''Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring'' is a 1971 American made-for-television drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring

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, Eleanor Parker,

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, Lane Bradbury and David Carradine. The film originally premiered as the '' ABC Movie of the Week'' on February 16, 1971.

Plot

stars as Denise "Dennie" Miller, a teenage girl who returns to her parents' suburban home after having run away previously, and returning a year later having lived with

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s. Lane Bradbury plays her younger sister Susie, who also is following in her footsteps, wanting the idealistic hippie life but making some rash decisions in the process. David Carradine plays Dennie's boyfriend, and he comes back to try to win her back. Linda Ronstadt is heard on several of the songs used in the film. The film is a period piece showcasing the family struggles often facing two generations in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Cast

as Denise "Dennie" Miller * Eleanor Parker as Claire Miller * Lane Bradbury as Susie Miller * David Carradine as Flack *

as Ed Miller

References

External links

* * 1971 television films 1971 films 1971 drama films 1970s English-language films ABC Movie of the Week Films directed by Joseph Sargent Films scored by Earl Robinson Hippie films American drama television films 1970s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub