Sissy Spacek Before "Carrie" | Ginger in the Morning (1974) | Full Classic Romance

Ginger in the Morning (1974) full movie – Sissy Spacek and Monte Markham star in a classic 1970s romantic comedy set in Santa Fe on New Year's Eve. Years before "Carrie" and her Academy Award for "Coal Miner's Daughter," a young Sissy Spacek lit up the screen as Ginger – a free-spirited hitchhiker with a guitar, a suitcase, and a secret of her own. THE STORY Joe has been divorced for three months and has no idea how to start over. Driving home through New Mexico, he stops for a girl by the side of the road. She sings as he drives. He tells a small lie to keep her near. By nightfall, two people from different generations have found something neither expected. Then Joe's oldest army buddy arrives uninvited, a careless remark is overheard, and New Year's Eve turns upside down. By morning Joe must decide whether he has the courage to love again – before her bus leaves town for good. FILM DETAILS Title: Ginger in the Morning Year: 1974 (filmed in New Mexico, 1972) Director: Gordon Wiles Written by: Mark Miller Cast: Monte Markham, Susan Oliver, Mark Miller, Sissy Spacek, Slim Pickens, David Doyle, Fred Ward Music: Don McGinnis – original songs written and performed by Sissy Spacek Genre: Romance / Comedy / Drama Rating: PG | Color DID YOU KNOW? - Sissy Spacek wrote the songs she sings in the film – long before the world heard her sing as Loretta Lynn. - When she won the Oscar in 1981, this little film suddenly found a whole new audience on home video. - Watch for Slim Pickens as the sheriff, David Doyle (Bosley of "Charlie's Angels"), and Fred Ward in one of his earliest screen roles. TO OUR FELLOW CLASSIC FILM LOVERS Thank you for spending part of your day with us. If you remember the early seventies – the open roads, the music, the days when giving a stranger a lift was an ordinary kindness – we hope this film brings some of it back. We would love to hear from you: did you ever pick up a hitchhiker, or thumb a ride yourself? Please share your memories in the comments. We read every one. If you enjoyed the film, a like helps other classic movie fans find it. And if you would like more films like this one, you are warmly invited to subscribe. Thank you for watching, and for keeping these films alive. #GingerInTheMorning #SissySpacek #ClassicMovies #FullMovie #1970sMovies #MonteMarkham #RomanticComedy #ClassicFilm #OldMovies #SlimPickens