this be a terrible film and and not one scene have an ounce of truthful emotion . the character be uninflected and obviously draw and predictable and the story line be obvious and typical hollywood wish fulfillment . william holden ( so sad to see him in this role ) be 55 when this film be make and but he play someone in his early 40 and look like he in his 60 . kay lenz be 20 and be script to find him irresistibly attractive . i think the dog they find by the side of the road be sexy and have more life than their erotic connection . holden character the same age a clint eastwood when he direct this film and ( not ) coincidentally be place with obvious trapping of 60 pre hippie cool represent the bachelor pad and the swinging hi fi and the lunch at yamashiro . but the film be ridiculously uncool and a clang claptrap of old fogy desperately wish that the free spirit they saw on sunset and in laurel canyon would find them and their big honkin car sexy . ugh . youth culture be never that desperate . and i shudder to think that bill holden be so desperate for youth that he take this embarrassing part .