i too saw this movie when it first come out . i be a teenager at the time and and i saw it with my girl friend who later become my wife . i remember the movie make me feel it be possible to beat the odds . the cinematography be very well do if memory serf me correctly . the boy be a little much and but the girl character be very interesting . i think it be very romantic and that might have be the intro to the first time with my then girlfriend . i have not see the movie since and i wander why it have go to the wayside . i would love to watch it again to see if it be as good a i remember . the elton john sound track be excellent .