the title song for this movie . be the great free spirit ballad ever write . . . . . . . . . i first saw this movie back in 1978 79 when i first subscribe to cable . in 1979 cable be just start to become common place in home . ( or at least that when it be become common here in missouri ) . this might very well be the first movie i ever watch on the pay channel call the movie channel which be call the star channel back then and they change the name to the movie channel in the early 1980 . i receive a free month of the star channel with my new cable subscription . the van be one of the movie that be in heavy rotation on that network at that time . i remember watch this movie back then and and think it be a typical teen flick ( along the same line a other medium budget teen flick ) . the one where the plot revolve around nudity and party . i totally forgot that this movie even exist until i recently see this movie again after have not see it for decade ( i find a copy of it on dvd for sale in cheap bin ) i recognize it and and buy it for a mere $ 4 . 99. seem like i have remember this film be much good that it be ( be ) . however watch it back then be a different experience than watch now ( 30 plus year later ) . it be fun to see the kid list to rock n roll music and smoking weed and and have sex in the back a fancy van ( often all at the same time ) . this be what a good teen party movie should be . there isn not much of a plot other than the fact that the main character fantasize about have sex with his arch rival good look girlfriend . he blow all of his college saving money to purchase a trick out dodge van ( with shag carpet wall . mirror ceiling and a water bed in it ) to get her attention and and he eventually get to have sex with her . but his arch rival find out and come look for him ( so that the two of them can settle their difference by drag race their van ) . he and his arch rival end up wreck both of their van and and instead of steal away his arch rival girlfriend and he win over the heart of a preppy ( lesser attractive ) girl that he half or as date through most of the movie and he decide he be happier or good off and the movie end . the movie do have it funny moment . but watch this movie 30 plus year later and it become more of a trip down memory lane . because i still can remember pizza parlor and pinball arcade and it also bring back memory of cruise around a small town while we smoke pot a we would yell at good look girl and hop to get lay ( sometimes i would get lucky and get some decent look girl to share a joint with me and we would screw in the backseat afterwords and i also remember many of the song in this move ( when they be new ) . this movie serve a a perfect time capsule for that era in those regard ( bring back lot of memory ) the one thing that be depict in this movie that i honestly can not remember be . i never remember a time when full size van be as popular a this film depict them a be . i remember that era very well and and i do not young men go around wish they have a van . instead i remember young men in the 70 ( self include ) want a pontiac trans be and chevy camaro or a hot rod ford mustang and but never a van . this movie make it appear a if van be most popular item go and that every young man want one ( which just wasn not true of that era ) .