I remember seeing this many years, though I had forgotten the plot. It moved kind of slow the first time, but then I watched it a second time the following day because I liked the ending and the jokes were even better upon a second viewing, like when Gregory chides a neighborhood youth for falling in love with his little sister (you're gonna run out of vices if you start so young, why don't you go break a window or something?) or how the boys bathroom was setup as a black market bazaar where one could get doughnuts, smokes, or pictures of pretty classmate girls and no one actually used it as a bathroom, or how being a window washer ensures you get a lot of dates (girls can't resist a guy who can clean a window, don't you know?) and of course the "date" to end all dates - I won't reveal what happened, but it's very charming and put a smile on my face. Well worth two viewings.

Talk about old times , this movie made me think of the time when I dated my husband 20 yrs ago. It made me smile, was heart felt.Wished the ending went further.

Being the same age as the main actors in the film, and having seen the movie when it first hit the U.S. Indie theater circuit in the early 1980s, I can share some historical perspective. The clothing and hairstyles, while a bit geeky today, were very cutting edge for the time, and a bit more cutting edge than the mainstream U.S. fashions at the time. The aesthetics of the casting captures the true awkwardness of being a teenager, as opposed to say a 90210 idealized approach, so yes, everyone looks a bit dorky. One could almost compare the main character to Napoleon Dynamite ... a bit over the top with ill-equipped social skills, but in a more subtle, understated way. The film was very popular with the critics and audiences of the time. I own a VHS copy, and it was nice seeing the movie again in full width and better resolution.

I saw this late one night on TCM this summer. It moves kinda slow but when when you watch random movies late at night without a guide channel, they all start slowly. I missed the "bra" scene though. It's better without it.

I thought movies were supposed to have attractive people in them. why do the boys look so weird?