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Jennifer on My Mind (1971)
Two rich American young adults who meet and fall in love in Venice, Italy. With plenty of money and no real responsibilities or direction in life, the couple begin experimenting with illicit drugs. The movie travels through a series of flashbacks showing their progression from marijuana to harder drugs as a result of their complex romantic entanglement with each other.
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Two rich American young adults who meet and fall in love in Venice, Italy. With plenty of money and no real responsibilities or direction in life, the couple begin experimenting with illicit drugs. The movie travels through a series of flashbacks showing their progression from marijuana to harder drugs as a result of their complex romantic entanglement with each other.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Erich Segal
In Theaters:11/10/1971
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Bernard Schwartz Productions, United Artists
Cast
Noel Black
Director
Michael Brandon
Marcus Rottner
Tippy Walker
Jennifer Da Silva
Steve Vinovich
Sigmund Ornstein
Lou Gilbert
Grandpa Max Rottner
Chuck McCann
Good Samaritan
Peter Bonerz
Sergei Wasserman
Renée Taylor
Selma Rottner
Bruce Kornbluth
Larry Dolci
Robert De Niro
Mardigian
Michael McClanathan
Hell's Angel #1
Allan F. Nicholls
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