From what I researched Micheal was fired from the stage production of the play this film is based upon. His father Kirk Douglas purchased play for his son to appear in the film version. He also produced the movie.
Ron Craven is the author of the play, the screenplay is by Edward Hume. This was Micheal Douglas's second film.
Micheal is quite good as the college student unsure of what he wants to do with his life except play the guitar. Time period is the Vietnam era,he is also conflicted about wanting to fight .
In other words folks, this is a propaganda movie, similar in style to the many made during any war period.
Brenda Vacarro is this nurse he meets & falls in love with, she has a secret we don't find out about till near the end.
Jack Warden & Barbara Bel Geddes are his loving & caring parents.
Micheals character is also involved in the Big Brother movement & has a precocious, cute 12 year old black youth that he is trying to mentor. In his only film role Nick Calloway assays this role. The director was Musical comedy actor & singer Anthony Newly, it was his second & final directorial effort.
We inevitably reach a sad unneeded,inconclusive ending.
This really is not a bad film,its just not very believably done.
It had next to no theatrical release in 1971 & this is the first time on DVD
Ratings **1/2 (out of 4) 75 points (out of 100) IMDb 6 (out of 10)
Ron Craven is the author of the play, the screenplay is by Edward Hume. This was Micheal Douglas's second film.
Micheal is quite good as the college student unsure of what he wants to do with his life except play the guitar. Time period is the Vietnam era,he is also conflicted about wanting to fight .
In other words folks, this is a propaganda movie, similar in style to the many made during any war period.
Brenda Vacarro is this nurse he meets & falls in love with, she has a secret we don't find out about till near the end.
Jack Warden & Barbara Bel Geddes are his loving & caring parents.
Micheals character is also involved in the Big Brother movement & has a precocious, cute 12 year old black youth that he is trying to mentor. In his only film role Nick Calloway assays this role. The director was Musical comedy actor & singer Anthony Newly, it was his second & final directorial effort.
We inevitably reach a sad unneeded,inconclusive ending.
This really is not a bad film,its just not very believably done.
It had next to no theatrical release in 1971 & this is the first time on DVD
Ratings **1/2 (out of 4) 75 points (out of 100) IMDb 6 (out of 10)