Jade Butterfield and David Axelrod, both teenagers, fall in love. Their love becomes dangerously obsessive, especially for David. When Jade's father tries to stop them from seeing each other, David accidentally burns down the Butterfields' house. For this, he is sent to a mental hospital for the next three years. When David is released on parole, he goes to look for Jade with further tragic results. Sent to prison, David seems doomed never to see his beloved again. Jade, though, comes to realize that no one will ever love her like David and goes to him. Screenplay adapted from the novel by Scott Spencer.

Released: 1981