Young Love, First Love

"The first time is the one you remember best"

1979 1h 40m EN

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10.0

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A teenage couple of disparate backgrounds experiences their first romance. She's a girl from a permissive California family; he's from a conservative midwestern family and has moved in with his sister on the West Coast after the death of his parents.

“The first time is the one you remember best”

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Cast

Valerie Bertinelli
Robin Gibson
Timothy Hutton
Derek Clayton
Arlen Dean Snyder
Howard
Fionnula Flanagan
Audrey Gibson
Leslie Ackerman
Sharon
Dee Wallace
Leslie
James Gallery
Dr. Stuart
Grant Wilson
Richard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Writers: Norma Klein
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, shot by Howard Schwartz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kurt Hirschler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Valerie Bertinelli and Timothy Hutton and Arlen Dean Snyder carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The first time is the one you remember best".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Steven Hilliard Stern directs. Howard Schwartz behind the camera. Kurt Hirschler cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, shot by Howard Schwartz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Kurt Hirschler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Valerie Bertinelli and Timothy Hutton and Arlen Dean Snyder carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The first time is the one you remember best".
6IMDB entry: tt0080162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.