70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep #24 — JEREMY (1973)

Fun City Editions kingpin Jonathan Hertzberg joins Mike and Ben to celebrate Vinegar Syndrome’s surprise Black Friday release of the Robby Benson-Glynnis O’Connor teen romance JEREMY (1973)!

Gloriously awkward and credibly adolescent highlights include:

• Robby Benson, sensitive Tiger Beat pin-up!

• Glynnis O’Connor, sensitive Linda Blair-type!

• Joe Brooks, composer of “You Light Up My Life,” star of IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN and — hoo-boy — what a creep!

• 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!

• The ability to buy a movie ticket at any time and see W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers and/or King Kong during NYC’s “Fun City” era!

• The cosmic connection between JEREMY and ON THE RIGHT TRACK!

• The Dennis Christopher of BREAKING AWAY vs. the Dennis Christopher of CIRCUITRY MAN!

• The case to be made for Willie Aames as an “edgy” teen idol!

• The powers and abilities of “Supporting Characters” host Bill Ackerman that go far beyond those of any mortal podcaster!

• Ben Reiser’s intensely “at-home” personal connection to Linda Manz, Ruth Gordon, and Lee Strasberg!

• Yet another visit to Mike McPadden’s 12-year old psyche as it created a graphic carnival sodomy scene from ODE TO BILLY JOE that does not, in fact, exist!

Buy JEREMY now from Vinegar Syndrome!

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