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Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

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Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Written byBruce Feldman
Directed byJoseph Sargent
StarringSally Field
Eleanor Parker
Jackie Cooper
Lane Bradbury
David Carradine
Music byEarl Robinson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerCharles Fries
ProducerJoseph Sargent
CinematographyRussell Metty
EditorPembroke J. Herring
Running time74 minutes
Production companyMetromedia Producers Corporation
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 16, 1971 (1971-02-16)

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring is a 1971 American made-for-television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Sally Field, Eleanor Parker, Jackie Cooper, Lane Bradbury and David Carradine. The film premiered as the ABC Movie of the Week on February 16, 1971.

Plot

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Denise "Dennie" Miller is a teenage runaway who returns to her parents' suburban home after a year of living on the streets as a hippie. Her younger sister, Susie, is following in her footsteps, wanting the idealistic hippie life but making some rash decisions in the process. Dennie's life – before she left, and during her time as a runaway, with her hippie boyfriend, Flack – is shown in flashbacks. While the challenges of her return to a "normal" life unfold, Dennie has difficulty determining if she has made the right choice coming back. When Flack shows up to try to win her back, Dennie sends him away, choosing to stay in suburbia. As Flack leaves Los Angeles, Susie is seen on the street hitchhiking, having chosen to runaway.

Cast

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Production

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Linda Ronstadt performs the title song, and a second song, written for the film.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Marill, Alvin H. (1980). "The Made-for-TV Movies: 1964–1979". Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-Series, 1964–1979. Farncombe: LSP Books Limited. p. 55. ISBN 0-85321-081-0. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via Internet Archive Book Reader.
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