this is probably the first film i can honestly say is one of my favorites. i heard about it on npr after so many years of being forced by my parents to listen and i finally heard about something that interested me. i guess being about the same age as the main character when this movie came out i made a special connection but every time i see it, i still feel the twinge of childhood before everything got so serious that makes the film great the watch and get lost in for a little while.