Dragonfly (1976)

A man, recently released from a mental hospital, tries to track down his family.

Director:

Gilbert Cates

Writer:

N. Richard Nash

Stars:

Beau Bridges, Susan Sarandon, James Noble

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Beau Bridges	...	Jesse
Susan Sarandon	...	Chloe
James Noble	...	Dr. Lee
Harriet Rogers	...	Mrs. Patterson
Ann Wedgeworth	...	Pearlie
Linda Miller	...	Willa
Martin Burke	...	Lonny
Michael B. Miller	...	Gabe
Mildred Dunnock	...	Miss Barrow
Maryce Carter	...	Middle Aged Woman
Dorothi Fox	...	Woman on Porch
Ed Setrakian	...	Contractor
Andrew Bloch	...	Carpenter
William Hurd	...	Carpenter
Al Hinkley	...	Matthew

Storyline

A man, recently released from a mental hospital, tries to track down his family.

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Plot Keywords:

mental illness | independent film

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

One Summer Love

Filming Locations:

Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

J&T Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Unusual attempt at respectability from A.I.P.

One of the few in-house productions of American International Pictures during its last few years, "Dragonfly" (a.k.a. "One Summer Love", as it currently plays on cable) was one of its first attempts to cater to a more mainstream audience without any exploitive elements. It's not a bad movie - the premise is one with promise (even keeping us very interested for its first part as it slowly peels away the mystery clouding the situation.) And Sarandon is pretty good as a sympathetic yet very human woman. Bridges is pretty uneven - his symptoms don't seem constant for any real mental illness

• but occasionally he really nails it. The problem is that it's hard to

sympathize, or even understand, a character who himself seems confused and not sure of what he wants most of the time! It's also jarring how the movie starts off to what seems to be a focus on the relationship between Bridges and Sarandon, then suddenly writes her out of almost the rest of the movie. The climatic moment also has some unfortunate unintended laughs. Still, I can't say that I found the movie, uneven as it is, boring at any moment.