Cactus In The Snow (1971) – Nostalgia Central

Harley Macintosh (Richard Thomas) is an innocent young soldier without a family who is due to leave America for the war in Vietnam.

On his last three-day pass, his friends try to persuade him to lose his virginity before it is too late.

He is picked up by a homosexual who, on the pretext of introducing him to some able and willing girls, gets Harley drunk.

Harley eventually realises the trap he is in and flees to a teenage discotheque (The Groove Box) where he naively approaches three girls with the question – “I’m leaving for the war on Monday. Do any of you sleep with boys?”

This causes some merriment and argument, but Cissy (Mary Layne), one of the girls, says that her house is empty as her parents are away, so she will oblige.

Unfortunately for Harley, the liquor he’s consumed overcomes his desire, and he promptly falls asleep.

The next day, Cissy makes a precise plan of how they will enjoy themselves, with sex being the last item on her seven-point list of entertainment.

As the day progresses, it transpires that it will also be Cissy’s first sexual encounter, and the weekend doesn’t turn out quite how either Cissy or Harley expected.

Richard Thomas and Mary Layne give understanding performances as the youngsters in this tender, humorous, frequently moving story.

Released in some markets as You Can’t Have Everything. 

Harley MacIntosh
Richard Thomas
Cissy
Mary Layne
Mrs Sawyer
Lucille Benson
Mr Albert
Oscar Beregi Jr.
Dolores
Ruby Dake
Mr Harris
Joe Di Reda
Mrs Harris
Tani Phelps
Mr Murray
Dennis Fimple
Seymour
Dan Halleck
Cal Beamish
Stan Kamber
Rhoda
Maggie King
Joe
Gregory Mead
George
Christopher Mitchum
Valerie
Beatriz Monteil
Bartender
Corey Fischer
Drill Instructor
Hugh Fischer
Pharmacist
Jan Burrell
Cab Driver
Tiger Joe Marsh

Director
Martin Zweibach

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