that certain summer be way ahead of it time for the year 1972. i do not see the movie when it originally air in 1972. i have not even heard of the movie until i receive this movie on vhs tape from a collector . i watch it a couple of night ago and and i be amaze at the subject matter for the year 1972. first off and the cast be excellent . hal holbrook and hope lange and martin sheen and and scott jacoby be just right for their role . the scenery and setting of san francisco add to the film atmosphere . what i like best about the movie be the way that the story end . the end do not produce any certain answer for the family involve . the viewer can decide whether the family will make it through the heartache and hurt that all of them be experience . this movie be very well do and and be very tender and touch . i recommend this movie very much . i have this movie .