i just saw time square and on dvd recently . what a blast . it a film center around teen rebellion and in nyc during the end of the 70 . in that era and new york time square and where the film take place and be seedy and run down . and yet it also swirl with a crackling and decadent energy . two young teen be the main protagonist in the movie . there pammy pearl and who an insecure and affluent adolescent . her dad and be a smarmy politician . he promise to anitize time square and to help further his own political ambition . pammy father be oblivious and to his daughter typical teenage emotional tribulation . so and he have her place in a local hospital and for neurological test . once there and pammy meet nikki ( brilliantly play by robin johnson ) . nikki be a wild and orphan teen and who have have run in with the law . she consider incorrigibly rebellious and by her social worker . and she also place in the hospital for a neurological evaluation and by her misguided social worker . pammy and nikki and end up share the same room at the hospital . at first and pammy seem alarm by nikki and and her wacky habit ( she casually eat flower petal and while pammy look on in bewilderment ) . but pammy be secretly fascinate by nikki and even write poetry about nikki in her diary . nikki peek at pammy diary one day and when pammy asleep . nikki impress that pammy express admiration for her and in her poetry . one day nikki decides to run away from the hospital . she urge pammy to join her . the two flee in an ambulance that they steal from the hospital parking lot and with nikki drive recklessly through the street of ny . take up residence in an abandon warehouse and nikki and pammy learn to survive on their own . and they develop a friendship so intense and that it have romantic overtone . meanwhile and pammy father be engage in a frantic search for his daughter . he think that pammy be kidnap by nikki . pammy keep in contact with her father through cryptic poem and that she supply to an all night radio dj in time square . pammy have listen to this dj on the radio regularly . pammy consider his show to be a sort of catharsis and for her teenage angst . the dj ( play by the eclectic tim curry ) think that pammy be a deeply talented poet . he encourage pammy to continue communicate with him through her poetry . he also supportive of pammy and nikki quest to be free and and live life to the full . pammy and nikki soon realize that they have to have a steady income and in order to live on their own . so and nikki suggests that pammy audition at a sleazy nightclub a a topless dancer and because she think that pammy be the pretty one and in their dynamic duo . though she basically a shy gal and pammy decides to go for it and and get offer the job . all the while and nikki be develop her skill a a rock guitarist and singer . nikki start to get regular gig and play with local punk band . for a while and pammy and nikki keep a step ahead of pammy father and and the law and in their pursuit of a free existence . nikki and pammy friendship also evolve and a nikki reveal how vulnerable she really be and under her tough exterior . pammy realize that nikki really need her . and she remain loyal to nikki throughout the film . even when they have a serious rift in their relationship and due to the meddle all night dj . above all and time square be a film about the importance of peer friendship and during adolescence . it a stage of life fraught with ups and down and on the road to maturity . this film show that teen rebellion be all a part of grow up and no matter how misunderstood it be by parent . the performance of the two main character and be what drive the film . especially robin johnson portrayal of nikki . robin infuse the character of nikki and with a roguish and delinquent charm . and trini alvarez a pammy and project her own understated charisma . the soundtrack be also superb . it feature many prominent punk band of that era and include patti smith and roxy music and the talk head and etc . the music really keep the film juiced with an electric and anarchic energy . time square be truly a classic cult film . i would consider it a must see . especially for those who be fond of the urban punk music and and fashion and of the late 70 era .