Who did you feel sorry for most?

I guess I can say that I feel sorry for them all.

I actually love this film because it reminds me so much of the era. I was a teen at the time. I remember the politics and the craziness of that time.

I remember the suburbs and the way the adults were then. This film really does depict what it was like. For that alone, I love it. It really is a slice of life...... sad, but true.

"Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night"

Felt sorry for Wendy the most. She seemed the most normal and well-adjusted of all the children, and as human as Lee made them, I think the parents deserve no pity for their hypocrisy and reactionism. To be fair, George is probably the most innocent of the parents, but he was neglecting his family with his extended business trips.

I'm not sorry for Libitz since I'm going with the interpretation that Paul left soon after she passed out. There is a deleted scene that fills the gap between their last conversation and him getting out of the chair frame-to-frame, and with that scene, and the phone-call he makes in it, you know he didn't do anything to her.


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Au défaut d'un cordon pour étrangler les rois

Mickey and his father. One died, while his "girlfriend" was betraying him with his brother. And the other was heartbroken by his death. Jim may not be a perfect father, because he was so much away from his sons, but I think he may have tried to do what he thinks was the best for his family - working hard and earning them a good living. Also his despicable wife cheated on him.

I felt sorry for poor Mikey when he died; it was such a cruel way to go. At least he never learned about his so-called girlfriend Wendy and his younger brother.

In one scene, I actually felt sorry for Wendy, too—when she and her father walked home after he caught her with Mikey. She stepped in a puddle and seemed to start crying when her father asked if her toes were cold. It served as a poignant reminder to viewers that she’s just a confused, sensitive, and naive child who desperately needs loving and supportive parents. It was perhaps the best scene in the movie.