''Feelin' Up'' (also known as ''Getting Together'') is a 1976

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

written and directed by

David Secter David Secter is a Canadian film director. He is best known for the 1965 film ''Winter Kept Us Warm'', the first English Canadian film ever screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Geoff Pevere"David Secter, the Varsity visionary: How a low-budget st ...

and distributed by Troma Entertainment.

Plot

The plot follows a conservative young man's venture into a world of sexual hijinks. ''Tagline:'' ''Remember what you felt when you were sixteen?''

Cast

* Kathleen Seward * Malcolm Groome * Rhonda Hansome

Legacy

The film's most noteworthy impact came when Secter's nephew Joel, who had not been in close contact with his uncle in many years and did not know that his uncle had directed films at all, unwittingly rented the film from a video store in the 1990s.Martin Knelman, "U of T star is born, lands in porn; '60s filmmaker went to Cannes, met Loren, . ''

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'', May 18, 2005. Himself an aspiring filmmaker, he contacted his uncle, and the two collaborated as producers on the 1999 sex comedy film ''Cyberdorm'', although the film was not successful. With even Secter's most historically significant film, ''

Winter Kept Us Warm ''Winter Kept Us Warm'' is a Canadian romantic drama film, released in 1965. The title comes from the fifth line of T.S. Eliot's ''The Waste Land''. An independent film written, directed, and funded by David Secter, it occupies a unique place in ...

'', nearly forgotten by the early 2000s, the two then collaborated on the 2005 documentary film '' The Best of Secter and the Rest of Secter'', which explored Secter's career from his early success with ''Winter Kept Us Warm'' through his decision to abandon filmmaking after ''Feelin' Up''.

References

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* 1976 films 1970s sex comedy films American independent films Troma Entertainment films Films directed by David Secter Teen sex comedy films 1976 comedy films 1970s English-language films 1976 independent films 1970s American films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub