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Juke Box

Original title: Eskimo Limon
  • 1978
  • 12
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
4K
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Juke Box (1978)
Teen RomanceComedyDramaRomance

Three friends live their lives in 1950s Israel, each looking for someone to love.Three friends live their lives in 1950s Israel, each looking for someone to love.Three friends live their lives in 1950s Israel, each looking for someone to love.

  • Director
    • Boaz Davidson
  • Writers
    • Boaz Davidson
    • Eli Tavor
  • Stars
    • Yftach Katzur
    • Anat Atzmon
    • Jonathan Sagall
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Boaz Davidson
    • Writers
      • Boaz Davidson
      • Eli Tavor
    • Stars
      • Yftach Katzur
      • Anat Atzmon
      • Jonathan Sagall
    • 19User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Yftach Katzur
    Yftach Katzur
    • Benzi
    • (as Yiftach Katzur)
    • …
    Anat Atzmon
    Anat Atzmon
    • Nili
    Jonathan Sagall
    Jonathan Sagall
    • Shlomo 'Momo'
    Zachi Noy
    Zachi Noy
    • Yudale
    • (as Zacki Noy)
    • …
    Dvora Kedar
    Dvora Kedar
    • Sonja, Benzi's mother
    • (as Deborah Kaydar)
    Ophelia Shtruhl
    Ophelia Shtruhl
    • Stella
    • (as Ophelia Shtrel)
    Menashe Warshavsky
    Menashe Warshavsky
    • Romek Weiss
    Rachel Steiner
    • Bracha…
    Louis Rosenberg
    • Pharmacist
    Yehoshua Luff
    • Iceman
    Avi Hadash
    • Froggy
    • (as Avi Chadash)
    • …
    Denise Bouzaglo
    • Ricki, prostitute
    • (as Dennis Bozaglo)
    Rita Raish
    • Teacher
    Savich Goldreich
    • Doctor
    Mira Birenbaum
    • Ruthy
    Doron Zafrir
    • Pool Bartender
    Sarah Aman
    • Chemist's assistant
    • (uncredited)
    Sarit Baruch
      • Director
        • Boaz Davidson
      • Writers
        • Boaz Davidson
        • Eli Tavor
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      thinwater

      One of a kind

      If hollywood needed to learn from a script for 'The Last American Virgin', it would have come from this movie. The movie was made in the late 70's and depicts an early 60's Israel. The movie portrays teen-age situations, surrounded by a wonderfully rich soundtrack. In fact, the soundtrack is so good, you can just close your eyes and not watch the movie at all. HOWEVER, the soundtrack is thoughtfully mixed into the plot to provide a very nice effect.
      6grybop

      Amusing and nostalgic

      Although Lemon Popsicle is actually a sex comedy, it's not offensive at all and the fact that it is set in the early 60s provokes a feeling of innocence and naivety. It's about situations most of us have been through during puberty (and beyond) : chasing after some girl, going to parties hoping to make new acquaintances etc. The soundtrack is beautiful and adds a lot to the accurate depiction of that era. The direction is another story...

      The first sequel was not as good.

      6
      7wayneclarke13

      lemon popsicle rocks

      right guys first off I've been watching these films since i was a very small boy,these films especially this first one are all amazing,the soundtracks to most of them are brill,50s and 60s rock n roll tunes playing in the background of an old fashioned coming of age movie.music like bobby vinton,bryan hyland,etc etc,it follows the exploits of 3 friends,benji,huey and ladies man bobby,the plot lines are roughly the same on all films,benji falls in love,then gets hurt,bobby just has a good time,going from girl to girl,and unlucky huey who's always getting picked on,lol,but if your looking for a good old fashioned softcore titillation with an amazing soundtrack,then these films are definitely worth the look.
      6tonyvmonte-54973

      Lemon Popsicle or Eskimo Limon was the original version of The Last American Virgin

      After so many years, I finally watched this, the original Israeli version that was remade in America as The Last American Virgin by the same writer/director Boaz Davidson. Possibly set in the late '50s or early '60s, it concerns three teen boys and their attempts of having sex with various girls/women. But one of them, Benji, has a crush on a new girl named Nikki. Nikki, however, seems more into Benji's friend Bobby. The third boy is their heavyset friend, Huey. Since the set-ups are mostly the same as The Last American Virgin, I'll discuss them when I review that one. For now, I'll just say that I find the characterizations somewhat inconsistent but I guess that's to provide some excuse for easy laughs concerning sexual situations before the surprising ending concerning who ends up with who. Having said that, I did indeed still find those situations funny. And the conclusion is the kind that you'd rarely find in this particular genre of film...
      ROK

      ONE OF THE BEST FILMS EVER MADE

      Well now then after a comment like that how can I back it up. Well firstly by stating that this is obviously a subjective view.

      But to the movie.

      This was released in the UK on video in the early 1980's. It's the story of Benji, Bobby and Huey, well atleast those were the names in the English translation. This is an Israeli [not sure if that's how you spell that but you get the point] movie. It tells the story of the Boys search for Love and..... Sex basically. Making the point early on that the two are not necessarily connected.

      Benji the "quiet" one falls for a girl who he invites to a party, she says no but then turns up with his best friend, the `good looking' one, True to life or what! She eventually succumbs to Bobby's advances, and gets pregnant, at which point he dumps her. Benji stands by her organising an abortion and paying for it, well I never said this was a family film. At which point as soon as they return home .. well check out the end yourself, if you can get a copy that is, why I don't know but this is almost impossible to obtain a copy of. Other stories revolve around the boys visit to a prostitute, their catching of an embarrassing condition, And their run in with an Italian nymphomaniac while delivering ice.

      So basically if you want to categorise this movie it's a sex comedy set in the 1960's. But it's more than that. For a start it has one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard, and the story and characterisation is in my opinion well up to the standard of Hollywood

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      • Trivia
        The director claims he based the movie on a situation which happened to him as a youth.
      • Goofs
        At the beginning of the movie, a young man in a red shirt appears in front of the diner eating ice cream and talking with friends; in the next scene he's happily dancing. The same for the blond boy in blue shirt.
      • Quotes

        Yudale: [after having sex with Stella] She's a nymphomaniac all right.

      • Alternate versions
        The Iserali DVD version while containing the original language track still uses the American print resulting in some oddities when viewing the sub-titled original version. Namely the English sub-titles are from the American dubbed version featuring the alternate songs used (or re-used) due to licensing restrictions for worldwide release, meaning often the sub-titles don't correspond to the song that is playing. A scene featuring the guys sneaking into the cinema had a movie news reel featuring President Kennedy, replacing the cinema screen footage from the original version for the US version. Selecting the original language track means you now have the original cinema audio, an Israeli sung quartet, over the top of the movie news footage with the original visuals missing. The original scene as it was filmed can be seen on the TV special on the DVD extras, featuring the audio this time matching the images playing in the cinema of the singing men in suits.
      • Connections
        Featured in Videofobia: The Apple (2012)
      • Soundtracks
        My Little One
        Lyrics by George Fenton

        Music by George Fenton & David Gussin

        Performed by Frankie Laine

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • November 22, 1978 (France)
      • Countries of origin
        • Israel
        • West Germany
      • Language
        • Hebrew
      • Also known as
        • Lemon Popsicle
      • Filming locations
        • Tel Aviv, Israel
      • Production companies
        • Golan-Globus Productions
        • KF Kinofilm
        • Noah Films
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 35m(95 min)
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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