Turn On to Love is a 1969 American romantic film directed by John G. Avildsen in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Sharon Kent, Richard Michaels, and Luigi Mastroianni, and explores themes of love, freedom, and personal discovery against the backdrop of the late 1960s counterculture. Released during the eraâÂÂs wave of independent filmmaking The film marks Avildsen's feature directorial debut, which would later define his more widely known works..
Janice, a bored housewife starts spending time in liberal Greenwich Village, where she gets involved with pot-smoking hippies and Rico, an Italian filmmaker.
Roger Greenspun of The New York Times found the film average but liked the fact that it is not preachy when it comes to its subjects, and had harsh words for the lead actress: