a short , artier Quadrophenia (though no Sting sightings). They're high school punks - they play rock music on the beach and in the garage. They stay up late and have sex in cars. They pick on each other and talk about girls. The super cool garage music written and performed for the film- a must see!! Director Kaczender went on to direct In Praise of Older Women with Tom Berenger and Karen Black (but don’t hold it against him).
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is sure but don't go around acting like an idiot just how do you nova you want some action just go over and tell them we need some girls sherpy sure that's great then what happens if they say no when they say no they mean yes you know that okay who's gonna go over hey how about a vote okay keller you win yeah marissa [Applause] [Music] those two are worse than what's her name you know the nikki they said we were kids yeah he does well we do need some girls yeah what about nikki she's your type yeah what about her peter all your conscience is finally caught up with you come on let's see a little action phone her up are you chicken look at him love her boy lying in the sun just waiting for the girl to come floating by yeah i see some he is chicken we're your friends you're concerned right knock it off will ya oh he's just too scared all talking no action man everybody's gonna know you're just a big chicken now we want you to know we're ashamed of you he stays in his room and reads books he's just a big white zero think you can take her out for more than a week this time i do what i do when i feel like doing it the only difference is i enjoy myself [Music] tell us another story so yes hello may i uh speak to nikki please oh hello this is uh this is peter peter peter me peter yeah that's pretty good you're very funny look is this some kind of a joke or something joe now would i joke with you i don't depend yeah you're right i'm sorry uh this is peter miller do i know you sure we go to the same school hello that's funny you you aren't in any of my classes yeah well i don't make up the schedules but i wish i did listen i've got a lot of things to do so if you just tell me what you want i've seen you around the school and i thought you might like to go to a movie with me tonight just like that just call me up and ask me out i don't even know you when you're asking me to a movie well if you let me take you out you'll find out who i am right well i don't know i'll probably have to think about it look it's not a big deal what's there to think over we'll go to the same school we'll go to the same movie but i don't know you how do i know what kind of a boy you are oh i'm a nice guy you can see that tonight when i pick you up you don't like the way i ring the doorbell you don't have to answer it tonight on such short notice why not how many kidnappers do you think go to our lovely school well it's not bad it's just that we should meet in daylight first [Applause] [Music] [Music] hey [Music] hi i'm peter miller oh so you're peter i'm sorry about the other night it's all right it doesn't matter peter this is carol and linda yes we've met before hi how come you're waiting for me after school well it's daylight isn't it so uh are you going home now partway i was wondering if you could go to a movie saturday night maybe [Music] [Applause] [Music] don't take it so seriously it's just entertainment besides it takes your mind off things things like what problems and things what problems do you have problems about problems people's problems oh you're too young i'm 21. can i see your id i must have left it at home to a bed [Music] did you see those other girls he looks even younger than me well look if you want to get in all i have to do is make a few phone calls forget it i don't want to get into trouble you wouldn't why don't we go over to your place what are we going to do at my place listen to records or something my parents friends are open we can avoid them [Applause] your room's exactly the way i imagined it you mean you were thinking about it sure looks cute like you take that compliment well if a guy takes a girl to a movie he's supposed to like her you know boy what an insight you've got i'm a head drinker in disguise oh what have you found out about me so far your molecules are working too fast you've got small hands there's a cold what are you smiling at your compliments i thought you were laughing at me [Applause] i think you better go now i have to go to sleep it's just a waste of time no seriously let it go okay [Music] [Laughter] nikki oh hi how are you fine how are you i'm all right what are you doing i suppose you're watching tv no i just stepped out of the bathtub i hope you're properly dressed oh it wouldn't frighten me i figured if you weren't i'd rush right over now is that a nice thing to say i'm sorry [Music] english exams in two days eh it's a stupid subject no it is and i like it what's wrong with them dissecting sentences besides i've always had crummy english teachers and i'm uh scientifically inclined anyway oh it [Music] work the minimum get the maximum that's what i say [Music] hey what's this what's this i get out of my life we uh hey do you like divergy there hey she's good-looking man 38-23-36 looks not everything boy what's inside the bra whoa nice look at his face he has that look she'll be okay for a night you sadistic fiend did you say seductic ah you can't win them all you finally found one with style i bet you should freeze up on you and then you'll be stuck with her and also born as a chocolate milkshake with whipped cream in it cherry [Music] why don't you guys stop worrying about me for a while hey are you taking you to the beach party tomorrow yeah but uh where are you guys getting cars hey i can get my old man sure sure that's great but we're gonna need something larger than a volkswagen a cadillac's okay hey let's say we ran a hurst guy yeah [Music] so what do you do in your spare time back to you oh come on you expect me to believe that it's the truth what did you expect i don't know what do time boys girls are you coming to the party saturday well i'll have to ask my parents first what time would i be getting home oh about five o'clock in the morning i suppose five o'clock are you serious no not really what time do you have to be home 12 at the latest that's okay we can get you home by then well i better let you go now see you tomorrow bye okay bye-bye [Music] i'm [Music] oh [Music] now [Music] so [Music] let's get away from here [Music] my [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] hello [Music] [Music] they've gone you're quiet we better go [Music] hey what kind of arm you guys playing anyway eh hey how's your game [Applause] [Music] so [Music] oh i'm in love with a sweet little show girl but i'd be better off by no girl [Music] not in school today i feel right i can see that [Music] that's what they said you'd do wario hey did you get nicked very funny [Music] hey what's the matter man you got a memory lapse of course spill it man oh they sat around the water playing tiddlywinks all night oh yeah hey what you like peter she's all right yeah hey you're a success boy got the next one all lined up good idea for you man how about carol why don't you guys just shut up for change eh hey look at him he's getting emotional yeah man that's not your style are you nervous or something why don't you just cut me out for a while your lesson is down boy how's that new song coming along look he's changing his subject something's on his mind eh how about that i'll see you guys tomorrow [Music] [Music] nikki yes [Music] hey [Music] you
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