Summertree (1971)

Directors

Anthony Newley

Cast

Barbara Bel Geddes, Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Warden, Michael Douglas

The story

In 1970, 20-year-old Jerry (Michael Douglas) visits his parents Herb (Jack Warden) and Ruth (Barbara Bel Geddes) to tell them he is considering dropping out of university to find himself. His parents are worried, not only because they have wasted expensive tuition on Jerry, but also because the Vietnam War is raging and by dropping out, Jerry will lose his student draft deferral. Inspired by a television advertisement, Jerry becomes a Big Brother to a black child named Marvis (Kirk Calloway).

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