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Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring (1971): Cast

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring (1971) movie poster

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring is a 1971 drama directed by Joseph Sargent, starring David Carradine as Flack, Sally Field and Eleanor Parker. It runs 1 hour 14 minutes.

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Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring (1971) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 14m (74 min)
Director
Joseph Sargent
Genre
Drama
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring About?

The premise of Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring without spoilers.

After a year living with hippies, Dennie returns to her image‑obsessed suburban family, who reject her new outlook and fail to understand her choices. She also confronts an old lover while her younger sister, eager to emulate the idealistic hippie lifestyle, makes reckless decisions that force Dennie to grapple with loyalty and rebellion.

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • los angeles california
  • hitchhiking
  • family home
  • 1970s
  • breakfast
  • marshmallow
  • shower
  • dollhouse
  • restaurant
  • family crisis
  • boyfriend
  • reminiscences
+38 more
  • barbeque
  • family doctor
  • vacuum cleaner
  • flashback
  • woman hitchhiking
  • truck
  • character backstory
  • woman dressing
  • woman wears a miniskirt
  • daughter returns home
  • family reunion
  • sisters relationship
  • woman undresses
  • woman taking a shower
  • see through shower door
  • shampooing hair
  • memories
  • woman cuts her long hair
  • stolen truck
  • motorcycle cop
  • gila bend
  • hidden door
  • secret room
  • doll
  • searching a room
  • methedrine
  • crashing through a window
  • daughter hugs her father
  • eating leftovers
  • uncomfortable silence
  • prescription pills
  • ice cream man
  • grand theft auto
  • medical exam
  • medical history
  • psychedelic animation
  • montage with pop song
  • reference to vietnam
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Cast & crew

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring Cast & Characters

David Carradine leads the cast as Flack, with Sally Field as Denise "Dennie" Miller and Eleanor Parker as Claire Miller. Directed by Joseph Sargent; 10 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring

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From the director

More from Joseph Sargent

More films directed by Joseph Sargent, best-rated first: White Lightning, Jaws: The Revenge, Sweet Nothing in My Ear and Sybil.

Full filmography
Cars

Cars in Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring

40 cars on screen, including the 1970 Ford F-Series and the GM C-Series.

All 40 cars
  • 1970 Ford F-Series in Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring 1970 Ford F-Series Important role
  • GM C-Series in Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring GM C-Series Important role
  • Moto Guzzi V 7 Ambassador in Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring Moto Guzzi V 7 Ambassador Important role
  • 1968 Buick Riviera in Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring 1968 Buick Riviera Background role

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FAQ

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring?

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring runs 1 hour 14 minutes (74 minutes).

When was Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring released?

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring was released on February 16, 1971.

Who directed Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring?

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring was directed by Joseph Sargent.

More films by Joseph Sargent

Who is in the cast of Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring?

Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring stars David Carradine as Flack, Sally Field as Denise "Dennie" Miller and Eleanor Parker as Claire Miller, among 10 credited actors.

Does Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring have a post-credit scene?

No. Maybe I’ll Come Home in the Spring has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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