The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
43 audience votes
Key crew
- John SaylesDirector
- John SaylesScreenplay
Cast
- Rosanna ArquetteJill Rosen
- Vincent SpanoAlbert 'Sheik' Capadilupo
- Joanna MerlinMrs. Rosen
- Jack DavidsonDr. Rosen
- Nick FerrariMr. Capadilupo
- Dolores MessinaMrs. Capadilupo
- Leora DanaMiss Vernon, Teacher
- Bill RaymondMr. Ripeppi, Teacher
- Sam McMurrayMr. McManus, Teacher
- Liane CurtisJody, High School Girl
- Claudia ShermanBeth, High School Girl
- Marta KoberDebra, High School Girl