it have be over thirty year since i first saw this movie and i still remember it effect on me . i buy the novel soon after and read it until the page fell out . someone ask me at a job interview who my most influential person and i say jacquelyn helton because she have the courage to do what she think be right all the while know what the outcome would be . this movie be an inspiration to anyone who take life for grant and make you realize that no matter how long you live whether it be 20 year or a hundred and it not the length but the quality of that life and make it count and and above all else and love .