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The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970)

The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart poster
Directed by
Leonard Horn
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college student drifts through sex, relationships, and drugs in late 1960s New York City as he tries to figure out his life.

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What happens

The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart is a 1970 American film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) about a confused college student's experiences with sex, relationships, and drugs in late 1960s New York City. Produced by Martin Poll and directed by Leonard J. Horn, the film was based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Robert T. Westbrook, who was also an associate producer of the film. It was the film debut of Don Johnson, who appeared in the title role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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