Well, I own the soundtrack by Lee Holdridge for some years now, so I ordered the DVD to see "Jeremy". When I first saw the movie a few months ago, I thought to myself: Gee, what a jerk Jeremy is! When I saw the film again a few days ago, I saw a completely different movie. A movie made by a director who really cares about the young couple. You will probably rarely find a film which describes the discovery of love and understanding in such subtle, empathetic and unspectacular pictures. The ending of the film is very brave but also heartbreaking! But at no time - and that is a great quality of this movie - it becomes gooey or cheap. Once or twice I thought to discover a certain failing in the acting of Robby Benson, but all in all the actors did a very good job! Later on I told to myself: What a lucky guy Jeremy was to meet a girl like Susan. I would have given all to meet anyone like her when I was that age, but hey, it's an invented character and not a real person. By the way it's hard to believe that the director Arthur Barron only made few other films after "Jeremy" and nearly only for television.
