History Literature / EndlessLove

* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: A very particular point of the book is that we don't really learn that much about Jade. We're never exactly sure of how physically attractive she might be (one character calls her [[DamnedByFaintPraise "the best-looking flat-chested girl I ever saw"]]), and personality-wise she's not especially charming or alluring. Scott Spencer does this very deliberately, so that we'll keep asking "why her?" when we read about the extremes David goes to for Jade.

* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: A very particular point of the book is that we don't really learn that much about Jade. We're never sure of how physically attractive she might be (one character calls her [[DamnedByFaintPraise "the best-looking flat-chested girl I ever saw"]]), and personality-wise she doesn't come across as anything special. Scott Spencer does this very deliberately, so that we'll keep asking "why her?" when we read about the extremes David goes to for Jade.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Hugh and Ann Butterfield and their three children lean in this direction. Besides their permissive attitudes towards sex and drugs, you have an arrogant father and a slightly {{Cloudcuckoolander}}-ish mother. Their oldest kid, Keith, is hotheaded and bossy, and clashes with levelheaded younger brother Sammy. Jade even calls the "my [[PrecisionFStrike fucked-up]] family."

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Hugh and Ann Butterfield and their three children lean in this direction. Besides their permissive attitudes towards sex and drugs, you have an arrogant father and a slightly {{Cloudcuckoolander}}-ish mother. Their oldest kid, Keith, is hotheaded and bossy, and clashes with levelheaded younger brother Sammy. And, despite David's idealization of her, Jade has some issues as well.

A bestseller that was also well-reviewed, even getting named a finalist for the National Book Award, the novel has had two film adaptations. The first one, released in 1981, was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Martin Hewitt as David and Creator/BrookeShields as Jade. It was a fairly big hit (one of the top 20 grossing movies of 1981, in fact) and generated a major BreakawayPopHit with the title song, sung by Music/LionelRichie and Music/DianaRoss, but was roasted by critics; Creator/LeonardMaltin called it "a textbook example of how to do everything wrong in a literary adaptation." The second, released on Valentine's Day 2014, was directed by Shana Feste, with Creator/AlexPettyfer and Gabriella Wilde. It got even ''worse'' reviews than the first version, and just barely broke even at the box office.

In 1967, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} teen David Axelrod burned down the house of his girlfriend Jade Butterfield, nearly killing her family and himself in the process. Instead of prison, he was sent to a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Years later, after his release, he narrates the tale of what happened when he came back home. We learn that David is still deeply in love with Jade, to the point of obsession, replaying the moments of the relationship over and over. He also reveals that he was extremely close to the Butterfields, a BourgeoisBohemian family who provided an exhilarating contrast to his own rather low-key, politically engaged parents. He goes to great lengths to reconnect with Jade, and eventually tracks down the Butterfields, but a gruesome death that he plays a role in forces him to finally confront the consequences of his actions.

A bestseller that was also well-reviewed, even getting named a finalist for the National Book Award, the novel has had two film adaptations. The first one, released in 1981, was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Martin Hewitt as David and Creator/BrookeShields as Jade. It was a fairly big hit (one the top 20 grossing movies of 1981, in fact) and generated a major BreakawayPopHit with the title song, sung by Music/LionelRichie and Music/DianaRoss, but was roasted by critics; Creator/LeonardMaltin called it "a textbook example of how to do everything wrong in a literary adaptation." The second, released on Valentine's Day 2014, was directed by Shana Feste, with Creator/AlexPettyfer and Gabriella Wilde. It got even ''worse'' reviews than the first version, and just barely broke even at the box office.

A bestseller that was also well-reviewed, even getting named a finalist for the National Book Award, the novel has had two film adaptations, both poorly received by critics. The first one, released in the summer of 1981, was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Martin Hewitt as David and Creator/BrookeShields as Jade, was a fairly big hit (one the top 20 grossing movies of 1981, in fact) and generated a major BreakawayPopHit with the title song, sung by Music/LionelRichie and Music/DianaRoss. The second, released on Valentine's Day 2014, was directed by Shana Feste, with Creator/AlexPettyfer and Gabriella Wilde. It just barely broke even at the box office.

A bestseller that was also well-reviewed, even getting named a finalist for the National Book Award, the novel has had two film adaptations, both poorly received by critics. The 1981 version, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Martin Hewitt as David and Creator/BrookeShields as Jade, was a fairly big hit (one the top 20 grossing movies of 1981, in fact) and generated a major BreakawayPopHit with the title song, sung by Music/LionelRichie and Music/DianaRoss. The 2014 version, directed by Shana Feste, starring Creator/AlexPettyfer and Gabriella Wilde, just barely broke even at the box office.

A bestseller that was also well-reviewed, even getting named a finalist for the National Book Award, the novel has had two film adaptations, both poorly received by critics. The 1981 version, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Martin Hewitt as David and Creator/BrookeShields as Jade, was a moderate hit and generated a major BreakawayPopHit with the title song, sung by Music/LionelRichie and Music/DianaRoss. The 2014 version, directed by Shana Feste, starring Creator/AlexPettyfer and Gabriella Wilde, just barely broke even at the box office.

A bestseller that was also well-reviewed, even getting named a finalist for the National Book Award, the novel has had two film adaptations, both critically-reviled but moderately successful at the box office, in 1981 (directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Martin Hewitt as David and Creator/BrookeShields as Jade) and 2014 (directed by Shana Feste, starring Creator/AlexPettyfer and Gabriella Wilde).

