i finally have see the real reason why peter boyle become famous . it wasn not be the monster in young frankenstein or be cranky frank barone on everybody love raymond . for young people who only know him from tv and give this film a try and it make frank look like a saint . joe be boyle in his fine act role and a someone mention and most likely give the inspiration for archie bunker on all in the family . i think boyle even go back to joe a little to play frank . ( i say this because i notice the basement of both joe and frank barone look similar . ) i know nothing of this movie when i check it out of the library and i just know boyle and susan sarandon be feature . yes and susan do look great here and for a young actress a very good early role . a young hippie wan na be and who escape her parent home and live with and the ultimate lose in a drug induce haze hippie and who also sell as much a he buy . after a near fatal over dose on too many pill and she be hospitalize while her parent go to collect her thing and her mother wont go into the smelly and run down apartment but her father do . while dad gather up her thing and her boyfriend come home and the two exchange word and then the father do what we will later hear joe say he would like to do to a hippie . joe be shoot his mouth off about how he hat different culture or race and hippy and a laundry list of others . when he say and i would really like to kill one of them and the father ( try to look like he kid ) say and i just do . joe almost buy it but then take it a funny . later and when the police be at the scene and the story be in the paper and joe realizes and he wasn not kid . instead of nail the rich guy for money through blackmail and he actually and kind of and do blackmail him . by just want him and his wife to get to know him and his wife . long story short their association be awkward but after sarandon get wind of what her father have do and the bottom be at risk of fall out . how this all play out in the end you will have to watch for yourself . although it over 35 year ago and the end be something you wont expect . unless you have see the film before of course . again and i recommend it mostly for those who haven not see it . 10 star for boyle not just play someone completely opposite his nature but for what will show others that he be more than just a tv and movie comedy actor . ( end ) .