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Judy Blume Forever

Judy Blume and the generations of readers who have sparked to her work. It will examine her impact on pop culture and the occasional controversies over her frankness about puberty and sex.

Director

Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok

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N/A

Production

Amazon Studios,Imagine Documentaries,Uncle Feather Films,Imagine Entertainment

Awards

2 nominations

Homepage

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8T13X9X

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"Mrs. Rappoport asked us each
to write down a question, - Judy Blume Forever

"Mrs. Rappoport asked us each to write down a question,

"'Well, ' Mrs. Rappoport said, - Judy Blume Forever

"'Well, ' Mrs. Rappoport said,

"I never knew there was a name
for what I do. - Judy Blume Forever

"I never knew there was a name for what I do.

She is America's most popular writer
of children's books. - Judy Blume Forever

She is America's most popular writer of children's...

If you've ever read
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Judy Blume Forever

If you've ever read Are You There God? It's Me, Ma...

You've sold more than 80 million books... - Judy Blume Forever

You've sold more than 80 million books...

Everything that I learned - Judy Blume Forever

Everything that I learned

Judy Blume!
Oh, I own all your books. - Judy Blume Forever

Judy Blume! Oh, I own all your books.

It was like a look into a secret world. - Judy Blume Forever

It was like a look into a secret world.

That's a gift. That's magic. - Judy Blume Forever

That's a gift. That's magic.

{\an8}When I come in every morning,
I go through it, - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}When I come in every morning, I go through it,

Is Judy in the store? - Judy Blume Forever

Is Judy in the store?

Um, I would sneak by, I think, by 2:00. - Judy Blume Forever

Um, I would sneak by, I think, by 2:00.

Absolutely. See you soon. - Judy Blume Forever

Absolutely. See you soon.

I just have to tell you, your books
ignited such a love of reading in me. - Judy Blume Forever

I just have to tell you, your books ignited such a love of r...

Fudge, Superfudge.
All those books, man, we loved 'em. - Judy Blume Forever

Fudge, Superfudge. All those books, man, we loved 'em.

When I started to write, I... - Judy Blume Forever

When I started to write, I...

In your books, you generally write
in the first person - Judy Blume Forever

In your books, you generally write in the first person

Do you have a connection - Judy Blume Forever

Do you have a connection

You can remember incidents,
specific incidents - Judy Blume Forever

You can remember incidents, specific incidents

I didn't grow up thinking,
"I'm going to be a writer." - Judy Blume Forever

I didn't grow up thinking, "I'm going to be a...

I grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey. - Judy Blume Forever

I grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

I knew about this thing - Judy Blume Forever

I knew about this thing

Did I believe that? I don't know. - Judy Blume Forever

Did I believe that? I don't know.

I mean, I was a Jewish girl, - Judy Blume Forever

I mean, I was a Jewish girl,

{\an8}"'Let's play Love and Romance today, '
Alice said. - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}"'Let's play Love and Romance today,...

Of course, they didn't exist,
except in my imagination. - Judy Blume Forever

Of course, they didn't exist, except in my imagination.

Madeline... - Judy Blume Forever

My mother, she let me sit on the floor
and pull books out - Judy Blume Forever

My mother, she let me sit on the floor and pull books out

And my mother, who worried
about everything... everything... - Judy Blume Forever

And my mother, who worried about everything... everything...

My father was the nurturer. - Judy Blume Forever

My father was the nurturer.

My father was the youngest
of seven siblings. - Judy Blume Forever

My father was the youngest of seven siblings.

It's up to you to keep
your beloved father safe. - Judy Blume Forever

It's up to you to keep your beloved father safe.

As I got older, I never really confided - Judy Blume Forever

As I got older, I never really confided

There's only one word for it: terrific. - Judy Blume Forever

There's only one word for it: terrific.

The '50s was just... - Judy Blume Forever

The '50s was just...

We met in the seventh grade. - Judy Blume Forever

We met in the seventh grade.

This is Joanne and Judy and Mary. - Judy Blume Forever

This is Joanne and Judy and Mary.

{\an8}...we were both in love briefly
with the same boy. - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}...we were both in love briefly with the same boy.

We used to talk on the phone
after we went out with him - Judy Blume Forever

We used to talk on the phone after we went out with him

Yes. I mean, he got us hot
at a very early age, I think. - Judy Blume Forever

Yes. I mean, he got us hot at a very early age, I think.

'Cause I was such a fucking prude,
I guess. - Judy Blume Forever

'Cause I was such a fucking prude, I guess.

I was a good girl
with a bad girl lurking just inside. - Judy Blume Forever

I was a good girl with a bad girl lurking just inside.

But I knew what was expected of me. - Judy Blume Forever

But I knew what was expected of me.

and while you're in college - Judy Blume Forever

and while you're in college

I went to NYU. - Judy Blume Forever

And I was gonna be a grown-up, too. - Judy Blume Forever

And I was gonna be a grown-up, too.

But we got married under - Judy Blume Forever

But we got married under

My father had a sudden,
massive heart attack, - Judy Blume Forever

My father had a sudden, massive heart attack,

So, by the time I started to write,
I really had a lot to get out. - Judy Blume Forever

So, by the time I started to write, I really had a lot to ge...

