A really poignant little movie from the past

As others have mentioned, I also saw this move when I was a little kid in high school (we were a lot younger and more innocent back then). The movie really made a strong impression on me because of its story and setting (State Beach, California, USA) and because of its high production value. Of course it is not the greatest movie in the world and I am sure people would find fault with it, but what movie or artistic effort is without fault? I just know what I like and I like this movie. Most of the actors in the movie WERE really actors and not just thrown up on the screen exclusively because of their looks or that they were recent winners of some lame reality show. I fell in love with Corky (Glynnis O’connor) and strong performances were created by Seymour Cassel (Duke) and Dorothy Tristan (the director – John Hancock’s wife). Memorable scenes were: 1) the theatre, especially when TT goes to the concession and falls into lust 2) when Corky succumbs to TT’s awkward advances and they finally hook up 3) the car bet between Earl the mechanic guy and Jordy the rich guy who both wanted Corrine, the waitress at the diner, 4) all the scenes with Rueben 5) and of course, the end.

To all you folks who would like to see how movies were made back a few years ago, check out this one. It's like taking a little peek into the past. Like I said, it is not perfection, but it is obvious to anyone that a lot of thought and work went into the writing, filming and acting of this movie.