A bestseller that was universally praised by critics, eventually being named a finalist for the National Book Award, the novel has been adapted to film twice: in 1981 (directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Martin Hewitt as David and Creator/BrookeShields as Jade), and 2014 (directed by Shana Feste, starring Creator/AlexPettyfer and Gabriella Wilde).

The novel was adapted to film twice: A 1981 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli starring Creator/BrookeShields and Martin Hewitt, and a 2014 version directed by Shana Feste and starring Gabriella Wilde and Creator/AlexPettyfer.

* AccidentalMurder: Happens at one very particular moment half way into the novel. [[spoiler: Jade's father, Hugh, runs toward David and gets hit by a car, and dies on impact.]]

In 1967, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} teen David Axelrod burned down the house of his girlfriend Jade Butterfield, nearly killing her family and himself in the process. Instead of prison, he was sent to a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Years later, after his release, he narrates the tale of what happened when he came back home. We learn that David is still deeply in love with Jade, to the point of obsession, replaying the moments of the relationship over and over. He also reveals that he was extremely close to the Butterfields, a BourgeoisBohemian family who provided an exhilarating contrast to his own rather low-key, politically engaged parents. He goes to great lengths to reconnect with Jade, and eventually tracks down the Butterfields, but a gruesome death that he unwittingly plays a role in forces him to finally confront the consequences of his actions.

In 1967, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} teen David Axelrod burned down the house of his girlfriend Jade Butterfield, nearly killing her family and himself in the process. Instead of prison, he was sent to a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Years later, after his release, he narrates the tale of what happened when he came back home. We learn that David is still deeply in love with Jade, to the point of obsession, replaying the moments of the relationship over and over. He also reveals that he was extremely close to the Butterfields, a BourgeoisBohemian family who provided an exhilarating contrast to his own rather low-key, politically engaged parents. He goes to great lengths to reconnect with Jade, and eventually tracks down the Butterfields, but then he commits an AccidentalMurder that forces him to finally confront the consequences of his actions.

In 1967, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} teen David Axelrod burned down the house of his girlfriend Jade Butterfield, nearly killing her family and himself in the process. Instead of prison, he was sent to a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Years later, after his release, he narrates the tale of what happened when he came back home. We learn that David is still deeply in love with Jade, to the point of obsession, replaying the moments of the relationship over and over. He also reveals that he was extremely close to the Butterfields, a BourgeoisBohemian family who provided an exhilarating contrast to his own rather low-key, politically engaged parents. He eventually tracks down the Butterfields, but commits an accidental murder that forces him to finally confront the consequences of his actions.

In 1967, UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} teen David Axelrod burned down the house of his girlfriend Jade Butterfield and was sent a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Years later, after his release, he narrates the tale of what happened when he came back home. We learn that David is still deeply in love with Jade, to the point of obsession, replaying the moments of the relationship over and over. He also reveals that he was extremely close to the Butterfields, a BourgeoisBohemian family who provided an exhilarating contrast to his own rather low-key, politically engaged parents. He eventually tracks down the Butterfields, but commits an accidental murder that forces him to finally confront the consequences of his actions.

In 1967, Chicago teen David Axelrod burned down the house of his girlfriend Jade Butterfield and was sent a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Years later, after his release, he narrates the tale of what happened when he came back home. We learn that David is still deeply in love with Jade, to the point of obsession, replaying the moments of the relationship over and over. He also reveals that he was extremely close to the Butterfields, a BourgeoisBohemian family who provided an exhilarating contrast to his own rather low-key, politically engaged parents. He eventually tracks down the Butterfields, but commits an accidental murder that forces him to finally confront the consequences of his actions.

''Endless Love'' is a 1979 romance[=/=]CrimeDrama novel by Scott Spencer.

In 1967, Chicago teen David Axelrod burned down the house of his girlfriend Jade Butterfield and was sent a mental hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Years later, after his release, he narrates the tale of what happened when he came back home. We learn that David is still deeply in love with Jade, to the point of obsession, replaying the moments of the relationship over and over. He also reveals that he was extremely close to the Butterfields, a BourgeoisBohemian family who provided an exhilarating contrast to his own rather low- ey, politically engaged parents. He eventually tracks down the Butterfields, but commits an accidental murder that forces him to finally confront the consequences of his actions.

''Endless Love'' is a 1979 romantic crime drama novel by Scott Spencer.

David Axelrod struggles with his love with Jade Butterfield after two very particular incidents, those events being burning Jade's house down and accidentally commiting a murder. From there on, he must deal with the consequences of his actions from there onwards.

* BourgeoisBohemian: The Butterfields are a prime example of an ultrahip middle class family from 1967. Hugh and Ann have a nicely furnished home, are accepting of Jade's sexual relationship with David, and a telling detail David discloses is that the night he set their house on fire, the whole family (children included) had taken LSD together.

* MrsRobinson: Ann Butterfield tries to seduce David, and tells him that successfully seduced a man younger than him, while also lamenting that young men tend to not be interested in older women.

* AdaptationalHeroism: David is turned into a DoggedNiceGuy by the 2014 film adaptation, and completely lacks the obsessive nature of his counterparts from the novel and 1981 film.

* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: A very particular point of the book is that we don't really learn that much about Jade. We're never sure of how physically attractive she might be, and personality-wise she doesn't come across as anything special. Scott Spencer does this very deliberately, so that we'll keep asking "why her?" when we read about the extremes David goes to for Jade.