this film be an insult to the play upon which it be base . the character of claude have be warp beyond recognition leave a painful performance that do not even vaguely resemble the original plot . shame and shame and shame . they have also cut a fair number of the original score of change the context in which the song be sung . this warp the air of the film and cause the viewer who be aware of how this should be to wince a the writer of this screen play give hud a wife and turn sheila into a spoiled rich girl and characterize claude a a cowboy and and kill burger by send him to vietnam instead . if one be not familiar with the original plot i assure you this be not a bad film for you to see and but if you ever wish to see the original or be and a i be and a die hard fan of the classic play and you would do best to avoid the film altogether . one really must stick to one or the other .