Splendor in the grass [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents an Elia Kazan production for Newtown Productions, Inc. ; associate producers, William Inge, Charles H. Maguire ; written by William Inge ; directed by Elia Kazan.
Based on the novels by William Inge. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961. Issued as part of the Elia Kazan Collection : selected by Martin Scorsese boxed set, which contains 16 films and the book Elia Kazan, written by David M. Gillen. Natalie Wood, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Zohra Lampert, Warren Beatty, Fred Stewart, Joanna Roos, John McGovern, Jan Norris, Martine Bartlett, Gary Lockwood, Sandy Dennis, Crystal Field, Marla Adams, Lynn Loring, Phyllis Diller, Sean Garrison.
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Special features : "Beep prepared" classic cartoon directed by Chuck Jones; Theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Deanie is a beautiful and sensitive teenager who would do whatever her mother and her 1928 Kansas hometown find proper. Her boyfriend, Bud, has intense desires for Deanie and the two are very much in love. But, sexual pressures in society creates a rift in their relationship. She restrains herself while Bud acts on them, but with another girl. Bud's actions drive Deanie to madness. She is committed into an institution while Bud reluctantly obeys his father and enrolls in Yale. The stock market crash of '29 hits and changes the lives of both their families. Together they learn the harsh lesson of love and life.
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