The Young Graduates (1971)

The Young Graduates (1971). The Young Graduates: Directed by Robert Anderson. With Patricia Wymer, Steven Stewart, Gary Rist, Bruno Kirby. Hot undergrad, Mindy, pulls her married professor out of his squaresville life and takes him on the road for some groovy adventures in this quintessential 70s sex farce that includes drag races, pot, hippies, and erotic encounters.

“Although THE YOUNG GRADUATES was apparently filmed in 1971, it didnu0026#39;t play theatrically in Seattle until 1973, when it was shown as the co-feature with CLASS OF u0026#39;44. It is a picaresque story of two cute teenage girls who have just graduated from high school. Patricia Wymer stars as Mindy, a precocious and beautiful blonde whou0026#39;s ripe for adventure. The film follows her many counter-culture activities as she enjoys an affair with a slightly older teacher while still hanging out with bikers, hippies, dopers, etc. The two girls themselves donu0026#39;t do drugs, other than sharing a spiked birthday cake with some hippies.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film presents some young talent who later became famous, such as Bruno Kirby and Dennis Christopher. A special shout out must be added for the great girl group Pat Russellu0026#39;s The Spare Change, who are seen playing rock and roll in some high school dance scenes. They were one of the first girl groups to play their own instruments, although there are a couple of male sidemen as well. One of the filmu0026#39;s cinematographers was John Toll, who later won Oscars for BRAVEHEART and THE THIN RED LINE.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlthough a bit corny now, the film remains as a wonderful period piece that reflects the early 1970s youth culture. Although there is a bit of nudity, the film is surprisingly non-exploitative and non-judgmental about its subject matter. THE YOUNG GRADUATES was released on DVD on January 6th, 2009, as part of the BCI box set DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS VOL. 4 (available through Amazon.com, and Best Buyu0026#39;s website as well).”