Too Soon to Love, also known as High School Honeymoon and Teenage Lovers, is a 1960 American exploitation film directed by Richard Rush and starring Richard Evans, Jennifer West and Jack Nicholson.[2]

Too Soon to Love
Theatrical poster
Directed byRichard Rush
Screenplay byLászló Görög
Richard Rush
Story byLászló Görög
Richard Rush
Francis Ford Coppola
Produced byMark Lipsky
Richard Rush
StarringJennifer West
Richard Evans
CinematographyWilliam C. Thompson
Edited byStefan Arnsten
Music byRonald Stein
Production
company
Dynasty
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 1960 (1960-02)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000[1]

The film was considered by some critics as among the first of the American "new wave" of filmmaking.[1]

Premise

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The film is about the romantic relationship between a woman and a man, barely out of their teens, and another man named Buddy (Nicholson) who tries to steal her away from him.

Cast

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Production

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The film was made for $50,000. It was Francis Ford Coppola's first writing assignment and director Richard Rush said "he had more youth than discipline."[1]

Jack Nicholson was cast off the back of his appearance in The Cry Baby Killer. He would make two more films with Rush.[3]

The film was sold to Universal for $250,000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d McDougal, Dennis (2008). Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times. John Wiley & Sons. p. 38-39. too soon to love richard rush.
  2. ^ TEENAGE LOVERS Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 27, Iss. 312, (Jan 1, 1960): 101
  3. ^ McGilligan, Patrick (1996). Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 113. ISBN 9780393248418.
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