Plot
A high school student's love for a 15-year-old girl is thwarted by circumstance and accident.
Release Year: 1981
Rating: 4.2/10 (3,079 voted)
Director:
Franco Zeffirelli
Stars: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight
Storyline Two young kids fall in love with each other. But the passion is too consuming for the parents of Jade. The parents try to stop them from seeing each other. But when this doesn't work David burns down the house and is sent away. This doesn't stop him from seeing her. When he gets out he goes to look for her. But in the end the passion for his first love is too strong and she has to leave or this love will kill both of them.
Writers: Scott Spencer, Judith Rascoe
Cast: Brooke Shields
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Jade Butterfield
Martin Hewitt
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David Axelrod
Shirley Knight
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Ann Butterfield
Don Murray
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Hugh Butterfield
Richard Kiley
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Arthur Axelrod
Beatrice Straight
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Rose Axelrod
James Spader
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Keith Butterfield
(as Jimmy Spader)
Ian Ziering
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Sammy Butterfield
Robert Moore
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Dr. Miller
Penelope Milford
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Ingrid Orchester
Jan Miner
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Mrs. Switzer
Salem Ludwig
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Mr. Switzer
Leon B. Stevens
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Judge
Vida Wright
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Sonia
Jeffrey Marcus
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Leonard
(as Jeff Marcus)
Taglines:
She is 15. He is 17. The love every parent fears.
Release Date: 17 July 1981
Filming Locations: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Opening Weekend: $4,163,623
(USA)
(19 July 1981)
(574 Screens)
Gross: $31,184,024
(USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Jami Gertz's screen debut.
Quotes: Jade Butterfield:
What would you do if I died? David Axelrod:
I'd die... I'd die too.
User Review
Special memory for me
Rating:
This movie has special meaning for me. I remember being 16 when I took
the "love of my life" (who was 15) to see it. I had not seen it
since...until tonight. For some reason, I had been thinking about this
movie lately and looked on EBay and got it yesterday. I watched it
tonight and cannot believe the memories it brought back. I was
surprised to remember a lot of the scenes and lines throughout. It also
made me terribly sad to remember that my "love" passed away in a car
accident 3 years after we saw it together. The title song gets me every
time. I cannot honestly say whether or not this is a "good" movie as
far as "good" movies go. But I can say without a doubt that after
watching this tonight for the first time in 25 years, this movie takes
my heart to a place it hasn't been to since 1984 and made me remember
an unforgettable night in 1981.
I guess that's what certain movies do, be it "good" or "bad".
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