Old Boyfriends is a 1979 American drama film directed by Joan Tewkesbury and written by the brothers Paul and Leonard Schrader.

Her first stop is in Colorado, where she appears on the set of a documentary movie that her college boyfriend, Jeff Turin is making.

The star of the ad is Sam the Fisherman, who criticizes the political opponent for policies that lead to the pollution of streams.

Turin goes to the clinic where Cruise works, and is informed by her boss that she left abruptly, and that her husband, David Brinks, is still alive and did not commit suicide.

The younger brother, Wayne Van Til (Keith Carradine), informs Cruise that her former boyfriend was killed in Vietnam.

The mother confides in Cruise that Wayne has been damaged by the death of his older brother, is still living at home, has no job and no friends.

Cruise and Van Til, however, become sexually involved, which has a negative effect on Wayne's emotional health and leads to his re-hospitalization.

"[5] Dale Pollock of Variety wrote, "What's missing, in both the Schraders' script and Tewkesbury's direction, is a strong sense of just why Shire is trying to recapture her past, other than idle curiosity.

"[6] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4 and wrote that it was "wildly uneven" in tone and had "too many stories.

"[7] Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times stated, "Despite the raucous interlude with Belushi, 'Old Boyfriends' is a quiet and well-observed romantic drama and a promising start for a directing career, revealing most particularly a gift for evoking good performances.

"[8] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post wrote, "In 'Old Boyfriends,' director Joan Tewkesbury and a talented cast end up hostages to an unsalvageable script.