Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.
Directed by Joyce Chopra
coming of age
teenage girl
summer
sexual awakening
woman director
female sexuality
loss of innocence
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Cast
Laura Dern
Connie Wyatt
Treat Williams
Arnold Friend
Mary Kay Place
Katherine Wyatt
Levon Helm
Harry Wyatt
Elizabeth Berridge
June Wyatt
Margaret Welsh
Laura Condon
William Ragsdale
Jeff
Joy Carlin
Laura's Mother
Crew
Joyce Chopra
Director
Russ Kunkel
Original Music Composer
James Glennon
Director of Photography
Martin Rosen
Producer
Craig Haagensen
Camera Operator
Rocky Capella
Stunt Coordinator
David Wasco
Production Design
Joyce Carol Oates
Novel
Popular Reviews
99 reviews
Mila
7.0★ · 05/07/26
Laura Dern as Holly for Willoughby Tucker... walk with me here, okay..
Laura Dern as Holly for Willoughby Tucker... walk with me here, okay..
bunchaisinatra
8.0★ · 04/26/26
Guess who fall inlove with younger laura dern.
Guess who fall inlove with younger laura dern.
Misa Amane
5.0★ · 03/20/26
being a girl means relating so much to this film
being a girl means relating so much to this film
Whitney
✨ JaNEWary 2026: 34/31 ✨ 5 Films featuring a nominee on the Fantastic Film Club Hall of Fame Ballot list: 5/5 Laura Dern
A flat out horror picture! What the hell!
Incredible poster.
✨ JaNEWary 2026: 34/31 ✨ 5 Films featuring a nominee on the Fantastic Film Club Hall of Fame Ballot list: 5/5 Laura Dern
A flat out horror picture! What the hell!
Incredible poster.
sia
4.0★ · 12/30/25
was i really supposed to buy that connie is FIFTEEN??
was i really supposed to buy that connie is FIFTEEN??
