Boaz Davidson Biography

Fast Facts

• Directed the film "Lemon Popsicle," which won the Panorama Audience award at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival
• Attended the London Film School on a government scholarship
• Began his career directing Israeli television shows and cult films
• Quote: "(On the universality of "Lemon Popsicle" and "The Last American Virgin"): "When you do a movie about human behavior it doesn't matter where you are․""
• Quote: "(On what filming "Lemon Popsicle" meant to him): "Look, it was very nice to me and the whole crew just to get this feeling and this buzz of going back to our childhood․․․it was almost like․․․therapy․ I went back I touched the pain and I got better․""
• Directed the American remake of "Lemon Popsicle," the cult classic "The Last American Virgin," in 1982 after he left Israel to pursue his career in the United States
• The character Benji in "Lemon Popsicle" is based on himself and his experiences growing up in Tel Aviv, and in fact some scenes were filmed in the same location where the original event happened