Teenage Mother (also known as The Hygiene Story) is a 1967 American exploitation film directed by Jerry Gross and starring Arlene Sue Farber.[1] It is about teenage pregnancy, hygiene and a graphic actualization of birth. It was billed as "The film that dares to explain what most parents can't."[1] It marked Fred Willard's film debut.

Teenage Mother
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jerry Gross
Written by	Nicholas Demetroles Jerry Gross
Produced by	Jerry Gross
Starring	Arlene Sue Farber Julia Angel Howard Lee May
Cinematography	Richard E. Brooks
Music by	Steve Karmen
Distributed by	Cinematic Industries, Inc.
Release date	January 1967
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Reception

An author likened the film to a grindhouse edition of the 2007 film Juno.[2][3]

In a brief interview on the DVD extras of the 2007 documentary film Heckler, Willard reported the audience at one screening of the film booed after his character interrupted an attempted sexual assault.

See also

• List of American films of 1967
• I Drink Your Blood
• Cinemation Industries

External links

• Teenage Mother at IMDb

References

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