A different kind of coming of age film—you keep thinking it’s
going to turn around and have the mood shift up, or even turn into a
star-crossed lovers teen love story with the girl at the bus stop but it doesn’t
– this is dark, surreal in spots—ritualistic hazing and organizational abuse—blackboards
and bleachers
Feels like a retelling of Cool
Hand Luke– anti-establishment— Altman—I’m sure the Bud Cort casting is in
line with that
A nice take on the Spike Lee double-dolly shot with moving down
the hall towards the end
Some great Peter Gabriel here- “I have the touch”- and then the
film uses that beat a few other times throughout to great effect
They would never be this great again but John Glover (menacing
brother Leon), Wallace Langham (evil incarnate) would be great here – Adam Baldwin
is imposing as well- year before he’s in Full
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