Goodbye, Franklin High
PG
6.2
1978
1 hr 34 min
Drama
, Comedy
, Romance
Comic melodrama following the day-to-day life of high school senior Will, a promising but naive athlete struggling with choices that could determine his future, romance and family difficulties.
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- Cast:
- Lane Caudell , Julie Adams , William Windom , Darby Hinton , Ann Dusenberry , Stu Krieger , Myron Healey
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Reviews
An Exercise In Nonsense
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A Masterpiece!
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The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
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Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
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