Turn On to Love

Turn On to Love
Film poster
Directed by	John G. Avildsen
Written by	Atlas Geodesic
Story by	Herman Worth
Produced by	L.T. Kirtman Hank Rifkin
Starring	Sharon Kent Richard Michaels Luigi Mastroianni
Cinematography	John G. Avildsen
Edited by	John G. Avildsen
Music by	Harmon Thronebury
Distributed by	Haven International Pictures
Release date	December 19, 1969 (1969-12-19)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Turn On to Love is a 1969 film directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Sharon Kent, Richard Michaels, and Luigi Mastroianni. The film marks Avildsen's feature directorial debut.

Premise

A bored housewife starts spending time in liberal Greenwich Village, where she gets involved with pot-smoking hippies and an Italian filmmaker.

Cast

• Sharon Kent as Janice
• Richard Michaels as Gerard
• Luigui Mastroianni as Rico
• Jackie Riley as Randy
• Frank Rogers as Roach
• Elizabeth Tarrington as Betty
• Steve Wingate as Henry

Reception

Roger Greenspun of The New York Times found the film average but liked the fact that it is not preachy when it comes to its subjects, and had harsh words for the lead actress:

Nothing extraordinary happens.... Janice, played by Sharon Kent, is a very attractive girl, good at everything except reading her lines.... Turn On to Love earns a real edge in the field of sex-cum-exposé because it respects its people and utterly avoids phony moral outrage.

See also

• List of American films of 1969

External links

• Turn On to Love at IMDb
• Turn On to Love at AllMovie