''The First Time'' is a 1969 American
coming of age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can b ...
comedy-drama film
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directed by
James Neilson and starring
Jacqueline Bisset
Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset ( ; born 13 September 1944) is a British actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in ''The Detective (1968 film), The Detective'', ''Bullitt'', and ''The Sweet ...
. Filming started in July 1968 as ''Beginners Three''.
[Film for Jacqueline Bisset
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 2 July 1968: g9.]
Plot
Three teen guys decide to lose their
virginity
Virginity is a social construct that denotes the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. As it is not an objective term with an operational definition, social definitions of what constitutes virginity, or the lack thereo ...
. Some really want to and some are
peer pressure
Peer pressure is a direct or indirect influence on peers, i.e., members of social groups with similar interests and experiences, or social statuses. Members of a peer group are more likely to influence a person's beliefs, values, religion and beh ...
d into it. They're sent on a wild goose chase.
Cast
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Jacqueline Bisset
Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset ( ; born 13 September 1944) is a British actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in ''The Detective (1968 film), The Detective'', ''Bullitt'', and ''The Sweet ...
as Anna
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Wes Stern
as Kenny
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Rick Kelman as Mike
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Wink Roberts as Tommy
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Gerard Parkes as Charles
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Cosette Lee as Grandmother
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Sharon Acker as Pamela Williams
Filming locations
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Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada, adjacent to, and named after, Niagara Falls. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census, the city had a population of 94,415. The city is located on the Niagara Peninsula along the western bank of the ...
,
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
and
Kleinburg, Ontario
See also
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List of American films of 1969
This is a list of American films released in 1969 in film, 1969.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1969, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by ''The Numbers (website), The Numbers'', are as follows:
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References
External links
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1969 films
1960s coming-of-age comedy-drama films
American coming-of-age comedy-drama films
American sex comedy-drama films
1960s English-language films
Films about virginity
Films directed by James Neilson
Films produced by Allan Carr
Films scored by Kenyon Hopkins
Films shot in Toronto
Films with screenplays by Jo Heims
Niagara Falls in fiction
United Artists films
1960s sex comedy-drama films
1960s teen films
Teen sex comedy films
Films about juvenile sexuality
1960s American films
English-language sex comedy-drama films
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