If Tomorrow Comes

1971
6.8| 1h13m| en
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In California, a young Caucasian girl and a Japanese-American boy defy local prejudices and secretly marry on Dec. 7, 1941, minutes before Pearl Harbor is attacked.

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Aaron Spelling Productions

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Also starring Frank Michael Liu

Reviews

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Donna-Mark Kennell I saw this movie many, many years ago and to this day it still has a special place in my heart. The powerful love story along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, the political and social statements made, all left such an impact on me that I have carried the lessons learned through my life. There are few movies that are as powerful as this one. The historical significance of the times the movie presents, as well as those of the release date show us that the heart will take unbelievable leaps of faith, despite the feelings and thoughts of others. Both sides on this love story transmit the effects of fear and prejudice, the basis of which is understandable, yet sad. In real life, history repeats itself. I cannot recommend it enough, and now with the passing of Patty Duke, I want to get it added to my collection so my grandkids can see it. One word, WOW.
wolflair-1 TV movies back in the 70s were, well they were TV movies. Some good, some silly, some not so good. This was an excellent movie. When it came out in 1971, I was 15 going on 16 girl. The movie was done with compassion and let those who did not live it, the realization of what transpired in the US during WWII. Is is so relevant in this day an time when so much is spinning the world out of control again. Those that are old enough to remember that time have warned us this is what it felt like back then. This movie has stuck with me all my life. Years later after I left the Army I came home back to Sacramento and I had two good friends, one Japanese, one Chinese. I learned both sides of the story of WWII. May's parents immigrated from Hong Kong. Her mother absolutely hated Japanese for her whole family was wiped out during the war. Erin's parents were just kids when they were moved and put into the camps here in the US. I also worked with a gentleman who was one of the Japanese men allowed to be in the military. He had fought in Italy. I am a history buff and that era, and especially the war, has intrigued me. To think that a hundred million people died in the last century due to the prejudices of all the races. You would think by now that man would have gotten past all this. Now I am reading a free book I bought on my Kindle. It is "It Had to Be You" by Cheryl Bolen. It and the movie now playing with Claudett Colbert called "Three Came Home" brought this movie back into my mind. The other book is about a couple who marry right before WWII and she goes with him to the camps. This one is the story of a woman living in a camp in the East Indies. I do wish they would air the TV movies again, especially this one. The current generation should be able to see what the world was like and what it could be again if we do not learn from it.
Soledad-2 I have enjoyed this movie and wish to recommend it to everyone. Sometimes the movies made for television are by far much better than movies shown in theaters. If Tomorrow Comes is a good example.
hawk-42 I was not prepared for the impact that this movie had on me when I first saw it, over 20 years ago. I came through the era of the Patty Duke Show, and saw her in Helen Keller, but this film is my all time favourite. I have sat up and watched it again when it was relegated to the late movie, and again when it was relegated to the late, late movie. I have not seen it for a very long time, but it stays in my mind and the best of the best that I have ever seen. Definitely, an oldie, but a goodie.