Maybe I'll Come Home in The Spring was a 1971 Television Movie for ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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It starred Sally Field

Sally Field

Sally Margaret Field is an American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter. In each decade of her career, she has been known for major roles in American TV/film culture, including: in the 1960s, for Gidget or Sister Bertrille on The Flying Nun ; in the 1970s, for Sybil , Smokey and...

 as Denise 'Dennie' Miller, a young girl who returns to her parents'
suburban home after a year of living with the hippie

Hippie

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s. Her parents where played by Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

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 and Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper was an American actor, television director, producer and executive. He was a child actor who managed to make the transition to an adult career. Cooper was the first child actor to receive an Academy Award nomination...

, and Lane Bradbury played her younger sister, Susie, who also is following in her footsteps, wanting the idealistic hippie life but making some rash decisions in the process. David Carradine

David Carradine

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 played the boyfriend of Dennie, and he comes back to try and win her back. Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...

is heard on several of the songs used in the movie. At the end of the movie, Susie runs away from home as Dennie had earlier in the movie. This was originally aired on February 16, 1971.