Sooner or Later (1979 film)
| Sooner or Later | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Written by |
Bruce Hart Carole Hart |
| Directed by | Bruce Hart |
| Starring |
Denise Miller Rex Smith Barbara Feldon Judd Hirsch |
| Music by | Stephen Lawrence |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Carole Hart |
| Location(s) | Yonkers, New York |
| Cinematography | Edward R. Brown |
| Editor(s) | Eric Albertson Patrick McMahon |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
NBC Productions Laughing Willow |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | March 25, 1979 |
Sooner or Later is a 1979 American made-for-television teen romantic drama film directed by Bruce Hart, starring Denise Miller, Rex Smith (in his film debut), Barbara Feldon and Judd Hirsch which premiered on NBC on March 25, 1979.
As a then up-and-coming recording artist, Rex Smith became an overnight teen idol immediately following the film's telecast and he achieved pop star status in America with his hit single from the film's soundtrack entitled "You Take My Breath Away", which reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks at No. 7 on the Cash Box Top 100.
Jessie Walters (Denise Miller) is a buoyant 13-year-old girl who goes to the Eddie Nova Guitar Institute and is stunned to discover that her guitar instructor is Michael Skye (Rex Smith), a 17-year-old aspiring musician she has just seen play with his rock band (The Skye Band) at the local shopping mall in upstate New York and with whom she is instantly smitten.
Through the grace of make-up, Jessie enters the world of a 16-year-old, and she tells Michael that's her age when he gives her a ride home from class one week. They start to flirt. When Michael invites her to a band rehearsal, they kiss for the first time; when he invites her to a drive-in movie, things start moving just a little too fast, and Jessie has to quickly decide whether or not to confess.
Rex Smith's same-named LP, released by Columbia Records, is basically a soundtrack album featuring the pop/rock songs he performed in the film. The album's first four tracks are the soundtrack songs from the film composed by Stephen Lawrence and Bruce Hart:
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