This movie ranks with some of the saddest I have ever known. John Saxon and Sandra Dee work well together as two high school kids terribly ostracized and are considered "Squares." (That dates the movie of the late 50's, since that term for kids who are different is definitely outdated.) Joel McCrae's son Jody is not put in a good light since he is a popular football player who scorns these two since in the movie, Teresa wright plays Sandra's strange mother who is hiding a secret. Luanna Patten is not in a good light either, since she, who plays McCrae's girl, is Dee's friend or, more accurately, her bogus friend, and even then for a very short while.
Saxon almost literally fights for his girl, and the "cool" and the ostracized are shown to be their selves.
The movie is well-done but tragic, and prejudice is exposed strongly, in this case tragedy toward people who are "different." Again, the movie is sad but does hit at a matter which should be addressed.
Saxon almost literally fights for his girl, and the "cool" and the ostracized are shown to be their selves.
The movie is well-done but tragic, and prejudice is exposed strongly, in this case tragedy toward people who are "different." Again, the movie is sad but does hit at a matter which should be addressed.