Considering she has been writing novels since the 1960s and selling over 80 million copies worldwide, it’s a bit surprising it has taken this long for one of Judy Blume’s works to make it make it to the big screen. Finally coming out this summer, we’ve got our first footage from Tiger Eyes, written by Blume in 1981.
Directed and co-written by her son Lawrence Blume, we first heard of the project three years ago and got our debut image last year, but now this trailer showcases what looks to be something Blume clearly has a hand in with no studio influence — perhaps one of the reasons her work has taken so long to hit the screen. Check out the trailer for the film starring Willa Holland, Amy Jo Johnson, Cynthia Stevenson, Tatanka Means, Elise Eberle and Russell Means below.
Synopsis:
Davey is a 17 year-old girl abruptly relocated by her grieving mother to the strange “atom bomb” town of Los Alamos, New Mexico. With the sudden and violent death of her father, the displaced Davey no longer knows who to be or how to fit in. Everything that once mattered suddenly seems insignificant. But when she meets Wolf, a mysterious young Native-American, while exploring the surrounding canyons, she feels he is able to see past her pain and into her true self. The connection they make brings Davey back from the edge and sets her on a journey from heartbreak and confusion to transformation as she discovers love and life after tragedy.
Tiger Eyes hits theaters and VOD on June 7th.