♪ Gonna pack up ♪ - Judy Blume Forever

♪ Gonna pack up ♪

{\an8}It was before women's lib, - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}It was before women's lib,

And I wanted to be at home with the kids. - Judy Blume Forever

And I wanted to be at home with the kids.

I would sit down and illustrate them, - Judy Blume Forever

I would sit down and illustrate them,

John said, "If you want to do this,
it's okay with me - Judy Blume Forever

John said, "If you want to do this, it's okay with...

I wrote every day
when my kids were at school. - Judy Blume Forever

I wrote every day when my kids were at school.

I would send things out
to different publishing companies, - Judy Blume Forever

I would send things out to different publishing companies,

It was like, "Get out your handkerchief
and get ready to cry." - Judy Blume Forever

It was like, "Get out your handkerchief and get ready t...

And yeah, I cried a little,
but then he got me fired up. - Judy Blume Forever

And yeah, I cried a little, but then he got me fired up.

It's like, "I will show that guy. - Judy Blume Forever

It's like, "I will show that guy.

I will show him that I can...
I do have something." - Judy Blume Forever

I will show him that I can... I do have something."

There was a new young publishing company
called Bradbury Press, - Judy Blume Forever

There was a new young publishing company called Bradbury Pre...

I thought, "Well, Judy,
this is gonna be your chance." - Judy Blume Forever

I thought, "Well, Judy, this is gonna be your chance.&q...

I sent a manuscript
called Iggie's House to them, - Judy Blume Forever

I sent a manuscript called Iggie's House to them,

I just think it's my good luck,
but they wanted to work with me. - Judy Blume Forever

I just think it's my good luck, but they wanted to work...

I was cuckoo with excitement. - Judy Blume Forever

I was cuckoo with excitement.

My first advance was $350. - Judy Blume Forever

My first advance was $350.

But these were stories
told from the outside - Judy Blume Forever

But these were stories told from the outside

It wasn't really from here,
not until I wrote Margaret. - Judy Blume Forever

It wasn't really from here, not until I wrote Margaret.

I was visiting my parents
with my new baby. - Judy Blume Forever

I was visiting my parents with my new baby.

{\an8}And she said, "I'm writing a story - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}And she said, "I'm writing a story

I wanted to write the truth,
the reality of being that age. - Judy Blume Forever

I wanted to write the truth, the reality of being that age.

I wrote a first draft so fast
in like six weeks... - Judy Blume Forever

I wrote a first draft so fast in like six weeks...

"Are you there God? It's me, Margaret." - Judy Blume Forever

"Are you there God? It's me, Margaret."

"Gretchen, my friend, got her period. - Judy Blume Forever

"Gretchen, my friend, got her period.

{\an8}"You are as obsessed
with your friends as I am, - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}"You are as obsessed with your friends as I am,

And wherever you're going,
I'm kind of like down to come with you." - Judy Blume Forever

And wherever you're going, I'm kind of like down t...

{\an8}Here I was, this flat-chested girl
from Brooklyn, um, - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}Here I was, this flat-chested girl from Brooklyn, um,

It's that period where you are
too old to be a child - Judy Blume Forever

It's that period where you are too old to be a child

You're on the cusp,
when things are gonna change - Judy Blume Forever

You're on the cusp, when things are gonna change

And then going through it furiously,
and it didn't tell me anything. - Judy Blume Forever

And then going through it furiously, and it didn't tell...

I mean, it talked about plants and things,
and I was so furious. - Judy Blume Forever

I mean, it talked about plants and things, and I was so furi...

And when I got to be
in fifth and sixth grade, - Judy Blume Forever

And when I got to be in fifth and sixth grade,

I lied in sixth grade
and said I had my period - Judy Blume Forever

I lied in sixth grade and said I had my period

I wore, uh, what were then called
a sanitary napkin - Judy Blume Forever

I wore, uh, what were then called a sanitary napkin

I wore it to school
so they could pat my backside - Judy Blume Forever

I wore it to school so they could pat my backside

It just felt like there was
this treasure trove of true experiences - Judy Blume Forever

It just felt like there was this treasure trove of true expe...

{\an8}And there's so much magic
and terror in that time, - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}And there's so much magic and terror in that time...

To wake up one day and you're bleeding, - Judy Blume Forever

To wake up one day and you're bleeding,

{\an8}I remember being bereft - Judy Blume Forever

{\an8}I remember being bereft

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Judy Blume and the generations of readers who have sparked to her work. It will examine her impact on pop culture and the occasional controversies over her frankness about puberty and sex.

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Director: Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok

Writer: N/A

Production: Amazon Studios,Imagine Documentaries,Uncle Feather Films,Imagine Entertainment

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 77/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Apr 2023

Awards: 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8T13X9X

Also watch: STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Akira, Interstellar, Joker, John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum, Snowpiercer, Oppenheimer, Thor: Ragnarok, Tenet, Barbie, Me Before You, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Inception, Old, Spider Man: No Way Home, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Deadpool 2, Evil Dead Rise, Baby Driver